Flutter By Wednesday Challenge and Some Awesome News!

Good morning! I have some fantastic news! I've applied for, and been accepted, to be a member of Danni's Flutter By Wednesday Design Team!! How exciting is that! I love Danni's work and now to be a part of that is pretty neat. Thank you to Danni for this opportunity and to the design team who have all sent me such warm welcome's! I look forward to working with you all! I had everyone's link on here, but it kept going all funny on me, so will post later, but you can find all the DT's on Danni's blog. Be sure to pop by and visit them!

So, this week's challenge is open, but we ask that you please use a butterfly, fairy or angel on your project. Make sure to stop by Danni's blog and visit the other DT member's blogs as well as welcome the new members of her team!!

For my card, I used a new stamp from The Angel Company's October Vintage set. She's so pretty! The paper is CTMH "Evensong" and of course, I added a little glitter. Enjoy!

Project Tuesday "Peek A Boo" Box

This week over at Stamps and Smiles Project Tuesday, our project is to make a Peek A Boo box! This was a lot of fun to do and it makes quite a cute little keepsake for someone. I put Reece's Pieces in mine, but you could put so many things in there. I had thought about a little piece of tissue paper and you could put in a little pair of earrings...lots of ideas! Be sure to head on over to Project Tuesday to see what the rest of the DT came up with!

"Play Along Monday's" Challenge #17 - Create Your Own Designer Paper!

Good morning! Sorry I have been missing in action, I've been swamped! My friend Kelli and I are also hosting our very first retreat this wknd, so we've been busy getting ready for that and now I have to spend this week getting MYSELF ready! I went to Michaels and bought myself a Disney's Mickey Mouse album kit and going to work on my Disney/Florida pics from 2 yrs ago. We're very excited about this coming wknd. We have some of our scrapbooking group attending, but we also have alot of new faces coming. We also offered a day option, so we have that filled up as well.

I want to thank everyone for playing along last week! Your creations were fantastic! One thing I think I'm learning with my challenges, especially at this time of the yr is that simple is better. So, this week's challenge is an easy one. I'd like to see what you can do with some stamps, ink and plain paper. You got it, I'd love to see your own personal designer paper!! Can't wait to see your creations! Be sure to post a DIRECT link in Mr Linky so we can come visit. I've attached a really pretty card from my blogger friend, Michelle. She sent me this with my last TAC order and I have to share it. Isn't it pretty!!! Thank you, Michelle!

Have a fun day everyone and happy crafting!!

Warm Holiday Wishes - Project Tuesday Pocket Card

As some of you know, I completely missed getting my project done for this week's Project Tuesday - Pocket Card. So here we go! A day late...but I did get it done and it's so cute! I decided to try something different with the inside of the card, so I made it into a gift card holder. It worked quite well! Don't forget to hop on over to see all the DT creations and maybe try your hand at one as well! You can also find the instructions here.

All products (except ribbon) are CTMH:

• evensong paper pack
• merry pursuits (elf stamp)
• festive frills (sentiment)

Would you like to win this card? (sorry, Bella Bucks card not included!) Leave me a comment and let me know one thing you love about the winter season! Winner will be announced on November 14th!

Remembrance Day - Lest We Forget

Christmas Invitations

Good morning! First off, I want to thank everyone for your kind comments and emails regarding the loss of our kitty. It really meant alot to me. I knew the time would come and knew it would be hard, but wow, I wasn't prepared for the loss I felt! I'm feeling much better now, so thank you.

My hairdresser asked me to make her Christmas Open House Invites again this year and she wanted something simple yet elegant and less is more kind of idea. She gave me an idea of what she was looking for and this is what I came up with. I used my cricut to cut out 3x3" red squares, then I cut out 2 1/4 x 2 1/4" white squares. I then used my CTMH prisma glitter around the edges, cut out snowflakes with my Martha Stewart punch and added MS course glitter to those and finished it with curly ribbon. Let me tell you, there is glitter EVERYWHERE!! LOL! I did the information using my printer and velum.

This is my project that I didn't get done in time for Monday's "Anything Christmas" challenge! I hope you like it.

