Summer Smash 2013 - Grandma's Glasses

A pretty funny story from Mink Lake last summer! Grandma Joan is a sort of a surrogate Grandma to my siblings (not actually related by blood) and I and ;therefore, a Great Grandmother for my boys. She often joins us at camp which is a load of fun because she is just an awesome person to hang out with and learn from. If my memory serves me correctly, she is 82 this year and is consistently the first person in the lake! (When I was a little girl she was invariably the first person in the pool every summer, even when the water was VERY cold!) Click on the photo to enlarge and read on if you need a good laugh...I asked Grandma herself to share her story in my SMASH book, love that she was game to write it and doodle on that crazy horse on the facing page!

Have a Happy Day!
Shanna :)

Summer Smash 2013 - That was then, this is NOW

Love these pages that were all set to add pictures from then (2005 the boy's first time at Mink Lake) and now (2013). Look how little my boys were!

And a family shot from Mink Lake last summer.

Cheers,
Shanna :)

Summer Smash 2013 - on the Lake

More fun on the water from last summer's SMASH book. I try to get the boys to add their own comments when possible.

Thanks for stopping by!
Cheers,
Shanna :)

Summer Smash 2013 - A Good Read & a Birthday

Just a few more pages from last summer's SMASH journal.
We celebrated my nephew's first birthday together at camp. My sister made him an awesome (and yummy) Winnie the Pooh cake - it was carrot!!!

I thought it would be fun to ask everyone to record what they were reading. Many of us are readers and usually have a good book at the ready for a rainy day. It is fun now to look back at what everyone was reading, including my nephew's fave books from last summer.

Hope you're having a fabulous week!

Shanna :)

Summer Smash 2013 take 3 - Nature Calls

If you are at all offended by "potty talk," STOP and do not read on. This page from last summer's SMASH book tells the story about the year that my family sat around discussing different terms for washroom, fart and toilet paper and proceeded to compile a list. No joke, this happened on the front deck of the camp/cottage we rent every summer on Mink Lake just South of Algonquin Park. The list was created several years ago in a small notebook, but transferred to my SMASH book last summer.  If you decide to read on and happen to be drinking a latte or a cup of tea, I advise you to put it down before continuing to read. If this doesn't make you laugh, I don't know what will!

You should be able to click on the photo to make it bigger and more readable if you are so inclined.

If you happened to enjoy this humorous list, you may enjoy reading this post.

Heads up though, it has to do with knickers, aka roos, lol.

And since the above is by no means an exhaustive list, feel free to inform me of any missing terms in order to ensure as complete a list as possible.

Wishing you a gas free day! lol

Shanna :)

p.s. I promise to return to the regularly scheduled programming next post. ;)

Summer Smash 2013 - take 2

Here are the next couple of pages from last summer's SMASH! 

The recipes we sometimes use at camp plus a photo of my adorable nephew!

Hoping you have a fab weekend!
Shanna :)

Summer Smash 2013

I realized recently that I never shared my Smash book from last summer. Though it isn't completely finished, I thought I would share the pages that are complete. Be warned, I definitely dug deep into the stash, lol. There are some VERY old stickers on my "title" page!

The fun thing about Smash books is that you can either work with the page or cover it up! When I saw the chair page, I had to photography my nephew's new "Muskoka" chair that matched the big ones and put them on this page.

And Voila, the menu and grocery/equipment list. So glad we did this, it has come in very handy packing for this year's week at camp!

Stay tuned for more pages from last year's summer SMASH.

Thanks for visiting!
Shanna :)

40 years - Love is all you need

This is my parent's Anniversary Card. They celebrated 40 years recently so although I mailed them a card at the time, I wanted to make something special to bring when I see them this weekend! I decided to make another starburst card using one of my all-time favourite paper packs from Basic Grey - Out of Print. I love how the patterns mixed so nicely!

A big thanks to Donna over at DAT's My Style for the inspiration to layer a sentiment on top of the number. The number alone wasn't quite right - thanks Donna - you are always inspiring me to try something different!

The current challenge at Shopping Our Stash is "Triple Threat" - you must use three from this list of embellishments (or three of a single embellishment):

ribbon

pearls *

lace

flowers *

spray ink/glimmer mist

rhinestones

doilies

punched or diecut elements *

dry embossing

I used the starred elements.

Here is the inside. I had a blast researching what was happening the year my parents were married! It is hard to see my printing in the first photo, but you may be able to make it out in the next one. I decided to fill in the empty spots with heart stamps, but admittedly, I got a little carried away and the inside of the card looks a bit busy - oh well!

oops, this photo looks crooked - sorry having lots of trouble with my editing program!

Love this quote from my Tim Holtz set.

Thanks so much for your visit!

Shanna :)

What I used:
number stamps - CTMH W190
papers: Basic Grey "Out of Print" and Heidi Swapp "Serendipity"
sentiment - CTMH D1197 "My One and Only"
other stamp sets used:
Tim Holtz - The Journey and Life's Possibilities
CTMH
In My Heart
Soul Mates
Sweet Love
Love Is
Heartthrob
American Crafts Twine
Kaiser Craft pearls