Sunday, November 23, 2008




It has been a perfect weekend so far in my house. I got to spend 4 hours with family and friends on Saturday morning making Christmas cards. My friend and SU demo Rebecca came prepared to make 5 of each of 4 different styles of cards and we had so much fun! I finally got a chance to use the new Big Shot that SU has this year and I love it! I am getting one for sure! Those cute snow flakes were cut out with the Big Shot! I think I'm almost done with my Christmas cards - now I just need to write them and get them in the mail! Last night was our local Santa Claus parade which we enjoyed with family - cold but fun!

Today is a nice day in Southwestern Ontario - there is some snow on the ground but the sun is shining and it's not too cold. My daughter is off playing with a friend, my son has a friend over and my hubby is out at a meeting with his running club. That means I get to sip tea, tidy my house at my leisure and surf the vast array of stampin and scrappin blogs to find new ideas! We made our own homemade wine this year to give as hostess gifts for Christmas and I'm sure I've seen a pattern for a hand made wine bag so I'm on the look out for that today!

I hope you've all got a dent in your Christmas shopping and that it warms up enough for you to go out and put up your lights before the real winter hits - if it hasn't already!

Monday, November 17, 2008


I have mentioned before and still maintain that I am not a very creative person at all. I need a lot of inspiration and even some hints before I can sit at my craft desk. I spend tonnes of time on the internet looking at people's blogs and other crafting websites. Sometimes I'm inspired, sometimes, not so much.

This weekend I decided to try one of the many sketch challenges/shares that are out there. I used inspiration from i{heart}to stamp and her awesome little sketch. Of course, I don't think my card turned out near as nice as hers have but it's a start! My card doesn't have as many circles on it because I turned the card which I would normally make oblong, on its side, leaving less room for "stuff". I think I'll definitely use this sketch again! I used the adorable "Mr. Twigster" stamp set for the snowman and the presents and the sentiment came from the "So Many Scallops" set. Of course, both sets are SU as are the craft and red paper and the red grosgrain ribbon. The DSP is from The Paper Studio.

I hope you will all take some time this week to get inspired and do something out of your comfort zone! Have a great week and thanks for stopping by!

Saturday, November 15, 2008


It' s a miserable day here in small town Southwestern Ontario. What a perfect day to stay inside, sip a hot chocolate and create! I've already finished my errands for the day and don't plan to leave the house again until tomorrow when my daughter has to go to skating.


In light of the weather, I thought this stamp set was perfect to use this morning! The acrylic stamp set came from Impression Obsession. The sentiment inside the card says "Take time to smell the coffee". I think I'll give it to one of my many friends who are so busy that sometimes they need a reminder to slow down and take time for themselves over the Christmas season! I coloured the image with my water colour pencils and then cut out the mugs which I then pop dotted over another duplicate image with the steam. I used some glitter to make the whole thing a little fancier. I picked the SU DSP because it reminded me of the pattern on a pair of mittens.


I hope that it's warm wherever you are today! Have a great weekend and thanks for checking in!

Wednesday, November 12, 2008


This scrapbook page has to be one of the fastest that's ever come together for me. I got inspiration from a sketch on the Basic Grey website which I love! As soon as I saw this picture on my husband's cousin's FB, I knew I needed to scrapbook it. Doesn't she look so adorable standing among the tall stalks of corn? I used a variety of DSP and bazzil cardstock as well as my current favorite - rubons! I need to perfect the art of photographing my 12x12 pages since this photo doesnt' really do the page justice. Work in progress.

My next project is a cardstock box with a stack of hand made cards for various occasions as teachers' gifts for my kids' teachers. I'll include some sheets of stickers as well since I'm sure we all know how teachers can use stickers!
Thanks for taking a peek! Have a great day!

Tuesday, November 11, 2008






I have been lucky enough to have the last 2 days off work while the kids are at school which is rare. Yesterday my husband and I took the day to travel to the U.S. to do some cross border shopping. I did get a chance to stop at my favorite store - Hobby Lobby. Somehow I can never get enough!

Today I took some time to reflect on how lucky we all are and to remember those who have and who are currently giving themselves to our country. I attended my childrens' school Remembrance Day ceremony and needless to say, I'm glad I brought my tissue. It was a lovely and touching tribute.


This afternoon, I'm locking myself in my craft room to work on some unfinished projects before the kids get home. My family is hosting my husband's father's side Christmas dinner and I wanted everyone to have a little hand made place card and gift at their plate. I found this template in the Stamping, Stationary and Scrapbooking magazine that I purchased yesterday at Hobby Lobby. It's super easy to make and takes no time at all which is nice since I'll be making 11 of them! I used some of last year's SU DSP as well as the So Many Scallops stamp with the Christmas sentiment. I stamped it in baja breeze and rose red. The ribbon is also SU - white grosgrain.

Thanks for stopping by!

Sunday, November 9, 2008


Wow - my first post! I never thought myself good enough at this art form to create a blog but I get excited every time I create and want everyone to see what I've done! I like to share! This first card that I am sharing is one of the very first I've created with inspiration only from myself - no lifting from anyone! The images are stamped from SU Bitty Basics set. I coloured them in with water colour pencils and punched them out and adhered them with pop dots. The ribbon is also SU - regal rose and the jewels are from doodlebug design inc in cupcake. I believe the cardstock that I used was SU as well as bazzil.