Christmas Card Choice #1 - 2009

This card uses the new Platinum Shimmer Paint from the Holiday Mini catalogue. I love it! I just made 41 of these for a swap that I am participating in.

Be on the lookout for regular Christmas Card Posts to choose your 10 cards for my October 24th Christmas Card Stamp Camp at the Yarrow Community Centre from 11am-4pm. Pre-registration is required. $30 for 10 cards with envelopes.

September Club Cards

Sorry that this picture is blurry....having issues with shooting pictures in the middle of the night...need to manage my time better.....
This is using the water color crayons and a blender pen....
Needed a card to showcase this beautiful ribbon!
I love pink, black and white.

Couple of Birthday Presents....for Dawson

The boys were invited to Dawson's outdoor Birthday party near the end of summer, so decorated a couple of gift bags so that each of the boys could give him a present......Looks funky in the picture, looked better in real life......Used distress ink on both to make it look aged....

Baby Announcement Card for Susan

A baby announcement card that I helped Susan with for her new grand baby......

Hallowe'en Swap Card

I made this Hallowe'en Swap Card for our Colourful Impressions Meeting. It's a slider! Fun.

August Club Cards

Rich Razzleberry Paper, Cottage Wall Designer Series Paper, and vanilla Large Grommet.
Thoughts & Prayers stamp set, Vanilla Hodgepodge Designer Label, Latte Button, Linen Thread, 24/7 Jumbo Wheel, Chocolate and Vanilla Cardstock.
Crushed Curry, Always Artichoke, Dusty Druango Cardstock. Lovely as a Tree Stampset, Autumn Traditions Designer Paper, dusty durango polka dotted grosgrain ribbon (flipped over)

Bermuda Bay, Happy Everything Stamp set, Pocket Silouettes stamp setCrushed Curry and Bermuda Bay polka dotted ribbon.

More Office cards with different designer paper

Go See Alysabeth for Gorjuss Blog Candy!

Alysabeth is giving away some Gorjuss Girls on her blog....go and visit and enter.........

Non-stamping related

this gave me goosebumps....so cool!

My Anniversary Card

I made this anniversary card for my husband. We've been married for 5 years now. (together for 12) We had a wonderful evening at Dakota's South restaurant. Prime Rib and Red Wine were scrumptious! Dessert (B52 cheesecake) was sent back......ugh....

Anyway, Thank you Pam for coming over on Monday and sharing a creative day with me and bringing lunch.....it was great!

I must say though, this card was originally supposed to be vertical but the champagne glasses didn't fit the punch that way, so I had to turn it and come up with a different layout! I think it turned out ok. Dave isn't too critical....:)

Have a great day everyone!

Club Projects

This card, the marker club ladies made. I made this way back near Valentine's day. They loved it, so we made it using Rose Red paper and the Raspberry DSP which is now retired.
This slider choo-choo was case'd from a fellow demonstrator in our Colourful Impressions group, Julie Ramsay......both clubs made this one this month....with the new in colors.
I made this card especially for my girlfriend Charmaine, as she recently lost her dad suddenly on June 30th. I liked it, so we made it for stamp club.
This card both groups made, chalkboard technique with the new level 3 hostess stamp setkind & caring thoughts, razzleberry lemonade dsp, and the new in color paper and ribbon, melon mambo.
I have to say that I love this card I love the colors, razzleberry, with the ribbon, and vanilla c/s....delicious!

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What I've been up to.....all out of order! lol.

I made a dozen maple leaf shaped cookies and iced them in red for a going away present for Ryan's vice principal who is moving to Robertson Elementary to be their principal.
This is the card that I made for Jonathon - We'll miss him around the school, but wish him luck in his new position!
This was the teacher gift we gave to Ryan's teacher Mrs. Leanne Krajnyak. I gave her the Teacher's Pet stamp set and black ink pad.
Sadly, our Principal Margo Valer is retiring this year! We're all so sad to see her go, but she deserves it! She really loves golf so, you sense a theme here?
I had made some more sugar cookies for Debbie and Charla who work in Shane's preschool class.
These are the close ups of the sugar cookie bouquets that I made for Sarah and Mary Lou - Shane's teachers and I also made one for Margo and Ryan's LA teacher (who is also retiring) Dawn Adams. I had also made 2 more for Ryan's two teachers over at Watson Elementary....Mrs. Angelucci and Mrs. Tournier.....he loved the program at Watson! So I made 6 bouquets all together.....I know, CRAZY!
I also gave each of the secretaries at Ryan's school a huge sugar cookie on a stick.......cause they are the rock of the school. They make it tick!
Here are the bouquests......I believe there were about a dozen cookies in each...
I went all crazy and made 12 backpacks for Shane's class - (there were 11 in his class by the end of the year) Inside fit about four flower shaped sugar cookies with sprinkles. Kids loved them!
The dark picture is not blurry, but you can see them batter in the blurry picture...
This is the card I made for Shane's baseball coach. She was awesome! Of course Shane's team name were the bees! He got to keep his team t-shirt and hat.......
The inside......I guess I neglected to take a picture of Dawn's card that I made for her as she is retiring after 23 years of service at Sardis Elementary....oh well, on to more cards......