Blog Candy Alert!!!!

Lim, over at The Voices in my head is giving away STELLAR blog candy - HANGLARS!!!! Go check it out!!!!

MichelleO, over at Stamps, Paper, Scissors and Donkey Smiles is also giving away some AMAZING Valentine blog candy!!! Go check it out, but don't enter to win - cuz I'm gonna win BOTH of these!!!! LMAO

A few Magnolia cards

I just can't seem to get away from these cuties!!!! This is a card from a pack of preprinted card bases from Target that someone sent to me...I love these & I've used them all up! I WISH we had a Target in Canada!!!! I paper pieced her dress & attached a little "thanks" charm.

This is a travel journal I made for my friend who loves to travel! Her latest venture in March is to Greece, Egypt, Turkey, etc. I'm a tad jealous!!! That is my dream trip!!! I have ALWAYS wanted to go to Egypt, Greece and Rome! Some day maybe!!!

A bookmark I made for another friend of mine.

Thanks for looking & commenting - you truly make my day with your kind comments! I know my cards aren't as FAB as many bloggers but I try and I love it. So thank you for looking and commenting - you are all awesome!!!

Hanging by the fire

We have been in this house for over 3 years and never used the fireplace - which is totally dumb. So over the Christmas break, we had a Chimney guy come in and clean it & inspect it. We've used it every day since!!! LOL Here is Brick and Tux

enjoying the heat!!!

HOLY - I got TWO awards!!!

I feel so special!!! Allie, over at Allies Creative Designs gave me two awards today!!! You have to go check out her blog - she is amazing!!!

The first is a fabulous blogger award. The rules are : I have to list 5 of my addictions and list 5 fabulous blogs...so here I go!!!

My Addictions:
1. Cardmaking/scrapbooking

2. shopping for stamps and embellies (this might also be called HOARDING)
3. colouring (I could sit for HOURS colouring!)
4. blogging (my own blog & blurfing)

5. walking my dog & listening to my iPod

Fabulous Blogs (just click the names listed below to see why they are fabulous!):

1. Dee (Allie's daughter - which I didn't know until just now! )

2. Kristine (my SBS4 sister)

3. Janet (my SU upline & friend)

4. Donelda (a good friend & an amazing inspiration)

5. Seleise (my SBS4 sister)

All 5 of these ladies are AMAZING - you must go check out their blogs if you haven't already!!!!

I will do the second award later - supper is beeping at me!!!! LOL Have a great week everyone!!!!

Spinner cards

I had SO much fun making these - I giggled the whole time!!! My idea first came when I sat down with my "Frogs Jumping for Joy" set by Simon Says Stamp to make some Design Team cards. I wanted a way to make the frog appear to be "jumping for joy" - and then it hit me...I remembered seeing a card that had something that "rolled" across the front - NO idea what they were called so I sifted through all the tutorials until I found it!!! The SCS instructions were confusing so I did a Google search and found a tutorial here - much easier to follow!!! Anyways - I had FUN!!!!



Here is the first one I made - not 100% happy with the front, but it was the test project!! BUT I had to show you cuz the frog actually JUMPS across the card!!! I wish I knew how to do a video but if you've ever made one of these, you know what I mean!!!

And the next one I made, just cuz!!!

Thanks for looking!! I head back to work on Monday so my crafting time will be less but I will still be around!!!! Thanks for stopping by!!!

Our handsome boy

I took these photos yesterday when Brick and I were hanging out. It was so beautiful out, we went for a long walk and played in the snow!! He LOVES the snow, until his feet get so cold he wimps out & wants to go home!!! Tried booties, but he won't keep them on!!!! Sound like anyone's kids???? LOL BOYS!!!!
Frosty Face!!! He roots in the snow trying to find his stick or frisbee - because it was so cold, all his slobber froze in little icicles on his eyelashes and whiskers! Sooo cute!!!

I was a bit warm scraping the ice off the steps and front walk so I wrapped my scarf around his neck - I think he looks so DAPPER - LOL!!!

Here, he just looks ANNOYED!!!! But dang, he is a cute dog - despite his peepee on the floor fetish!!! ARGHHH!!!!

Have a great day everyone!

Roses on Paper challenge cards

The Roses on Paper challenge blog put out a sketch challenge and it looked like a fun one.

Go HERE and check it out & play along - you have until Jan. 4!!! Anyways, here are my two submissions for the challenge: (the third isn't a submission.....read why beside the dragon card) ALL are coloured with copics.
The sentiment is from Verve Visuals set called "Beautiful You", the paper is SU - cameo coral, but not sure which series the DP - it was in my unmarked stash! This card is 5 1/4 inch square.
I made a boy birthday card to have on hand using the sketch too. This is a regular A2 size card. The paper and ribbon are SU, but the buttons are from CTMH, and the sentiment is from Verve Visuals set called Thoughtful Phrases. I'm not sure I will qualify for this one as I didn't put an embellie in the top right corner - but I didn't want to as it seemed too crowded already! Oh well!!!
This card isn't an entry because I didn't use the right stamps, but that's ok, I think he is cute anyway & I like the sketch. The dragon is ACE from High Hopes. I used the ROP sketch too, and added some buttons.

Thanks for looking!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR everyone!! I hope you all had a fun, safe New Years Eve. Tim & I had a quiet night at home, watched "The Assassination of Jesse James" in front of the fireplace, and went to bed early! LOL

**Blog Candy Alert - I will be giving away blog candy when I hit my 300th POST!!!!! I think I am at 275 right now with this one!!!! More details coming soon!!!! **