Christmas in 5 weeks....are you ready?

Yes, that is right. Christmas is 5 weeks from today!! I thought I'd inspire you to get cracking on making those cards you keep talking about. Here's a quick one that I designed on Wednesday and just love. I used the Petals a Plenty embossing folder in my Big Shot with Whisper White paper. I then inked up my brayer in Ruby Red and lightly ran it over the paper so the flowers would have colour - just lovely! The saying is embossed in white and I love the Soft Suede ribbon with the Ruby Red. A quick punch with my 5 Petal Flower punch and a rhinestone brad to finish it off.

Much Overdue Post

I am back!! My huge apologies for not posting since November 1st. I have had sick kids and a sick husband since then and now finally everyone is doing much better and I have a cold. Sigh. Such is life I guess. In any case, I hope you will check back soon as I am going to post some cards and scrap pages later in the week. Enjoy the sunshine!

Sweet Treats!

Here's some pics of my Halloween Treats! Pete was a pretty cute waffle and Ben was very dapper as Mr Monopoly. Despite Pete being a bit under the weather, he refused to stay home. He had a great time collecting goodies at each door. Ben had fun which is good as now he's down with the fever. I even had to cancel my card class today which is the first time ever. I have rescheduled it for next Sunday, November 8th at 1pm. If you would like to attend, please let me know by Wednesday. I do have about 4 spaces. Have a great week!

Happy Halloween

BOO!! Do you like my ghosts? Thanks to Carrie Gaskin for the great idea to make these guys from the Leaves #2 Big Shot Die. They are so cute and so easy to make. You could use googly eyes too but I just drew mine in with a Stampin' Up! Marker. I love the combo of the Pumpkin Pie, Old Olive and Elegant Eggplant papers with the black background. It makes those little white ghosts just pop off the card. I hope you all have fun seeing the Trick or Treaters in their great costumes. I have Peter down with a fever so hopefully he'll be up to going out tomorrow. If not, will still take a pic of him in his adorable costume! Check back in a few days for pics of both the boys. Happy Halloween!

Bermuda Trip

Hello! I am home from Bermuda and trying to adjust to this chilly weather. At least the sun is shining which makes it all more bearable. We had a fabulous time and the boys are already planning their trip back. It was neat spending time with family and I even had a "girls night out" with some high school friends. There's really nothing quite the same as being with people who have known you for forever! As you can see the weather was mostly nice. We did have two wild storms (tornadoes included!) and some overcast days but that didn't stop us. The water was warm and it was lovely to swim. The boys loved every aspect of our trip except leaving. So now we are back to school and our everyday routine - sigh! Hope you enjoy the pics and I'll see you soon.

Deals of this week - Week #3

It's all about accessories for the deals this week. Call or email me with your order before Sunday so you don't miss out on these great savings.

Item Page Description Regular Price Special Price

114348 179 Basic Jumbo grommets $9.50 $6.49

109857 179 Mini Library clips $18.95 $12.99

112571 179 Circle Designer brads $8.50 $5.49

112581 179 1/2" Library clips $9.75 $5.49

Deals of the Week - week 2

Hello from sunny and warm Bermuda!! We've been flat out busy with seeing family, friends and all the beautiful sights on my Island. It's been wonderful! We've been swimming twice - can you imagine swimming in October? Delightful. I will be home on the weekend and will place an order Monday morning for anyone wanting any of this weeks deals. This week you can get the following:

Perfect Setting Bigz XL Die $34.99
Flower Burst Embosslit Die $7.49
Pop-up Three Tier Cake Bigz XL Die $34.99

Please email me if you would like to order any (or all) of the above!

See you soon.

Holiday Card Class

Here are two of the cards you will be making in this 5 card class. If you'd like a few special cards to send out this year, this is the class for you. There will also be a Hanukkah design this year. Classes will be held on November 1st and 25th. The cost is $20 for 5 unique cards. Please RSVP at least 10 days in advance. Space is limited so don't delay. Again, I am happy to set up this class to be exclusive to your friends and family. Please call or email me to book your date. 

Stamp A Stack of holiday cards

The ever popular Stamp A Stack has returned! Here are just three samples of the cards you can choose from and make this year. Classes will be held on October 24th and November 29th at my stamping studio. If neither of these days is convenient or if you'd like to have a class with just your friends/family, please call or email me to set up another date. To see the other card choices, please email and I will send you the other photos. Cards are $3 each (with envelopes) or if you make 6 of one design you will get a discounted $15 for the 6. Space is limited so reserve your spot soon. RSVP is 10 days in advance to make sure I have enough supplies. Hope to see you there!!

Happy Belated Birthday

Pete's 5th birthday has come and gone and we are finally getting around to have a party for him. He started out with just wanting three friends to come over to play (woo hoo) to having a list of 9 friends to take to mini-putt (oh my aching head)! He insisted on making all of his invitations with no help and so he did. He even stamped "you're invited" and the "for, time, place, RSVP" inside each of them and of course signed the back so everyone knew he had made them! I was really impressed with all of the invites and wanted to share them with you. I love seeing my kids creativity coming out and especially when they take such care to make each project unique. It was hard to give them all out as he wanted to keep all of them. I promised we'd always have the picture of them and of course we'll do a scrapbook page. I only wish I had taken a few pics of him actually making them. Oh well, next year! Have a good rest of the week.

Get Well Wishes

Using the penguin and saying from Cold and Cuddly in the holiday mini catalogue, my 5 year old made this card for our friend Diane who was under the weather last week. Pete designed it all by himself and only asked me to tie the bow! He also used the "get well wishes" from Teeny Tiny Wishes. This set which has 24 sentiments, covers pretty much every card occasion. If you love this penguin as much as I do, look for an upcoming posting of a preview of my holiday card making class coming on the weekend!

SALE SALE SALE!!!

I still have some retired stamp sets for sale and now am going to discount them an additional 30%. To view the sets, click on the right bar that says "calendar, sign up for classes, stamps for sale" and you will see the list. I haven't discounted them so the prices are still the original. If you are interested in any, please let me know so I can put it aside for you. Have a good Thursday!

New Build A Bear Partnership

Here's the cute "girl bear" from the Beary Best Friends stamp set which is now available in the Holiday Mini Catalogue. It's on page 34 and sells for $24.95. I love the versatility of this set and can't wait to use it in some Kids Classes. Again, I was using up some retired paper for this one! There are some great Build A Bear products available in the Mini and hopefully we will be seeing more in the future. Make sure you don't miss the Pawsitively Prints Designer Paper on page 36. It uses all sorts of colours and would work well on many projects. If you don't have the Holiday Mini, please email me so I can get you a copy. 

Boomerang Kids Cards

Everything old is new again! I needed to make up a bunch more cards for Boomerang Kids as they are selling like fire there lately. I have been trying to use up some retired patterned paper. I love this paper from Sale-A-Bration. The colours are perfect for baby cards and scrap pages. I used the train from Teddy & Train (pg 77, $23.95) and some retired gingham ribbon to finish it off. This would make a great shower card I think.

Scrap Pages

This weekend, Jason and I were honoured to become Godparents to a sweet little boy named Ethan. My gift to him was an 8x8 scrapbook that his Mom and Dad just need to add photos to. They were thrilled and I have to say it was a joy to create this keepsake for them. Here are a few pages from the book (please excuse the bad photography). If you are interested in making an album for someone expecting, let me know.