{ A thank you note to Jill S., and to all of you }

  There are some people on the surface of this earth I have never seen in real life, people that are part of my life though, in a funny way. People on boards, blogs, facebook chat. Real people that influence  the way I create.
 I would not be able to name them all here but here are a few names: Jill Sprott (number one inspiration), Christine Middlecamp (the sweetest faraway friend) , Kelly Noel and many others.
Late 2013, I really needed a break from the scrapbooking industry. I could not help compare my creations to others and felt that what I was creating was not good enough to promote the brands I was working for. I felt tired and overwhelmed by job, household chores, motherhood and assignments. 
I thought the best idea was to put a full stop to scrapbooking altogether.

 Last week I posted a congratulation word to Jill Sprott's FB board, in order to celebrate her making the Crate Paper team. I told her I was bummed I left the team just as she made it!!:)
And then this happened: she answered "hope your break will be VERY temporary".
The simple use of this adverb "very" changed it all for me. I realized otehr scrapbookers, ones I admire, did care for my creations and thought I had talent.

From that I decided to resume my scrapbooking endeavours! I felt again that urge to create and couldn't resist scrapbooking this day on the slopes!

So what can I say... THANK YOU Jill, thank you to all of you who sent me kind words now and then!

So here is a new page, using Crate Paper Bundle up collection:

Thank you for visiting!
hope you have a great day!
soph

{ I am still the memory keeper }

yes, I had to scrapbook this photo of my girl and our big fat cat: Mishka.

This page is just what makes me happy: girly stuff: frames, happy colors, pompoms (I mean: these pompoms!!!!:) they make me smile !!} and birdies.

All items are Basic Grey Fresh Cut.

In other things , I have also been cutting farbic to make my own version of the Bizzy Kid pattern fpr my boy's bed. 

My kind of happy boy's color scheme.

I am off this afternoon to the moutain with the kiddos.
Enjoy your week-end!
soph

bonjour amis francophones
me voici de retour avec une petite page toute en Basic Grey Fresh Cut. 
Une page selon mon cœur, juste pour le plaisir de mes yeux!! Des pompons, des oiseaux, des couleurs flashy et des cadres rétros! tout ce que j'aime!

et sur ma table aussi, du tissu, des tas de bouts de tissus coupés et prêts à être assemblés pour faire un couvre-lit à mon petit boy.

{ SALLY DRESS take 1 }

 The Sally Dress is so adorable: I had been eyeing it for a while , not daring to make it. But I found this Catnap fabric and knew I wanted a Sally dress in it. 

But before cutting into it , I made a "toile" of some sort just to check the size. 

However my "toile" is made out of this pretty and fine japanese dotted fabric! A wearable toile, if you like!! I don't like my effort to be wasted!

My girl was so excited to put it on!

She just wanted to dance!!

The dress is a bit too big, even though I like the loose fit. Next time, with my Catnap fabric, I will probably cut a size 6.  

"Elle est trop géniaaaaaaaaaaaaaaale" !!! 

voilà la réaction de ma fille quand elle a enfilé sa toute première robe cousue par sa mamoune (ie. votre humble hôtesse!) 

Cette robe Sally est un patron de Very Shannon, une fille adorable dont j'adore le blog. 

J'ai voulu faire un modèle d'essai en T7 (ma fille a 7ans 1/2) mais je me rends compte que c'est un peu trop grand, même si le modèle est sensé être "loose".

Peu importe, je le saurai la prochaine fois!! je couperai en taille 6!
Elle, elle l'adore: autant vous dire qu'elle a tourné et dansé pour vérifier le potentiel de la robe...

 et que sa satisfaction se lit sur son visage!!

 J'ai ajouté un tout petit détail: 

The big pockets are a fabulous addition to this dress, perfect for any child wanting to carry their softy around!

Même Doudou est content puisque grâce aux poches over-size, il sera encore du voyage pour un bon moment!!

 Ce tissu japonais est une pure merveille, tellement fin. 
tissu acheté sur le site Cousette
La prochaine mouture sera taillée dans du tissu de la collection Catnap de Lizzy House chez Hawthorne Threads.

Well, well, that is one happy girl and her mama satisfied! thank you Shannon for this gorgeous pattern!
The pattern is available on the Very Shannon online shop. Check out Shannon's blog too Luvinthemommyhood, it's an endless source of inspiration.


have yourself a great sunday.
hugs
soph

{ Liberty Love }

I have already said how much I like "Liberty Love" book.

