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Happy Birthday Chili - (my future son-in-law)

2010-03-30T07:06:00.000-07:00

My future son-in-law is a farmer with a full time job. He is a great guy and has been a part of the family for about 9 years now.
To honour his farming roots, I used paper that has the John Deere greens and yellows. I use hemp string with a "plier tool" embellishment. The stamp was one that I had stamped off at a card party but is perfect for a farmer/handyman.
Inside of the card on the left, I used some farming paper that I had found in the same colours.

Happy 28th Chili (aka Scott)!

Another Precious Baby in our Family!

2010-03-14T14:01:00.000-07:00

Our cousins, Erin and Rob, just had their first baby, a beautiful girl, Eva Grace. To honour her entrance into our family, I made this card with a little princess and her court using traditional baby pink colours but using chocolate brown accents. We can't wait to meet you in person, Eva!

25 Years Ago - My First Bundle of Joy Entered this World!

2010-03-09T08:44:00.000-08:00

Happy Birthday Julie!

This is my daughter's birthday card. She loves cats and dogs so of course I picked a cat for the front of her card. I used the Whipper Snipper Cupcake Kitty. I coloured him in with pencil crayons and smoothed him out with gamsol. I used candy cane pink glitter to fill in the icing on the cupcake. I also edged the cupcake liner in a dark blue glitter. I used some glaze to whiten his pearly teeth and accentuate the pink nose. I used the Happy Birthday embossing folder on the baby blue Bazzill cardstock. The bottom of the card is birthday design paper with a blue Happy Birthday Ribbon. I used some Happy Birthday stickers beside the cat for my sentiment. The card was topped off with cornflower blue square brads in the corner of the cards. Today is her birthday and I just finished her card last night. She lives about 25 minutes from me but I carried on the tradition and took her out a Birthday donut to celebrate her birthday along with her card. She was thrilled that I remembered the tradition. Have a good day Julie!

Another Baby Story at Work

2010-02-13T08:45:00.000-08:00

My co-worker just had her baby girl this past week. She named her Abigail. Such a beautiful name!
I celebrated the birth by making a card with chocolate brown card stock. Then used baby pink as the accent cardstock. The print paper is chocolate brown with pink and beige polka dots. I used a Whipper Snipper stamp called "Blessings from Heaven" which I coloured with pencil crayons and Gamsol. I topped it off with pink ribbon with brown polka dots holding an embellishment that says "Oh Baby". I also used a decorative edger to add a little "oomph" to the card. Welcome to the world Baby Abigail!

I am going to be a MOB lady!

2010-02-09T18:50:00.000-08:00

No, I am not joining a gang. I am going to be a Mother of the Bride. My oldest daughter, Julie, became engaged to her long-time (9 years) boyfriend, Scott. He is a romantic guy and asked her to marry him just after they finished decorating their first Christmas tree at their first home. Needless to say, our family is thrilled as he is already part of the family after all these years. So now the excitement of wedding planning is in the air.

Of course, no event can go without a card! I crafted this card just the other day because I finally settled on an engagement gift to go with the card. The background paper says "I love you". I used chocolate brown and green because those are the colours she is favouring for her wedding. I used a clear stamp for the phrase. The rings are from Hanna Stamps which I embosed with silver embosing powder and then put a brown crystal embellishment for the diamond. Now the challenge really begins - finding a MOB dress for the wedding!

Thinking of You

2010-02-08T08:17:00.000-08:00

I used this for a simple sympathy card. I was playing around with new stamps, old paper and new punches.
I wasn't totally thrilled with the outcome but of course, not every creation turns out the way you think it will!

Back from a short break

2010-02-08T08:05:00.000-08:00

I have not posted in a while due to a vacation to Jamaica, the Christmas rush and then the January blahs. To top it all off, I no longer have my very own scrapping room as I now share my space with my husband who needed to move his home office down to my room. My motivation to create cards is stifled a little with all of his office gear and supplies taking over the space. But now that the February sun is trying to shine through those winter clouds, I am hoping to get some positive vibes and get back on track!

Christmas Shopping at Work today!!

2009-11-19T12:50:00.000-08:00

I guess Christmas Shopping at Work today on our lunch hour really drove home how fast Christmas is approaching. This is one of the Christmas cards I designed. I decided this Christmas to use all of those old papers I purchased "aons" ago and that have been sitting waiting to be used. It wasn't easy to use them as I thought it would be! Also a girlfriend of mine, let me use her Martha Stewart Snowflake edger - I love it! So I also used her Martha Stewart snowflake punch as well as some pewter snowflake brads that have been lying around. I used a sticker for the sentiment as snowflakes remind me of peace, love and joy!

