Scenic Route Sonoma class at the Scrapbox and w-end update!

Here is the latest class that I prepared for the Scrapbox and is scheduled for October 3rd from 6 to 9pm. You will learn to create this mini accordion album from scratch, using the fabulous line Sonoma from Scenic Route (floc paper for covers by Catterbox)+ lots of other yummy products and techniques!

Also found in the mini 3 reversible tags! It leaves even more room for your favorite family pictures or additional journaling!

If you wish to take this class make sure to call the store at 613-745-2215 to reserve your spot!

The w-end was really busy!

• Saturday was a day of planing my godson 3rd birthday with my best friends and mom Magali. We also enjoyed the pool (even if it rained!) and let the boys go for a boy movie wile we were wrapping gifts and prepping Sunday's events!

• Sunday we arrived at 10 to help finish the preparations and the party started at 11h30 on the dot! "Epluchette de blé d'inde", hot dog and cake! Gifts around the pool and lots of pool time!

• Then @ 5pm we (Magali and I) started to get ready to go at Celine's Dion concert! A few hours later we were ready to leave! We had to take a few pictures (to follow) and off we went! What a great concert and Veronique Dicaire was opening and she was really great! We took lots of pictures and we had good seat section 116 row O sets 5 and 6. Came back to our boys (as this was our Valentines gift and girls night out) and thanks them for the wonderful evening we had!

• Monday was our time to celebrate my brothers b-day and my parents wedding anniversary for breakfast. Good family time (mmmmmm no pictures taken, that's strange...) and then my decided to enjoy the pool again at Magali's before coming back home to eat diner with my IL.

Soooo that's it.... for those who are keeping track for my "to do's" I only have my Jenni Bowlin projects to do and then a few more things were lately added to my list... This will be shared later this week... like oher future classes at the Scrapbox and much more ;) !

Hugs and have a great "short" week!

Stéphanie xx

* Sandra Gloss - I got your comment, can you by any chance send me an email (view my profile) would love to get in touch with you after talking to Stéphane. Thank you ~

"Stefy" Twain!

A fun day at work!
It's our last free Friday Jeans day, starting next week until next June if we want to wear jeans at work on Fridays, we need to pay 2$. It's been 2 years in a row that we are donating all funds received to the Ottawa Children Snowsuit Foundation. Usually we donate $10 000 per year!

So today was a special theme to celebrate the last casual Friday and here's what I look like! I added posters of my soon to be appearance at the "Nashville Star" contest with my new upcoming release ..." OAC, I feel like a woman!" (OAC is our building/group location)

Last night I worked on my Sonoma class, will post beginning of next week the final project. Everything is falling into it's place.

Hugs
Stéphanie

Dealing with Maya not being with us anymore... + other news

Well it is now almost one week since Maya is no longer with us and yes it is really difficult on us. Adapting to a house that is "not animated" with this special fur ball... following us every where... is truly harder that we had thought it would be.

It's difficult for both of us. We are always wondering if Maya is just in another room or hiding. Looking at his "favorite spots" and not seeing him is another thing that is hard. To remember all the good times or why he was so special to us is what we are trying to do... to move on.

In the past days we also remembered more memories of him... How we would snuggel with Stéphane on the coach or the chair using his full body, how he would play the piano with my open boxes of my scrapbooking kits received, loving to be scratched on his chin, running after wrapped candies and breying them back to us (as a teenager!), rubbing his face on my feet when I was waking up or out of the shower, lifting his uper lip as a sign of "Stop playing with me I just want relaxe now" or just waking up and having one eye open!

I wanted to say a special THANKS to all the heartfelt comments for the last post. It is really appreciated, mented alot to us and touched both our hearts. Also THANK YOU to friends that were just their to listen to me or offered their shoulder, hugs and the comforting tap on the hand ~ especially you, Mellisa.

Next week we are planning of adopting a little kitten and we just can wait to spoil him with our love and care. Looking for a male grey tabby kitten, 3 names picked we just need to see him to figure what we will select.

This weekend we are travelling to Montréal to see my family and our friends. The plan is simple: To ENJOY the weekend and relax! Saturday is not really planned yet but I know that we will be with Magali, Maxime and Loic. Sunday is a busy day! It's the birthday party for Loic and he will be 3! Then in the evening Magali and me are going to see Celine Dion! Our boys gave us the tickets for Valentines day! We just can't wait! Monday my parents will be back from New Brunswick and we will celebrate their wedding anniversary and my brothers birthday! After that vroom vrom back to Ottawa to enjoy the rest of the long w-end!

