The Bucket Frog

Another great frog sticker card, this one for Kristen. I think it is safe to post, since she doesn't usually read my blog anyway. She is away at camp and her last email said "send me mail!!!"....and I always do what I am told........................ I remember being a leader at Christian Horizons Camp when I was younger and it was always great to receive mail. .....and I really don't need a reason to make more cards, but this is a good one.

Hoppy Froggy Birthday

Brittany and I have been having great fun the last few days making lots of cards...I decided I should put to use the frog stickers from Penny Black that I purchased a couple of months ago. This happy frog is going to wish my nephew Caleb a very happy birthday. He turns 4 today! ... and he is the cutest little boy on the face of the planet...yes, yes he is!! My Dad, Mom and I are going to Goderich today for his birthday party - the adult one. Cause you know, he first needs to have a party with his little friends!! I can't wait to see him and give him a big wet zorbert!!! Thanks for dropping by, stay tuned for some more posts from our card making extravaganza!!

Sunshine and Laughter

My sunshine and laughter has gone to bring sunshine and laughter to others. I'm not very good at sharing.

Many Thanks

The employer of my good friend Frieda, asked if we would be interested in making some Thank You cards for her kids school teachers and music teachers. Since we love to get together and make cards anyways, we thought 'why not'. Her boss provided these stamp sets she wanted us to use. It was a bit of a challenge, but thanks to some ideas off splitcoast we were able to make these cards....a few of each design for a total of 18 cards. She was thrilled with them! Thanks for looking.

Biker Birthday

A card for my brother. He likes to bike....rode in the Sea to Sea four years ago. I hope he likes the card. I don't think he would get far on this ol' thing though.

Beautiful Sunrise

Ahhhhh...........the ocean...............can you hear it ?

Early one morning, at the beginning of our holiday week, my hubby went out to catch the sunrise. His inner clock, having not yet adjusted to vacation mode, woke him earlier than usual. I think I remember hearing "......I'm going ....... sunrise ....... camera ...." My bed was just too comfy. Look what I missed! From the rising of the sun, to the setting of the same ....... How great is our God!

Sun and Sand

Hello....yes it's really me! No, I have not fallen off the face of the earth. My daughter pointed out that the novelty of blogging has already worn off. Not really...just busy with work and other distractions. One of these distractions was a lovely week away with my hubby for a much needed vacation. We went to our favorite resort at Mrytle Beach. Before we left, the weather forecast did not sound too promising...mostly rain, cloud and thunderstorms. But...we were blessed with 5 days of glorious sunshine with only 10 minutes of rain on Friday afternoon, and temperatures of 25-28 degrees C!! I think it rained mostly inland, and not along the beach. Listening to the ocean...the waves rolling in...is the most calming sound. I love being near the ocean...odd for someone who can't swim and doesn't care much for boats...but I did say 'near' the ocean, and not 'in' it. I miss our oceanfront balcony....now we sit on our deck and look at the green lawn...but, hey, that's okay too!

...In Ages

My goodness, I have not blogged in ages. First of all, Happy Mother's Day to all you amazing mom's out there!! I had a lovely Mom's day...received two beautiful cards from my daughters, they always write such nice things inside. I am blessed to have such great relationships with them both...different with each one, but great! I loved the children's message this morning at church. The leader asked the kids to name some of the places our moms take us...hoping, of course, someone would say church. I started thinking about that...I mean, how else would I know of the love of God and my Saviour Jesus. I remember talking with a girlfriend a while back about how her relationship with her dad was not so great and she didn't have much good to say about him. Someone challenged her to think of at least one good thing she could say about him. She said, 'he took me to church'. Thanks, Mom (and Dad) for taking me to church. I have done the same with my girls, and know they are two beautiful Christian young women. "Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it." Pr.22:6

Messy Creativity

Yesterday morning it was very rainy and dreary so Brittany and i made some cards. As you can see it is an absolute must to make a big mess while creating. Not only was the table covered, but the chairs, the piano bench, and most of the floor! Yes, we have too much stuff....so...we had lots of fun!

