One Horse Open Sleigh

I made this card with an old PSX stamp. I bought a mixed box of stamps from Ebay quite awhile ago. This stamp and 7 other old PSX stamps were in the box and they had never seen ink. They are such beautiful stamps and stamp perfectly.

I needed a masculine card... I got this stamp in Las Vegas at Viva Las VegasStamps when we were there in March .. WOW what a store ... it has a bazillion stamps of absolutely everything.. very cool store.

I made this trying with a little retro feel and gave it to a guy that was leaving my dept at work .. one of the girl's added in on the sentiment "to look at"

I really like how it turned out.. Thanks for looking!!!

This little card was made with the Imaginisce stamps. I actually got the idea from this card on SCS http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1523529 Thanks for the inspiration KatarinaM

This is Lovey little Bear.. he is a Morkie and is the sweetest little guy !! He loves the snow .. it is hard to get him in the house on a snow day .. he will sit there on a mound of snow and just look around .. no matter how cold ... for hours. I love my little Bear !!

This is one of Dolly's Princess poses. Just kickin' back on her pillow ...

Here is an update on Duke and Dolly the Dachshunds .. The little black one is Dolly, she is a total Princess. They are minis and in this pic they are both sitting on a pillow. They are now 6 months old and seem to be getting longer every day, They are such little lovey's, so affectionate and if they are not snuggling on our laps they are like this ... twisted into each other like little pretzels. Duke and Dolly ... The Dachshunds.

This is a Stamps Happen stamp .. don't these little guys just wanna make you smile ?

I finally made a Shaker Card !! I used Beate's video tutorial on SCS .. it was easy to follow and such an awesome result !! Again with the tying of bows for me .. a challenge but I think it turned out ok .. I taped the ribbon so it looked kind of flowy (Is that a real word ? Flow y ? ) LOL

1St Snow Globe Card

This was a challenge on SCS .. how fun and easy was this and I love how it turned out.

Let it SNOW !!!

I am back ... I have been absent the last few months and being very lazy in updating my Blog. I have been making cards and I think this is one of my favorites this season. I used the Inkadinkado stamp set called Holiday Sentiments and the Snowflake is from CTMH. I have a challenge with ribbon... I love it and have tons but can't tie a pretty bow ... but this one turned out perfect !! Practice.. Practice.. Practice .. Hope you like !!!

FS135 @ SCS

This was made for the featured stamper Lori at SCS .. her card is here http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1462327?&cat=500&ppuser=83483

I changed the sentiment and the flower and added a small bead to the centre of the flower... Congrats Lori on your FS status and what an amazing gallery you have.

My Mummy's FuNNy **%$#$%

This little Mummy is from Michaels 1.50 bin. He is so cute , and I came across this corny little joke I thought fit it perfecly. One of my kids will get this card and just shake their head LOL ....they know I am corny.... but they will have a little chuckle!! I printed the joke out on the compter with the chiller font.

LSC236 on SCS

These little scraplings were made for the LSC236 challenge on SCS today. They are so quick and fun to make. I will add little magnets to them to use as bookmarks and send them off to my neices who both have October birthdays . The challenge can be found here


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A Grateful Homecare Thank You

This was made for my homecare nurses .. there were 5 that rotated daily for 2 1/2 months after my surgery. I bought this stamp from American Art Stamps Zenspirations Line and thought it was perfecto !!! They were all amazing and a big Thank You to LeeANN, Amanda, Shelley, Leanne and Carolyn.

SC242 Oooooo So Scary

Thanks for the great sketch Roxi .. here is my version .. think it might be my DS birthday card .. his B Day is Oct 30 and it has always been about Halloween .. Last year he even asked for his Graveyard cake ( one I had made him when he was little) He was 21 and got a big kick out of it.

Card for my Dogsitter

This was made for the lady I bought my Mini Dachshund from .. she is also my new dog sitter!! I put a little tiara on the dog cuz my new pup is a female and is now the princess of the house. My little Morkie even steals the cushion off the patio chair for Dolly the Princess to lay on ... way to funny !!

American Art Stamps ROCK !!!

This was made with my new American Art Stamps. The Zenspirations series. Dealing with this company is amazing !! I had a small mix up in my order and I emailed Quincy .. she responded within minutes and also called me personally the next day to apologise. WOW!!! what an amazing company !! I will definitely purchase from them again ... you can find them here ... http://www.americanartstamp.com

Blog Candy

I came across these great sites and there is some amazing blog candy to be won.. check it out !!

Pricilla's

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Sorry I am a fairly new blogger and cannot figure out how to write HERE click on it and have it lead you to the link LOL .. I am working on it.

And here is another one .... great Candy from the UK Check out Bev's Blog !!!

