Two Canadian Authors Round out the Quotations

More Canadian Quotations for Canada Day

And for those who think that Ice Hockey is Canada's national game:

Lacrosse is actually Canada's national game, but famous quotes by lacrosse players are a little thin on the ground.

Sewn Artist Trading Cards

I missed Silly Scraps Saturday yesterday because my office/studio is so hot that it is unbearable most of the day.

Ah, that's better.

I had an overwhelming urge to get out my sewing machine last week.  The Vancouver Artist Tradeng Card Group swap was approaching so I cleaned the inchies out of my scrap box and made these.

My next sewing project is another book...

Artist Trading Cards

Canadian Quotations

Silly Scraps Saturday

Now we have a color coordinated two page spread:

Here are the scraps I used:

Tragedy and Comedy

Two More Wise Canadians

Vintage Junk Journal

 I just finished making a vintage junk journal, inspired by this site of the same name.  A junk journal is made largely of junk (used envelopes, maps, brochures, book pages, etc.), and I've made similar ones in the past.  The ones featured on this site are the nicest that I've seen on the internet, and they inspired me to make another.

For now I've attached the embellishments with paper clips, until I start to use the journal.  

Yup, that's foreign currency you see.

The site is full of great tips and tutorials and I've spent a lot of time over the last week watching their videos.  One of the cute ideas is to decorate the ends of the binding thread.  I used little tags.

More Canadian Quotations

I confess that I haven't made much progress with this project, so I've pledged to pick it up again more earnestly.

Silly Scraps Saturday

Silly Scraps Saturday

A bookmark made from these scraps:

More Canadian Quotes