Happy Birthday Honey!

2009-11-10T16:56:00.000-08:00

My husband celebrates his birthday on the same day as his eldest daughter, Danielle. I used olive green cardstock which is my husband's favourite colour. I coloured the image of a suave debonair man with my Prisma pencils and gamsol. As you can see I coloured the suit jacket in green as well. I used some rub ons to convey personal messages to my loving husband. The kids took great pleasure in reminding my husband that he only has a couple of years to the big "50". Happy Birthday Honey!

Happy Birthday to the Other Twin - November 4th

2009-11-10T16:46:00.000-08:00

My step-daughter, Danielle, is a day younger than my daughter. So we affectionately call our girls- "The twins". Well Danielle is a huge Batman fan. She can usually be found wearing jeans with her belt with the "Batman Buckle". When she came down this past weekend, she has a new addition to her wardrobe - a ball cap with a pewter "Batman" bat on it.

So this past spring while we were in Florida, I happened to find Batman paper and stickers and the idea for this card was born. Needless to say, Danielle thought this card was a hit.

Happy Birthday My Girl!

2009-11-09T16:05:00.000-08:00

There are two days in November that are very special to our family. My "baby" girl turned 20 on the 3rd. It's hard to believe how fast the time has flown. Lauren would love to have a kitty but since she is in university, I have encouraged her to wait until she can afford to properly take care of a pet. So she got Fluffles the kitty instead on her card. Fluffles is one of my favourite characters especially since I love kittens and cats.

Great Father

2009-10-25T11:03:00.000-07:00

My husband is such a great father to his girls and the hardest of all a great step-father to my kids. My husband loves to BBQ so I used the bella BBQ fella. I coloured him using one of my husband's favourite colours - green. I was really pleased with how this card turned out. I used black card stock with "father" print background that I sewed onto the card. I used one of my new edgers for the first time to get the diamond pattern cut out of black cardstock. This was the first time I was happy with how my grass turned out. My husband is still displaying this card on his work desk so I guess he liked it too.

Enjoy your pregnancy!

2009-10-13T17:12:00.000-07:00

A friend at work announced her pregnancy and I was so thrilled for her. It brought back memories of when I was pregnant. That time can go by so fast or slow depending on which number it is. All I know is once you are done having kids, you realize how precious that time in your life really was. I used Hanna stamps. Since I didn't know what the sex of the baby was I used a little bit of both pink and blue.

Canada Eh! Happy Thanksgiving!

2009-10-07T17:26:00.000-07:00

The Canadian Thanksgiving Weekend is almost here. This is my Happy Thanksgiving card that I sent to my family members. This past summer my sister and I went on a little shopping trip in Michigan. We hit several awesome stores and I was able to find this cute Thanksgiving mouse and pumpkin stamp. I coloured the image with Prisma colour pencils and gamsol. The little mouse is so cute! When I found the Thanksgiving paper, I fell in love with it right away. I used fall colours for the cardstock. I topped the cards off with the orange Blessings Ribbon. Happy Thanksgiving Canada!

2009-09-24T15:18:00.000-07:00

Sympathy is never easy to express but I feel that it is always nice to receive a card to help you feel a little better during those difficult times. I coloured this simple flower in a stained glass window with my prisma pencils and gamsol. I stamped a simple "Peace" on the front.

Nostalgia

2009-09-23T15:54:00.000-07:00

I stamped this card in just plain black ink on white cardstock to be reminiscent of the years gone by. I used black cardstock for the card with black plaid decorative paper for the background. To add a little punch of colour, I used a bright cherry red cardstock as a border for the stamped image. It is hard to find stamps that are "male" oriented but this one fit the bill.

Is it a Boy or Is it a Girl?

2009-09-21T16:38:00.000-07:00

It appears to be that time in my life when either there are many younger co-workers having babies or my eldest daughter's friends are having babies. So to celebrate such a momentous event in their lives, I have made this card to celebrate the announcement of their pregnancy. I just love this Bella stamp with the "baby bump belly". Such a beautiful time in a women's life.

My First Post

2009-08-07T08:46:00.000-07:00

This is my first post to my blog. I have posted my favourite card which I used for my sister-in-law's anniversary. I just fell in love with the paper when I first saw it. I used a versa mark pen to colour in the rings and then embossed the rings in silver. Overall, my first "truly my own" card.