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Try a Tri Shutter .. their FUN !!!

I finally got around to making a tri shutter card. I was a little intimidated by this card but it was easier than it looked :) I left a little panel blank so I could personalize it when needed. I used stamps from Inkadinkado's Happy Days and a few stampingbella sentiments along with the back sentiment from Outlines. The DP is from My Mind's Eye Bloom and Grow and the CS is Coredinations. Hope you like it !!!

Have an awesome day !!

RIP Jamie !!!

This card was made for a very dear friend of mine. She and her husband lost their 18 year old Son to a very tragic accident on Friday .. Rip Jamie .. you will not be forgotten...

It was actually cased from here http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1435388 Nifty Naggy was my inspiration for this card.. hers is beautiful. Thank You Nifty Naggy , Your card is amazing!!

I made this just for fun .. I had stamped the images quite awhile ago but could not get it set up right on a card .. so in the end this is what I ended up with. I am still not set on it but I guess it is what it is .. I love the colors and the dp by Basic Grey Lime Rickey. I stickled the wings on the fairy and stamped her twice so she is popped up. It is very bright and cheerful IRL ...

Me and my Furbabies !!

These are my Furbabies .... Dolly ... Bear and Gizmo.

My New Baby !!!

Ok .. So here is my new baby.. her name is Dolly and she was born June 13 and she is now the Princess in our home. she is a Mini Dachshund and she is so adorable !! I went to a garage sale on the weekend cuz I was bored .. well now I am grounded from garage sales LOL ...

I have wanted a mini for years Thanks to Karen .. a friend of mine .. I used to babysit her little Mini and fell in love with him ... Max ...what a character... Each time I went looking for a mini another little face would win me over and I ended up with my Gizmo .... a Chihuahua Shitzu mix .... a year later I went looking and came across a little Morkie.. a Yorkshire Maltese cross..... and the we had Bear !!! So now I have my mini and I think I had better stop now .. but those faces !!!

My Beautiful Get Well Card !!

I received this gorgeous card from my dear friends Karen and Kim. It is so gorgeous and I have never seen this type of card before. It is made with the most beautiful paper. (sorry , don't know who paper is by but it is amazing double sided paper) I love my card and Thank You Karen and Kim for your usual thoughtfulness !!!!

Operation Update

They kept me in the hospital overnight :( I went to the surgeon and he seems to have a few more qualifications than myself ... huh .. he decided I needed to have a small surgery to clean up some scar tissue that was building up and around the wound. I must admit .. it feels a whole lot better. I go Wed to get the stitches out and then hopefully will soon be done with all this. Yeah but on to much better news .. see next couple of posts ... yeah !!!!

Operation #2 ....????

GRRRRRRRR ... I had an operation on June 4th ... was in the hospital for 16 days ... bed ridden for another 3 weeks after that and now ... tomorrow the surgeon wants to close up the wound. My homecare nurses (who have been coming daily to change the bandages) ..Bless them !!! say that my wound does not need stitching up as it is now pretty level (it was originally about 4.5 cm deep) but still I need to go in and get the surgeons opinion. I am praying the nurses are right.
Will be back tomorrow with the update (I hope) Cross your fingers !!!!!

SC240 Dance Like No One's Watching !!!

This was made for SC240 on SCS. The image is from The Angel Company (TAC) .. and the sentiment is from Stampingbella. I put a little stickles around the dp a bit to give it a little something else. The DP is from Cosmo Cricket. I just thought she was give'n er and dancing like no one WAS watching her.. :) Hope you like !!!!

I WON... I WON !!!!!!

Well How excited am I ??? I won the blog candy from Crystal's Crafty Creations!! Her blog is awesome and can be found here http://crystalkbk.blogspot.com/2009_07_01_archive.html 5 Copic Markers ,Copic Marker Box The NEW Stampin Up In Colors1 yard of EACH of the NEW In Color Ribbon (all 6 colors)2 Pre Folded Cards of EACH of the NEW In Colors (all 6 colors) includes white Envelopes4 Small Packs of Retired SU Paper2 Stampin Up Butterflies Never Been Mounted (they are retired)A is for ADORABLE Retired SU Set Mounted ...

Thank You so much Crystal....... HUGS !!!!

Thanks to one of my Nurses

I made this for one of my homecare nurses. I have been on homecare since June 20. My nurses come over every day :) There are 6 ladies that share the duties. Everyone of them are amazing and I will miss them once my wound has healed. So I will be making them each a thank you card. This might be the first but not sure if I am fond of it. I will keep trying LOL.....

Cakey Watt

This was just made to have on hand. He is so cute and I found some alien spacey kind of dp from Crate Paper that went well with the image I thought. Cakey Watt is from Stampingbella.

