Scrapbook Retreat

Together again this weekend with my scrappin’ buddies. Hockey season in full force so a couple of our hockey moms were not able to make it and with hubby recuperating from recent surgery, Yvonne could drop by only long enough to deliver us lunch. She’s tooo sweet! Though we missed having the full gang, still had a great time.

Kelley managed to escape hockey this weekend - but only in the sense that she didn’t pull an out-of-towner and hubby stayed with the kids at the local arena. Her first task? Organizing all the kids’ hockey paraphernalia. Lots of hockey layouts coming up - and with two gorgeous kids - can’t miss!

Kim claims she’s at her most creative when she’s alone. I’d have to question that one. Her layouts are always beautiful and today was no exception.

Both these ladies are working on their own blogs and being it that they are both incredibly talented, can’t wait to follow their work. Will let you know when they launch!

We had a newbie work with our group today. Lily showed up late Saturday evening and stayed with Mom to work on a layout of her own. Get ém when they’re young!

Giving Mom a few pointers

Kelley’s layouts all had an outdoor theme:

The Great Outdoors

Outdoor Adventures

Brrrr!

Kim was all about cats this weekend:

Kim also brought along a Christmas album she just finished up. It’s absolutely gorgeous! The pages are bound with book rings from Staples. Really neat!

Each year focuses on one aspect of Christmas and gets a different layout but my favorite was easily the one entitled My First Cookie Swap.

Isn’t this darling! The picture doesn’t do it justice.

I had a pretty productive weekend myself. My daughter-in-law recently had a young photographer come to the house for a photo shoot. The pictures were lovely and I used several this weekend. I called my first layout Winter Angel. My Max can be quite impish but in these shots, I can almost see the wings! He is my heart, without question.

The little snowman embellishment was made using a paper piecing pattern from paperandpiecings.com.

Incredible Lashes

Dawn had hoped to get some great shots of herself and Max to send to her hubby - my son - who would not be home for Christmas. Max was not terribly co-operative (no wings this time!) and we had to coax him into the shot by giving him jelly beans to share with the baby. Here he is scoping out the situation, wondering perhaps if Sam got the jellybean he just gave Mom on baby brother’s  behalf. Sam, by the way, is the name given to new baby by big brother and it’s the name Mom and Dad have agreed will stick.  Our little Sam is due quite soon but hopefully not before Dad gets home?  Are you there Sam? Did you get the jelly beans?

Jelly Belly

Have to say thank you to Meghan Greenham for such beautiful pictures to scrap. And I have so many, many more!

I’ll use some of those at our next retreat - hoping to meet again the last weekend in February. Kelley is arranging a place - we already have another wonderful prize in place - thank you Yvonne - on both counts - and for those of you who didn’t make it this time, for sure you won’t want to miss next!

A long posting, I know, but I so wanted to show off our work!

Cheers,

Jean

Just getting around to posting some pictures from our weekend retreat. Only a small crowd but a good time was had by all and we got lots accomplished. And the food was GREAT! (potluck)

We were waaaay up top but how convenient was this lift when you had to carry everything AND the kitchen sink!

I'll take the stairs, no problem!

We all had a turn on the lift and finally settled in for a most productive weekend.

Here’s Yvonne

hard at work.

Here’s Kim

and Kelley

and Doreen

making a mess.

And here’s me.

Have to say, we had finished some great layouts by Saturday evening.

Angel

Puppy Love

Paper Piecing by Yvonne

Yvonne and Kim seem to have a ‘theme’ going here. Let’s switch gears and see what Kelley’s doing. Kelley was VERY productive - much to Yvonne’s dismay and our amusement!

And is this not absolutely gorgeous?

Dance

Diva

School Days

While Kelley scrapped her two beautiful children, I worked on layouts featuring Max.

Cute as a Button

When I Grow Up

Grammy's Treasure

This next layout is Kim’s and it is stunning!

(R)EVOLUTION

All good things come to an end and here’s me packed up and ready to head home again.

For those of you who couldn’t make our retreat this time, we are getting together again on the weekend of January 8, 2010. Not sure if we’ll have pot luck or order in but we are going to have lots and lots of prizes. If you are in the area and want to join us, you are more than welcome! Give us a call!