Long time no post

I'm just not into blogging lately. Life has been pulling me in every direction and I'm pooped! I have been scrapping though! The reveal at the Turtle went up on 15th here's smattering of my efforts:

A seasonal canvas...

The Scrapping Turtle does a product highlight each month and this month we got to play with Tim Holtz Distress Crackle paint...yum! I'm a bit of a Tim Holtz junkie lately so I was excited to try it out since I haven't tried it before.
I used "Peeled Paint" crackle paint, lots of distress inks (Mustard Seed, Fired Brick and Vintage Photo) on the background, Grungeboard letters and distress stickles. Also some American crafts rub-ons and stamps.
I want to do one for every season now!
You can check out the rest of the DT's work here and Tim Holtz's awesome demo here.
Thanks for peeking!

A new season...

Fall is always a season of change for me. This year is no exception. Sid's starting grade one has changed the routine of our daily lives immensely.
My scrappy life (OK, is it really sad to call my hobby that? Yeah...probably) is ready for a change too. I've decided to not re-apply to the Butterfly Crafts DT. I've had a great nine month run and loved my time there but feel I need a change. I've been on a design team of some sort for for the the past 18 months. So, I decided to take a break and just scrap for me. Then (literally that same week), I got an email form the Scrapping Turtle asking me to be the guest designer for October. Of course I said yes. How could I not? I love the community there and the great ladies I've met there and well, they have awesome stuff too!!!
My not-so-little kit came this week and it chalk full of scrappy goodness. I received Dream Street's "Merry & Bright" line with papers, rubons, chipboard, felt, ribbon, brads and lot of other goodies.
Here's my first page: I'll post more in the coming weeks. Thanks for peeking!