SC239

This was made for the SC239 challenge. I used the Inkadinkado Ornate Christmas Stamps. I used versamark and red dragon sparkley EP. The snowflakes were punched out with a Martha Stewart punch. Hope you like :)

SC238

I love this sketch. SC238 on Splitcoast. This was made with Pocket Silhouettes and Heard from the Heart stamps from SU. I also used a rub on on the corner for the first time.
Hope you like :)

Sketch challenge gone wrong

This was made for the Mojo Monday sketch 96 challenge .. but things went terribly wrong ...I measured very badly and the panels did not fit across ... so instead of trashing .. I adjusted and put one panel across. Also used my Pink Cat Studio stamps and stickled the ribbons and bows.

Card for SC237

Good Morning, This was made just for fun. I used the Sketch Challenge SC 237 from SCS. The little flower was stamped twice and is raised .. hard to tell here .. it is also stickled and is very glittery IRL.. I also used 3 different Cuttlebug folders for some aded texture. The gorgeous Dp is from Chatterboxinc called Together Ruby.
Enjoy !!!

Second Christmas in July Card

Guess I forgot to upload the second Christmas in July card. here it is .. The stamp is from Stampingbella ..Minty Coffee.., I love anything to do with coffee :)
This card is loosely cased from this card of stamps4funinca found here http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/gallery/photo/1131463?si=minty%20coffee .. What a gorgeous card .. tried to do it justice but did not turn out quite as good ... but as usual had fun trying...

Another Christmas in July Card

This is my first card made with Pink Cat Studio stamps. I was at one of my favorite stores in Calgary and they had them on for half price !!! I bought 3 sets. I love love love a bargain !!! I also love Lilly and Tweet ... such cute images and fun to color. So this is my 3rd Christmas in July card .. think I will come back to summer images now :)

Outlines Christmas in July

When I first started making cards a few years back... a couple good friends of mine .... Karen and Kim were buying up the Outlines stamps and I loved the detailing involved so I started buying a few of them myself.
I made this ornament by stamping and embossing on 3 different colors of cardstock ... then I cut out each layer .. 8 to be exact and glued together. I like the look of it .. still :)

Thanks to the Gang at work

This was made for the gang at work, who after my operation sent me a beautiful bouquet, they know I love gerberas so it was full of them... so now .. one back to them :) I used the TAC Gerbera daisy stamp and Basic Grey DP ...with a few dew drops as an added touch.

Crissy's Artnheart (High Hopes) Blog Candy Giveaway

This is my first time joining in a Blog Candy Give away, I am very excited about it and you can join in as well.. but you must sign up by July 15. Click on this link to play http://crissysartnheart.blogspot.com/2009/07/blog-candy-extravaganza-plus-sneak.html

My First MOJO Monday Challenge

This is my first Mojo Monday Challenge card MOJO94 , How exciting .. The card was made for my daughter Shannon , who is moving to Port Alberni BC on Vancouver Island. My oldest daughter moved there June 1st and broke my heart, and now my middle daughter is also moving there. With this ... it also means my Gorgeous 6 month old grandson Matteo is going. They do not understand why my heart is breaking ??? But they need my support and undertanding that they need to venture out and try something new. (Both their boyfriends are from there and the guys feel the need to move home for some reason)
So hopefully this will give them little comfort ... knowing on the outside I understand they need to spread their wings and try something new. .. but on the inside I am heartbroken (the card below is for my oldest daughter .. it has the same sentiment on the back.. the ketto card)
Ok enough said ... keep smiling Mom !!!!

Masculine ?? Maybe ??

I was trying to go for a masculine look here .. not sure if I have achieved it ... but had fun trying . I used Splitcoast Stampers Sketch Challenge 234. You can find that here .. http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=444498
Hope you enjoyed visiting !!
Have a great evening.....

Hi Everyone, I have been absent for sometime now, I had an operation and have spent the past near 5 weeks bedridden... YUK ... but today I made it into my card room and tried the TLC228 challenge from Splitcoast Stampers. What fun .. I love this fold ... You can find it here ...http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=446697 I had a blast and Thanks for looking ... Hope you enjoy !!!!

Hubby's 50th

This is not a very good pic but I made this for my Hubby's 50th birthday this past June 15. I have been bedridden since June 4th and I am very late in uploading and updating my blog.
Since our favorite place to go is vegas and we were married in vgas on Dec 24th 2008, I thought this would be a good theme for his card this year.
When I was digging thru his poker chips he asked why I needed to take the ones that were worth the most ... I just told him "when it comes to cards in this house ...everything was game" LOL
He still actually gets them back .. right !!

Cupcake Cutie

I made this card for a riend of my daughters little one who was turning 3.