I made a couple of these cards to send to two women who have had surgery recently. It reminds me to be so thankful that my family and myself are all healthy. This card was made with SU Thoughts & Prayers stamp set, rose red, certainly celery, and a drop of stickles in the middle of each flower. Oh...and some ribbon too.

This is the inside of the card. I was quite happy with the finished product.

Thanks for looking.................................

Now go make your own creative mess!!

Now for something completely different...!

After supper last night the girls both decided they wanted a banana with peanut butter for dessert. I was in the kitchen loading the dishwasher and wondered what all the laughing was about in the other room...i mean really, what could be so funny about eating a banana with peanut butter. Ah, but then you don't know Kristen! She was very intently 'playing' in the jar with her knife. Looking up briefly she stated " i'm making a town..see these are the roads ". Yup, that's my crazy daughter, who never ceases to make us laugh! Did i ever tell you about the time we played Bingo and used miniature marshmellows as markers on our cards....

A new challenge

This card is for a special friend on her birthday. I think it is safe to post, she should have received it by now. This was kind of a fun challenge. I had this paper in my pile of favorites for a while, and then came across this idea on how to use it. Out of the one sheet i was able to make 4 cards, as long as i planned ahead and cut carefully. The stamp is Penny Black. The raised sentiment on this one says 'incredible wonderful you' ! ..which is what my friend is...incredible and wonderful!

'Wonder"

A couple in our church just had their first child, a son. Now a whole new chapter in their lives will begin. Personally, i think it's the best one...children bring so much joy to our lives... (among other things!) ....but mostly joy! This card was made with SU Summer by the Sea set, stamped in close to cocoa, coloured with watercolor pencil crayons and lightly blended with water. Sponged the background with blue ink. The metal sentiment says 'wonder'. Thanks for looking...have a great day!! You know...here it is pouring rain right now, which means i may have to spend the morning making more cards...how awful!

Beetle Book

While shopping at Michael's the other day, i found this really great chipboard book in the shape of ... a 'Beetle'!!! I was so excited!!! What a perfect little album for the pictures of Kristen's car. I covered each page with white cardstock and added the pictures and some embellishments. Still have some journalling to do, but i think this is just the cutest little thing ever!!

You've got mail

Just another fun Penny Black sticker. I love these cute little hedgehogs! A random card to add to my stash, just incase i need a 'no reason' kind of card.

On my mind

I thought this turned out nice.

Background done with brayer and kalidescope ink on glossy SU paper. Stamp set Upsy Daisy from SU, heat embossed with black embossing powder. Simple, but pretty. I like this saying, nice change from 'thinking of you'.

Thanks for looking...enjoy your day.

Beetlemania!

Our new family addition!!

No, not Kristen....we've had her for 16yrs! And this is her first car...what could be more fun than a Bug!! The best part was telling her on April 1st that her dad had picked up a car for her at work because of course we knew she wouldn't believe us...c'mon - it's April Fool's day! He then handed her a key, at which she stared at in total disbelief, and laughed nervously and excitedly for about 2 days until he actually brought the car home.

I have to admit, i love driving it too...it's so fun to toot around town in!

PB sticker cards

These are my first cheater cards made from Penny Black stickers and stampin up cardstock...mostly. The yellow is actually embossed, but that is hard to see on this photo. I just love those Penny Black sticker sheets, i picked up 3 more with frogs, hedgehogs and cats/mice. This set was for a friend of mine for her birthday...she loved them! And i love them because they are fun and easy!

First-time post-er

So here i am, first day with my new blog. Actually, my daughter helped my set up a blog on the weekend, but i decided today i didn't care much for the name of it, so i deleted it and started again. I hope she is not too frustrated with me, she should know by now how indecisive i can be. I have for a long time enjoyed checking out other peoples blogs, mostly the creative card making ones, and decided it would be fun to have one of my own. So here goes....