On a creating note:
Creating is really hard this week. The past days I was surfing lost of blogs to get the "creative juices" flowing again~! I think I'm ready now and tonight it's the night! The only thing that I managed to do this week was to cut fabrics for my fabric swap on "Bad Girls" and creating special ATC's as a "Enjoy" the fabrics and thanks for playing along to all 12 girls! This was my first official swap and really enjoyed it! My little ATC are really similar from the ones I made last week, but they have added benefits to them! Each participant got their name on it and on the back i added my photo, my blog link, the date, a special memo and their batch number for the set 12.

2 post ago I was referring to "my things to do" list... Well one thing done and now Sonoma accordion album and Jenni Bowling kit, here I come!!!!

Enjoy your day and w-end I don't think I will post until Monday!

Hugs

Stéphanie xx

P.S. I know it's a long one, but I guess I needed to chat!

Saying Good Bye to Maya - Sept 2001 - August 23, 2008

To remember the good moments....here is my top 10 favorites memories of Maya during the past 7 years...

1. Helped with my transition of moving from Montreal to a Ottawa
2. As a baby he would sleep in the bathroom sink, with water dripping on him
3. Gave the paw, the "other paw", indicated in which hand was the treat...
4. His love for Water...
5. When he was doing the "bunny" on his back while sleeping
6. Greeting us at the front window with little "hi" on the window or at the front door
7. Loving all the hand made "home" that Stéphane built for him: hammock, tent with pillow and "cat doll", Window Unit 1 and 2
8. Following us every where we went in the house
9. His little paws under the doors when they were closed for what ever reasons
10. or just... Sleeping on me in the most unusual positions!

A precious friend to remember...

Week recap

The past week was a busy one!

Thursday night I was teaching my Altered Chipboard Album at the Scrapbox! What a amazing evening!!!! 11 wonderful ladies (Jan, Rachel, Suzane, Anne, Vicki, Claire, Megan, Lisette, Pauline, Lorrie and Joanne.) They we all very patient with the "no-voice" situation of the instructor!!! :) All left with a completed project!

Friday mid afternoon - Confirmed with my Dr that I don't have just a cold... it's more like Bronchitis or Walking Pneumonia...so now I'm talking antibiotics... hope i will be feeling better soon.

Then in the evening it was my first ATC event at the Scrapbox.
Here are a few samples of what I created for the swap. Called "Diva Delight" a series of 12 were created for my first try of making ATC's using the papers from the Runway collection of Heidi Swapp! Added satin ribbon, used the Fiskars punch, Crystal Lacquer (my favorite thing to jazz up paper), 7 Gypsie's punch, letter stickers, flowers and buttons! What a fun thing to do and will be attending more of these swaps at the "Box" !!!

Saturday was the yard sale at the store! 14 vendors in total and we had lots of fun all day! I didn't planned to have a crazy week so I didn't bring all that I wanted to bring to sell, so next time around that Jenn plans this - my name will be again on the list!

And today on Sunday... leaving Home from some good scrap therapy at Laurie and Denis. The boys are going to play XBOX and us girls are going to play in Laurie's Room! i have planned to work on a few things:

1. Preparing my fabric swap for Bad Girls

2. My soon to be class for October at the Scrapbox with the Sonoma paper line of Scenic Route

3. and work on my Jenni Bowlin August kit

Hugs

Stéphanie xx

A "Touch of Citrus Bling"

A few extra touches were added and finally the pages were flipped to help with the flow... ;) !
As per Jenn's e-letter, this will be the class for Sept 18th. Layout is perfect not only for flowers, but Pool side, summer fun, little girls or little babies~!

Going to bed... it's so late!

Right page

Left page

Yellow and Lime!

Here's the 2 page layout for the class on Sept 18 @ the Scrapbox!
I need to add something at the store tonight, but this is loaded with amazing products... such as flocking powders, Doodlebug Sugar Coated paper, Fancy Pants clear extras, Shimmerz, Stickles... Fun fun fun colors to help with all the rain that we are having in the past weeks!

Please note: other pictures than flowers can be use for this project (girls, trip at the park... pretty much anything!)

Make sure that if you want to join the class to call the store!

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