Savour the Journey…

Life has been a little hectic lately, so today I decided to practice what I preach and to "Savour the Journey."

How better to do this than to pamper myself by doing a few things that I like to do like visiting a couple antique stores, going for a walk by the river with my camera, and spending time with some fun paints , flowers, and paper.

       It makes me so happy when I create all these neat patterns and colors on a page and then assemble them all together.        

{My Tattered Angels , Prima Marketing Inc. , Maya Road , core'dinations }

Now I am ready to face anything that tomorrow my throw my way!

Take a little time to create something in your life when life gets stressful! It really does help!

~Susan

SEOUL FASHION WEEK _ MENs WEAR

BEAUTY | Two Toned French Braid

Just a regular french braid that is so loose that you can tuck the actual braid underneath and secure it with a few bobby pins.

Crop for Kids & Still Waiting for Spring Showers!

What do you do when it just won't rain? Well, you create your own Spring showers! That is exactly what I did using ZIG Memory Writers from Kuretake, Some Copics, and a bit of Glimmer Mists from Tattered Angels. Drawing some rain and a springtime picture puts a song in my heart and a smile on my face!

I didn't have a chance to post some pictures from last week-ends Crop for Kids. So with Christy Riopel's permission….here are some. We really had a great time that week-end!

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I had my camera, but I was so busy chatting that I didn't take many pictures  so thanks to Michelle Zemlack for these photos and to Christy Riopel for letting me borrow them off her blog.

It was fun to take part of the IRON SCRAPBOOKER Contest and I competed against two Canada's most creative minds Christy Riopel and Sonja McLean> It was super fun!!!

"The rules were to create an ATC, A Double Page Layout, and Card using only what was given to us. A small amount of scrapbooking stuff and a bag of stuff from the thrift store...like an old record, a plastic watch, a small bottle, sponges, wallpaper border, coasters, old board games and cards, place mats and such. And we only had an HOUR!!! "

We drew names for our sous scrappers this year and I got Christy's Daughter  Brittany! She was fantastic! She is so talented, not to mention she was one of the top ten finalist's in the Creating Keepsakes Teen Scrapbooking Competitions lately! Awesome!!! A lot of money was raised! Everyone was so kind and fun! Great Stuff!

These are the items that my 'sous scrapper' and I made in an hour!

    I loved working on the old record and the cover! I think I am going to go to the thrift store & get some and try it again…this time with more time!

 

Thanks Jen Rowsell for everything you do! She really is amazing! More charities need people like her!

Have a very creative day!!!

~ Susan

OUTFITS | Monochromatic Gray

Out of practical reasons; I didn’t own a skirt in the heather grey, I wore a longsleeve as a skirt today. My legs saw daylight for the first time since seven months and were so pale they added to the entire mono-gray-pale palette as did the pale purple lipstick from Limecrime.

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bag by Celine

SHOES | Ets Callatay, Real Craftsmanship

images from Ets Callatay

Twenty-five hours of work is what it takes to make a pair of Ets Callatay shoes. The full process from designing, patternmaking, prototypes, model manufacturing takes place in Joachim De Callatay’s Parisian workroom and is done entirely by hand. The result of this precise labor-intensive process is a beautiful modern piece of craftsmanship. A breath of fresh air in this era where this is so rare.

Check Ets Callatay's finished platform lace up wedges