i got my SCRAP on!!!

My scrappy girls and I went to Younique Country Retreat last weekend!!! OMG! It was awesome! The food is FABULOUS and Heather and her crew could not have ben better hosts!

Younique is just outside of Guelph ... not to hard to find at all (we only got lost once!lol! but that was probably cause Cher and i were too busy chatting to pay attention to the instructions!!)

Heather has a full Crop room on the main floor with lots of natural light and a separate entrance. Each cropper has a full table and the use of a Cricut machine (1 machine for every 2 croppers!!!!! I KNOW, right!!!!).Each table has a ight, and a magnetic mat and tool bin with basics in it!

Downstairs there is a full stocked store with TONS of awesome product and her prices are FABULOUS!!!!! She has cardstock and patterned paper and embellishments and tools and adhesive and tools and EVERYTHING!!!

The accomodations are wonderful - each guset has a basket on their bed with towels and slippers and a robe and toileteries. The food is out of this world and Chef Jeff did a wonderful job of accomodating all our needs!

After all my drama of Chrsitmas and Teenager, this was a welcome weekend away! I worked on my Disney album (yes we went 3 YEARS ago - so i'm a bit behind! lol!!!) Its not finished by any stretch of the imagination, but I got a GREAT start and I dont have much left to do ... titles and journalling an about 8 pages of pictures to finish!

Here are some pages:

It is through creativity that we grow, it is through friendships that we bloom!

this is truely how feel ... and it doesnt matter if your creative "thing" is art, music or sport, find something that you love and do it passionately. finding the people you want to surround yourself with is the challenge but dont let that challenge affect your passion. pursue it!!

sometimes you think you have found your "people" only to be faced with a harsher reality ... let it GO! move on! find the kindred spirits who are accepting of you and not the lost souls who want to manipulate you ...

a big BIG Thank You to everyone who made me smile, giggle and laugh this weekend ... you will never know just how much that meant to me! i have come away from this weekend with not only some AWESOME new skills, projects and supplies but with a better idea of who i am, what i am in prusuit of and exactly who my people are! Thank you to my good friend Bella for your words of wisdom and perspective, to the Jersey Girls for the best hugs and endless giggles, for Patsy, Garage Mary and "the girls" for your creativity, your hard work and great style!

(and for you Crafty or Scrappy Gurlz out there, try a Quick Quotes Private Reserve weekend sometime! its fantastic!!)

Happy Thanxgiving to you ALL!!
xod

Copic Colouring Afternoon ... ahhhh!

so i had a much needed afternoon of colouring yesterday... thx to my good friend Cher! it was lovely and relaxing and i have a few images to work with for some new cards - YAY!!!













also check out the latest YUMMY stuff from Kraftin Kimmie ... GAWD i love her stamps!!!

www.kraftinkimmiestamps.com

She has just released some SUPER COOL new mermaid stamps (... N-E-E-D!!!) ... check her blog tomorrow as she is hosing a BLOG HOP - you can WIN stuff!!!!!

www.kraftinkimmiestamps.blogspot.ca/

cheers!
d