Just Scraps Challenge #9 - Chocolate Chip with a Splash of Color

Sorry for the late post but it’s the May 2-4 weekend and here in my part of the world that’s a very big deal - the kick off to summer. I’ve been in holiday mode so last night forgot all about posting to my blog.

Saturday was the day of the big launch for us - a little disapppointing as one of the pumps wasn’t working right and we had to pull her up again. Max, however, was thrilled with all the excitement - he still got to eat his lunch on the boat. haha.

After we pulled the Northern Lights home again, we went to visit friends and from there we took our boy home. “This was a great day, Grammy”, he said - Is your glass half empty, Max, or half full?

Sunday it was Sam’s turn. Sam isn’t quite as active as Max just yet, but still takes up all our attention when he visits. DH had him chuckling away here. He’s sitting up like a big boy!

Today I’m spending in the loft. DH just put a fire in - it’s all of two degrees! I have some wedding favors to work on for my niece’s upcoming wedding - chocolate chip with a splash of color so ……. this week I challenge you to use just that - a scrap of brown with a splash of color. I’ll post pictures of my own work later today.

Hope you had a safe weekend and that there are lots of good things in store for you this week. I have a birthday on the horizon - next Sunday actually, so to everyone who participates this week, I’ll send a pattern from paperandpiecings.com - your choice. This is the last week our challenge will be sponsored by Paper and Piecings. Something new next week so here’s your chance to get your favorite pattern for free.

You have until Sunday, May 30th to leave a link to your creation -  card, layout, ATC, any paper project - using the Mr. Linky at the bottom of this post. Mr. Linky will close on that date.

Congratulations to Yvonne whose name we drew this week. Email me Yvonne at justscraps.ca@gmail.com with your pattern choice and I’ll get that to your right away.l Thanks to everyone who played along!

Happy Scrapping!

Still raining and so miserably cold. Yuk! DH, however, put in a fire for me and I braved the elements to make my way to the loft where I whiled away a couple hours. Unpacked and reorganized my supplies from this weekend’s retreat and had time to make a couple cards - made sure I used scraps of gray in both.

The first also uses the pattern Elliott from Paper and Piecings, our sponsor again this week. Elliott is a die-hard fisherman - like a good many Dads I know! The gray is in the fish. The card didn’t photograph well. I had the flash off and it’s rather dark and dingy here right now. I’ll take a better picture tomorrow.

The second card I made using scraps of paper from an old calendar rescued from the trash. Particularly liked this scrap as it uses Sam’s name. (Sam is number two grandson and every bit as adorable as his older brother)  Added a couple scraps of gray so this one fits this week’s challenge as well.

Sunday already! Can’t believe it.  Just got back from another weekend retreat. Friday after work, I loaded up the car and headed to the east coast of the island with scrappin’ buddy, Kelley. We spent Friday night, all day Saturday, and again this morning with a super group of ladies doing one of my favorite things: scrapping! There were sixteen of us. What fun to share ideas and see others’ cards and layouts.  Thank you ladies!

And a great big thanks to all who played along this past week at Just Scraps. I’ve peeked at all your cards though didn’t take the time tonight to stop and visit as I usually do. I wanted to get this post finished before I hit the sack. Long day - long drive - and morning comes early.

 In spite of it being mid May, our weather is far from spring-like. Cold, wet, and miserable with overcast, gray skies. At least I don’t feel guilty about being inside scrapping rather than poking about in the garden. And more rain forecast for tomorrow. So gray it is! Use a scrap of gray in your card or layout this week and once again next Sunday we’ll do a random drow for three more patterns from Paper and Piecings.

Here are a few of the projects I finished this weekend. There are scraps of gray in each!

You have until Sunday, May 23rd to leave a link to your creation -  card, layout, ATC, any paper project - using the Mr. Linky at the bottom of this post. Mr. Linky will close on that date.

Hope you have a great week and congratulations to Teri whose name I drew for this week’s little bit of blog candy. Email me with your pattern choices, Teri, at justscraps.ca@gmail.com and I’ll get them to your right away.