Thank You Gift

I showcased this card last week and I couldn't say what it was really for till I had given it to my mother and father in law. Ashleigh decided she wanted to try riding lessons this yr and they were a huge help in finding a place for her to go as well as helping out with lessons. I didn't realize how expensive riding actually is. We are so thankful to them for everything they have done for us and we wanted to give them something nice as a thank you. So, I took some photo's of Ashleigh and then I made her card to match the photo. Unfortunately, the photo is grainy, but you can still get the idea. You can see the card better here.

Summer Has Begun!! (Photo's)

I have come to the conclusion that kids are resiliant to almost anything. Over the winter, we had a tear in our pool cover and with the weight of the snow, it tore a bit more. So, when we took the cover off this yr, the water was pretty brown. Keith finally had a wknd off, so he got to work getting it up and running. We're about a mth behind this yr, but the night's have been so cold, it didn't really matter. Last night we finally had it done. Filter's running, water's clear and it looks beautiful. Did I mention it's VERY cold?? I'm thinking arctic cold! LOL! There's not a drop of hot water in there! Apparently kids don't mind a bit. As soon as the filter was running, the bathing suits came out and the kid's were in the pool. Ashleigh went right to the hot tub afterward. I think they're crazy, but oh to be a child again!!!!!!!!!

Thinking Of You - Magnolia Card

Last night a couple of us gals got together and worked on some cards. This is a little card I put together. I'm very happy with how it turned out! I think I'm really starting to get the hang of coloring with lyra's. Thank you to my friend, Christine, for letting me stamp her stamps!

STAMPS: Magnolia

PAPER: CTMH "Tickled Pink" Campaign

EMBELLISHMENT: CTMH Prisma glitter, bling from Michaels in the middle of the flowers

Happy Birthday!

This is a card I made for my father in law. We're going to celebrate his birthday tonight, so thought I would make a nice card. I used my Cuttlebug to emboss the swiss dots and then used my sanding block to expose the white core of the cardstock. I stamped the sentiment on the acrylic tag using black StazOn ink.

STAMP: It's Your Day (CTMH) July SOTM

CUTTLEBUG: Swiss Dots Embossing Folder

PAPER: Sasparilla (CTMH)

EMBELLISHMENTS: Acrylic Buttons (CTMH), Ribbon (Dollarama), Eyelet (CTMH)

So Happy!

Good morning! Another cool morning here in Ontario. I think Mother Nature has forgotten about springtime! I don't know if you can see it, but I added fun flock to the horse for added dimension. I did the horse the same as Ashleigh's horse that she's been riding and I did 'Bella' up as Ashleigh as well, right down to her pink cowgirl boots!

STAMPS: Giddyupabella (Stamping Bella)

PAPER: Unforgettable (CTMH)

STICKEASE: Unforgettable (CTMH) includes inside sentiment

EMBELLISHMENTS: Fun flock (CTMH) on the horse

COLORED WITH: Lyra's and OMS

On Cloud 9 - Stamping Bella Challenge!

Hello there! Well, this week, over on the Stamping Bella blog, Emily has given us another sketch challenge, which I absolutely love!! This week's sketch is above and you can also click the link to go to her blog. My incorporation of the sketch is here below. I also added a side view so you can see the fun flock that I added to the cloud to give it a fluffy look!

Paper: Dream Street (Stamping Bella)

Stamp: altee 'TUDE (Stamping Bella .. includes sentiment)

Bling: Michaels

Glitter: Glitter Stack from CTMH (retired) & Prisma Glitter

CTMH Fun Flock (clouds)

Colored With Lyra's and OMS

Feeling Under The Weather?

Saturday my cousin Nancy and her girls and myself and my daughter, went on a shopping trip to Stamping Bella and Pointer's. We had a fantastic day..took the girl's to Boston Pizza for lunch, after introducing them to Bella Land!! My daughter Ashleigh bought her first Stamping Bella stamp, 'Felix Ketto With A Flower'. I bought some new stamps as well, so stayed tuned for some Bella cards!!

This is my first 'Rachelle Anne Miller' (Stampavie) stamp and it's called "Lilly & Milo". I kept debating and Nancy said just get it or you'll regret. Well, we came back to my place and played and I am SO glad I bought this stamp!!! How cute is this card? I added lots of glitter and the puddle is done in liquid glass. The sentiment is from Stamping Bella. I colored it with my lyra's and odorless mineral spirits.

Moments To Cherish, 12x12 Layout

I did this layout again, using all CTMH materials. Unfortunately, the color is washed out a little, but the paper is very pretty!! These are all pics from my garden.

Materials: (all CTMH)

• "Unforgettable" LV2 paper pack
• "Unforgettable" LV2 Stickease
• Cherish Layout book

This Week's Challenge!

Sorry it's late, but here's this week's challenge. I thought I would go with a sketch challenge this week. Feel free to put an image where it says greeting. This is just a challenge for inspiration and I look forward to seeing what you come up with!

Thank you to making-birthday-cards for the sketch!

Ashleigh's Riding Lessons - 2 pg Layout

Hello!! It's another beautiful day here in Ontario! Summer vacation is just around the corner, so trying to get some pages done before I get more summer pics for this yr to scrapbook!! Here's another 2 page layout I've done with Ashleigh's riding pictures. Again, I've taken before and after photo's of this one as well. I also wanted to show how you can take the layout from the book and match it to your photo's. You'll notice I actually turned the one page around to suit my photo's. I've distressed some of the black CS and you'll see I added my own style to the finished layout! I hope you find this inspiring enough to try it yourself!

Materials: all CTMH!

• Cherish Book
• Sasparilla Lv2 paper pack
• Sasparilla Lv 2 stickease
• Distressing tool
• Hinges