More Christmas Cards!

Good morning!! Wow, it's cold out there! At least the snow has finally stopped. I was told it's -17*C. Brrrr! So, here's 2 more of my Christmas cards, I used the same image, but different layouts. I have more to show over the next couple days, so stay tuned! Don't forget, you can find "Tis The Season To Be Jolly" at the Stamps and Smiles store!

Tis The Season To Be Jolly!

Hello! I hope everyone is having a fantastic day or evening, wherever you may be! I had a chance to FINALLY sit down and get to work on my Christmas cards. I'm also entering this in Our Creative Corner's "Create a card or project with a Holiday Theme, Christmas or Hannukah" and The Fresh Batch sketch challenge. I used my Stamps and Smiles "Tis The Season To Be Jolly" stamp set for my whole card! I love that I was able to use one stamp set to complete it and not having to jump from set to set. I paper pieced Jolly's scarf and mitts. I think he turned out pretty darn cute!

The Olympic Torch Comes Through My Home Town Friday!!

I have some pretty exciting news! Friday afternoon, starting at 1:32, the Olympic Torch will be carried through my home town of Keswick, Ontario! I'm picking the kid's up at school and we're heading down to watch it with friends and grandparents. The kid's are excited and my mother in law bought all us girls the Olypic mitts and the boys got the hats. Andrew's class is actually going to see it as well, but he wants to hang with us. I found a great site where you can watch the Olympic Torch LIVE as it crosses the country!! It's pretty neat! If you'd like to check it out, click here. Be sure to tune in on Friday at 1:32 EST to see it go through my home town!

Ashleigh and Grandma's Gingerbread House of '09

I had to share this to. A couple wknd's ago, the kid's both stayed at Grandma and Grandpa's overnight and I decided to send a gingerbread kit for Ashleigh and Grandma to do. Andrew has no desire to MAKE one, but he can't wait to get into it!! LOL! Little did I know, Grandma had never made one like this before! It ended up taking about 4 hours to complete as the icing was to hard the first time, so Grandma had to make it from scratch from her own recipe and then it was too heavy so the roof caved in...lots of fun! So, in the end, they added toothpicks to hold the roof up and it looks beautiful. Great job guys! Ashleigh said we're not allowed to touch it till Christmas Day, but we had to laugh as we looked and there were 7 spots where there used to be gum drops, so when we asked her where they were, she just grinned from ear to ear. Hmmmm, someone's been sneaking!!

Glitter Ornament Day at School!

All this week at school is "Christmas Spirit" week. Each day has a theme. Monday was PJ Day, yesterday was red/white/green day and today is glitter ornament day. I think Monday and today are Ashleigh's 2 favourites. Of course, Andrew doesn't do any of them as he's at that "I'm 13, that's NOT cool" stage. LOL! So, this is what we did with Ashleigh this morning!

Flutter By Wednesday # 88 - "You're My Inspiration"

Good morning! This week on Flutter By Wednesday, we were asked to follow a sketch by the very talented Mercy Kerin! I love sketches! Don't forget, you have to have a butterfly, fairy or an angel on your card as well! For my card, I used a Stamping Bella image and then I used my snowflake CB embosser and embossed the green pieces. The sentiment is from my CTMH "Everlasting" paper pack. Be sure to stop by Danni's Dream's to see how the rest of the Flutter By DT incorporated this sketch AND be sure to try it yourself and link it in Mister Linky while you're there!! Can't wait to see your creations! Happy crafting!

Project Tuesday - Side Step Card!

Good morning! Today on Project Tuesday, we're asking you to make a side step card! Make sure you hop over to see what the rest of the DT created! You can find the instructions for the side step card here. One thing to note, on the diagram where it shows 2", it should be 1 and 3/4" in order for it to stagger and sit right. For my card, I used Stamps and Smiles new digi called "Joys Of The Season", CTMH "Christmas Greetings" and Martha Stewart snowflake punch. I added some glitter and stickles to dazzle her up! Now it's time for you to try it yourself! Don't forget to link your creation in Mister Linky here!

Our Club Christmas Party

Hello friends! On Friday night, my friend Kelli and I hosted our annual Club Christmas party at my house. We had 9 girls attend and my daughter, Ashleigh, stayed to help host as well and was a great help and really enjoyed herself. Here's some pics from Kelli's camera.

More Photo's From Our Xmas Party - The Secret Santa Gift Exchange!

**For more photo's, see post above**

We did a Secret Santa gift exchange and we drew numbers and when your number was drawn, you either chose a gift from under the arch or you could steal someone else's. If you stole from someone, that person in turn took a new gift from the arch. Well, what a laugh that was!! We ended up doing 2 rounds and then opened our gifts one by one. Here's a few shots from the gift exchange. Oh and there's a pic of Ashleigh and Riley, who's all decked out for Xmas. But I think I can speak on behalf of all who were here, good thing he's cute because he can clear a room! LOL! Sorry girls!! But look at that face! Hahahaha!

Thank You!!

I wanted to say Thank You to Monica and Tanya for bringing this beautiful centerpiece for me on Friday, it's gorgeous and really makes my table look festive!



Thank you to Kelli, who was my Secret Santa for an awesome gift!!

Thank you to all of you for a great fun filled night. Look fwd to many more!