I made a few projects from the book and the more recents are this Mini Spool Quilt and 2 pincushions

The mini Spool Quilt is actually a mix of the book's pattern and Camille Roskelley Spool quilt pattern. I am taking her brand new class on Craftsy and loving it.
I used 4 different fabrics for my spools, the top of the spools are made out of Robert Kaufman linen.

 and guess what? for the first time I used free-motion quilting !
I know, I know , It is no big deal:  it is only a tiny portion of the quilt, but I am LEARNING!!:) and loving it!

 

  

The mini Quilt was gifted to a dear friend for her new home. 

With the scraps from the spool quilt and from my scrap bin, I made 2 pincushions for 2 sewing friends. I didn't have enough prints in Liberty so I added other scraps in the same colorway.

What I really like about these pincushions is that they are quite a generous size. Quite cuddly really!!

 I really enjoyed these small projects! they brought a lot of satisfaction!!

Well! tell me, what are you working on right now?? my next project will be a bed cover for my 4 year old boy.

have yourself a great day
soph

bonjour amis francophones!
voici mes 2 projets les plus récents: un mini quilt bobines, en Liberty et des petits coussins pique-aiguille. Des petits projets offerts à des amies couturières. 
J'ai tiré mon inspiration du livre Liberty Love et d'une classe en ligne sur la plateforme Craftsy: Playful Piecing technique par Camille Roskelley.

voilà!! je vous laisse car je suis harcelée par mon fils: "tu joues mamaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaannn??????"

biz
soph

{ Crate Paper Bundled Up layout }

 I am back with a layout I made to document our christmas.
I used Bundled up and had fun clustering the lovely brads and flairs from the collection.

Et me voilà de retour avec une petite page toute en Crate Paper:
Je me suis aùusée avec les brads et badges de la collction Bundled up  pour documenter une photo de Noël:
 

 

It is a very simple design but, as usual I could not ressit adding some small happy details: stamping and  scalloped punched out paper in gold!


Le design est très simple et traditionnel mais je n'ai pas pu m'empêcher d'ajouter quelques détails: les tampons et le papier doré :

  

I also can't resist sharing some photos from our sunday on the slopes!!

Je ne résiste pas non plus à l'envie de partager quelques photos de notre dimanche sur les pistes!

 

 

 

passez une belle semaine

 have yourself a lovely week!
hugs
sophie

{ little softy }

 I can now share this little Lamb Softy I made as a christmas present for my sweer niece.

It was the first time I made a softy and to be honest I did struggle a bit with the different layers.
But I love the result and the cuteness of it!

I used some sherpa Fleece I bought from a small fabric shop in Switserland.

For the apron I mainly used Lori Holt Bake Shop fabrics and some linen, to which I added a little cat button.

 

I followed the pattern in I love Patchwork 

 

Well! I hope my niece will enjoy this "made with love" present!

 have yourself a great day!:)
sophie


Bonsoir!! 
voici le petit mouton que j'ai cousu pour mon adorable nièce pour Noël. 
Pour être honnête , j'ai eu bien du mal et je l'ai maudit maintes fois, ce pauvre petit mouton!Mais une fois fini, je ne pouvais que lui pardonner!! c'est un amour de doudou!
Pour la jupe, j'ai assemblé des morceaux de tissus : la plupart viennent de la collection Bake Shop de Lori Holt. 
J'ai utilisé un patron trouvé dans le livre " I love patchwork" qui est une mine de projets simples et tout à fait adorables pour la maison.

Voilà!
adieu petit mouton! 
et bonne soirée à vous!!
Sophie

{ STUDIO CALICO SUNDAY SKETCHES }

 hi! I am back with some scrapbooking : 1 page and 1 card made for Studio Calico's Sunday sketch feature today. 

You can see the whole post here.

And here are my takes on both the layout and card sketches:

 

 

and the card:

 

Well! that is a good way to start of the year, right??

hope you are enjoying your week-end!
hugs
Sophie


Bonjour et bon dimanche!
J'ai été invitée à participer au post "sunday skecth" sur le blog de Studio Calico. 
J'ai crée une carte et une page à partir de 2 skecthes. Comme toujours, il s'agit d'un exercice qui stimule ma créativité. Vous pouvez voir le post complet ici.

allez profitez bien de ce beau dimanche.
biz
Sophie