inspiration for the week.

hi everyone!!! i did forget about posting again...bad me!!! this boot camp is gonna kill me yet....me and 5:00 am dont get along to well , at all.

so here is your inspiration for this week.... again u can use the colours our the shapes what ever you get from it and turn it into your own piece of art...enjoy!!!!

~tam~

i havent forgot ...

i will be back a little later today to post some inspiration for you all.....

here is a question for you....

do you enjoy the art style type inspirations ???
The girls at the crop really put allot of effort into the the last one, with the pink, black and white circles with the dripping paint(remember that one??) We have a few posted in the store , drop by to see the awesome Layouts they created.

My thinking was that one Monday a month we would put up an art challenge her eon the blog ...you can run with the colours, the shapes, or what ever inspiration you get from the picture..

drop us a line here and let us know what ya think about the the art inspirations....

chat later
~tam~

Make it a scrapbook weekend!

Scrapbooking with friends is one of the most amazing things! You can share stories, memories, laughter, tears, ideas, creativity, everything!

I have the best scrapbooking friends in the whole entire world. It is a warm fuzzy feeling when we get together. I have a group of friends that come down from Calgary to scrapbook at the store. We try to get together once a month or so. We make a weekend out of it - meals out, movies, photo trip around the city (and sometimes out - this weekend they went to Waterton for the day while I was working). We stay up late, eat snacks through the night and drink pop (something I normally dont do).

This weekend, they came down. I had one project - a wedding gift - that I HAD to complete. Not only did I get that done, but I completed (including titles and journalling) 4 double page layouts and some cards. It felt soooooooo good to be productive. The past few get togethers have been very frustrating for me as I havent had any mojo whatsoever :( This weekend, it all came back!

I will share some of my projects over the next few weeks. I didnt leave any at the store this time....but if Kari wants them for display, she will ask lol

Did you know that you can book the classroom for a group of friends (when no classes/crops are running)? Better yet, for a nominal fee, you can book the amazing room downstairs with the comfy chairs and lots of table space to have a more private time. Bring in snacks. Come for Friday and Saturday or just all day Saturday.

Talk to Kari and plan a girls crop with your friends. They are an amazing getaway from the everyday. Book a room at a local hotel nearby and really make it a girls getaway weekend!

Seriously, one of the best things I have recently done.

~~Melanie

Questions about cameras...

A question was asked on the blog today about what kind of camera someone should buy for in their purse.

My previous job was at a camera store. I worked there for 3 years, 3 years ago. And my personal preference is for Olympus, but really, the major brands, Cannon, Nikon, Fuji, they're all good.

My best pieces of advice is to ask questions, do some research, hold the cameras, and think about what you really want from your camera. Do you want something that won't get wrecked in the rain? Are you looking for something very durable? Are you klutzy? Do you want to be able to take movies? And these are all good questions for either a p&s or a dslr.

I have an Olympus that fits in my purse. It's waterproof (cause I don't want to ruin my good dslr if it starts raining) It can be dropped up to 5 feet... that camera literally lives in my purse, and I want it to be able to put up with a lot of abuse. It does take movies, but not very well. My reasoning is that if I wanted a movie camera, I'd BUY a movie camera. I want a camera for taking photos. And that's another reason why I went with Olympus for my dslr. Some of the newer Canon's and Nikon's take movies, that's not a selling feature for me at all.
Hold the camera. See if you like where the dials are. See if it's too heavy or too light. You often get what you pay for. My Olympus dslr takes BOTH xd cards AND compact flash. Love that!

There are lots of websites to go to compare cameras. dpreview.com is where I used to send customers all the time.

Olympus is just MY personal favorite brand. All of my cameras are Olympus, and I have 5. I don't have anything againest any other brands, mostly. Just ask the retailer lots of questions, it's better to go someplace knowledgeble, like a camera store, rather than a box retailer.

So I hope there's some good advice for you. If you're comparing a couple of cameras, please don't hesitate to ask my opinion. I'd be happy to help. :)
~RonniH.

3 weeks ago...

this was the scene in my backyard. See that? Grass, and it was green. No snow. No ice. No Ronni wearing a jacket cause the weather was ugly outside. *sigh* Well this weather can't last long, right? I'm looking forward to the weather getting better this weekend. I just keep repeating to myself that there was still snow in June last year, so we shouldn't be surprised that there's snow now....
My mom did a cool layout of the last big snow that we had, so maybe I should suck it up a little bit, and look for the good side. If it's cold out this weekend, I can just stay in my jammies and scrap all day, right?
Have a good weekend!
~RonniH.

thinkin Mother Nature is PMSing!!!!

well enuff of the snow already , im so done with it..we arent even gonna get to enjoy spring cause we are gonna rol straight into summer. Spring is my favorite season, I enjoy watching all the plants come to llife after hybernating under the snow. well my daffodill's are unhappy rite now.

So what ya working on rite now??? tell us what projects u got going??

rite now i have 5 mini books on the go
the july kit which im so in lovvvvvvve with the paper

i dont remember the last time i did a layout??

well enjoy your week,
we are off to the ranch on saturday for branding

Happy Mother's Day to all you wonderful mom's out there, big huggs

~tam~

Challenge Time!

Sorry so late! But here's your challenge for this week: Use stars on a layout, but you're not allowed to use them on a night themed layout, just to make it tricky. I'm evil, I know. :P

Here's a layout I did from a self portrait, with 3 chipboard stars. I know you can't see it very well, but I used spray ink on them, so they have a light shimmer to them. There ya go then, easy peasy, go try this challenge for yourself. :)
~RonniH.