So Forgetful!

So, after all the going's on this wknd and the kid's being off yesterday for a PA day, I completely drew a blank that today is PROJECT TUESDAY! I completely forgot I had to have it done for today! So, stay tuned as I will have my project completed this week.

A Little Quiz from my friend Sally!

My friend Sally sent me this list of 35 questions to answer in one word...so here goes

1. Where is your cellphone?....mantel
2. Your hair?....shoulders
3. Your Mother?....work
4. Your Father?....work
5. Favourite Food?....quesadilla's
6. Your dream last night?....forget
7. Favourite drink?....grapefruit
8. Your Dream/Goal?....happiness
9. What room you in?....dining
10.Your hobby?....papercrafting
11.Your fear?....Death
12.Where do you want to be in 6 years?....wealthy!
13.Where were you last night?....yoga
14.Something that you aren't?....(overly) confident
15.Muffins?....Chocolate
16.Wish list item....??
17.Where did you grow up?....keswick
18.Last thing you did?....invitation
19.What are you wearing?....clothes
20.Your TV?....Big
21.Your pets?....alot
22.Friends?....Great
23.Your Life?....fantastic
24.Your mood?...happy
25.Missing someone?...ginger (my cat)
26.Vehicle?....van
27.Something you are not wearing?....earrings
28.Your favourite Store....
29.Your favourite colour?.... pink
30.Last time you laughed?...Today
31.Last time you cried?....Saturday
32.Best Friend....Sister!
33.One place you go to over and over again....computer
34.Facebook....nope
35.Favourite place to eat?....mansion house!

"Play Along Monday's" Challenge #16 - Anything Christmas!

Good morning everyone. Supposed to be another nice day here today, but I will get something done, promise! Thank you to everyone who played along last week, loved seeing all your creations. Don't forget, feel free to play along whenever you wish! You can find all my Play Along challenges in my sidebar.

For this week's challenge, I'd like to see a project of your choice with a Christmas theme! I can't wait to see what you come up with. I'll post something later on today, I just didn't get a chance over the wknd to do something. Don't forget to post a DIRECT link in Mister Linky!! Most important, HAVE FUN and happy creating!

EDIT: Since I didn't get mine done in time for a sample, I've added it into Mister Linky!

Amazing Weather Here In Ontario!

Hi everyone! I hope everyone is enjoying their weekend. The weather here has been incredible this wknd! Yesterday and today we hit 15*C! VERY unlike Nov weather, so we've been out enjoying it and I've done NO creating this wknd. A little reminder though, last week's challenge was to create something with one pc of paper and I'd love to see some more entries! I find everyone's work so inspiring! A new challenge will be posted tmw.

Also, I have a couple Regal orders to go in, so if anyone would like something, have a look on my sidebar for the link to my online webstore and we'll all split the shipping. For my US friends, I'll just add on the exact shipping from me to you afterwards. Some great deals in there!

We also had a sad day yesterday as we lost our 16 yr old kitty. We had just bought and moved into our first home together, we were on separate shifts and I was waiting on the front steps when Keith came home one afternoon and in his hands was this precious little kitten (my first cat) and I fell in love with her. She's always been a very cuddly/huggy kitty. Yesterday she was bugging me in bed, trying to curl up around my head and then I heard our daughter crying saying Ginger couldn't move. It was awful. One minute she was ok, the next she was completely paralized from the waist down. They figure it was an embolism/broken blood clot on her spine. So we had to say our goodbyes. I took it quite hard. She was a sweetheart and she'll be missed. Even Riley was moping and crying as they had become best friends and were always together, even slept together. She's in the back corner, in her favourite place where she loved to lay and watch the birds. It's funny because Riley loves to lay against the fence back there too. We both missed her terribly last night, that's when I had a really rough time and finally let it all out. I'm so used to her being on the bed at night. I feel much better today though and know that I made the right decision and she's off lazing in the sun and doing her infamous birdwatching again somewhere!!

So, on a good note, be sure to enjoy this beautiful weather, wherever you are and happy creating!! I'm going back out to lap up this sunshine and clean some windows :)