Kadie needs help

Kadie needs help - she wants you to post a sentiment to go with a Hanna Stamp. There are already a few good replies to her post so you better hurry!

Cuttlebug

I have been wanting a Cuttlebug for quite a while now. My local Michaels sells it for $109.99 but you cannot use any of their coupons as the coupons plainly state that all Cricut products are excluded. Bummer, or so I thought. I found a Canadian online shop in BC that sells it for $79.99 - not bad, but still a bit more that I wanted to pay.

On Sunday, I ventured out to Ajax and Oshawa to visit 2 scrapbooking stores. The sales lady in Oshawa was promoting the Quick Kutz revolution machine but again, I thought it was too pricey. I mentioned to her that I was in the market for a Cuttlebug for the simple reason that it takes all other machines`dye cutting and embossing folders. Another customer in the store overheard me and told me later on outside the store that Walmart in Whitby had it on for - are ya ready for this - $57.96!!! Whoo Hoo! Whitby is on my way home from Oshawa so off I went and bought myself a Cuttlebug! Let the fun begin! I bought one embossing folder to go with it. Walmart did not have a very large selection of them - they only had 2! I went online to the BC
store and have ordered some more embossing folders as well as some Spellbinder Nestibilities for a very reasonable price. I can`t wait to get my hands on my new toys.

I have made 2 cards with the embossing folder I bought at Walmart but will have to wait to post them as they are cards for my 2 grandchildren and I don`t want their mother to see the cards until the postman delivers them to them.

Here are the embossing folders I ordered:

I lost my counter!

Not sure what happened but it's gone! I tried to re-upload it but cannot get it back. I am really bummed too. I did mention I would give away some blog candy when it hit 500. Instead of trying to get the counter back -keep your eyes and ears tuned for a give away from me.

Christmas blog candy

Sarah is giving away some Christmas blog candy and will be drawing a winner on Nov. 16th. All you need to do is to tell her what your favourite Christmas movie is. Pretty simple huh?

More blog candy!

Fran is celebrating 55,000 (WOW!) hits on her blog and is giving away the following blog candy:

• Basic Grey 6x6 'Wassail' paper pad - we never have enough paper
  


• 'Winter Rakle' girl stamp (ez mounted stamp in it's own sealed package) - stamps is good!
  


• little wooden text stamp with 'merry' written on it - ditto to the above.
  


• various lace and ribbons, prima flowers, metal charms - who couldn't use some embellishments?
  


• 2 little glass angel charms made by me - really cute
  


• pack of brads 'christmas' colours - Yup, need brads too!
  


• pack of zoomz in 'berry pie' - I've never heard of zoomz (will have to google that) but it sure looks purdy!
  
• You have until Nov.16th to enter.

Good luck everyone!

Blog candy

As soon as my counter hits 500, I will be giving away some blog candy. But please don't be shy, don't just look and leave - post a comment or two or three.

Last, but not least:

Is this card. I really like this card. The silver you see around the edge of the inside on the maroon portion of the card came about quite by accident. I had moved the card and a portion of it landed on the silver ink pad. I thought the card was ruined and I was really bummed out about it. But then I had the brilliant idea of sponging some more silver ink around the edges to match the accident I had with it. I think it turned out quite well!

Some more cards

I'm on a roll now!

More cards

Here are some more cards that I've made in the last little while.

Some cards I've made

Here are some more cards I've made recently:
The pink card is the make and take I made at the Scrapping Turtle in St. Jacob's.
The blue card with stars is the 1st time that I coloured in a stamped image. I used plain ole colour pencils or pencil crayons as we say in Canada.
The last card is one I made with all Close to my Heart papers which I bought from my niece, Krista who is a Close to my Heart Consultant.

Loads of blog candy here!

Ya gotta be in it to win it. While you're there, check our Carlz creations.

Blog candy

Diane is giving away some blog candy - it ends Tues. Nov. 11th. Ya gotta be in it to win it.

More blog candy!

Ann is giving away some fabulous Christmas blog candy on her blog. Ya gotta be in it to win it! Good luck everyone! She will be drawing a name on Nov. 15th.

Counter

I got a free counter thingamajig for my blog. When it hits 500, I will be giving away some blog candy. If you are a stitcher and you win, I will send you some stitching goodies. If you are a beader and you win, I will send you some beading goodies. If you are a knitter, and win, I will send you some knitting goodies. If you are a card maker or scrapper, I will send you some paper and embelishment goodies. Right now the counter shows 118 hits, so this might take a while before I give away some blog candy.

Lots of blog candy here

Bumblebee is offering up some delicious blog candy - check it out here!

Bernie is giving away some yummy blog candy - you have until Nov. 14th to enter to win. She is also looking for some advice on how to store her nestabilities. Wish I could help her out but since I do not have any, I have no idea what to tell her. Maybe you can help her out.

I won!

I won a Thingamaboob keychain on my Daughter's blog! Whoo Hoo! And no, it was not fixed! This gives me the excuse to go visit my grandkids on the weekend so I can collect my prize! Breast cancer is an illness that has affected so many of us and as a tribute to her grandmother who died of this horrible disease, my daughter was "blogging" for the cure for the month of October and is making a donation to the Ontario Chapter of the Canadian Cancer Society. You can read all about her donation on her blog. While you're there, please read her post ``A Mars bar a Day`` which is a tribute to my MIL - the grandmother my daughter loved and who inspired her. You can find the post here: A Mars bar a Day.

Lovin' that blog candy!

Bev has some fabulous blog candy up for grabs on her blog. All you need to do is link to her blog and leave her a comment. She will be announcing a winner on Nov. 11th. Good luck!

Some more Halloween pics.

Having fun trick or treating!

Trick or Treat!

On Friday evening, I drove to my daughter's house to help her with Sierra and Brooke as they went trick or treating. My son Mike and his friend Sandra also arrived to help. Mike dressed up as a Monkey and Sandra was also dressed up. It was a very mild evening - just right for the kids who were out. Sierra had a ball and at one point said, "Halloween is good!" She was concerned for the candy in her bag when she met up with a cat in someone's driveway. She held her bag up to Sandra and told her to take it. When Sandra asked why, she replied that she did not want the cat to get her candy! LOL. The daycare that Sierra and Brooke attend used the American Sign Language to communicate with babies and toddlers who cannot express their feelings as yet. Janice started teaching Brooke at the age of 6 months. When Brooke was at someone's door, she signed "more". When the lady at the door asked Janice, what Brooke was doing, Janice told her about the sign and sure enough, the lady gave her some more candy. At one point, we met some adults who were dressed up accompanying their children, so Sierra walked up to them, held her bag open and said, "Trick or Treat!" Brooke wasn't into it as much as Sierra. She was quite content to sit in her stroller and eat some chips that she found in her treat bag.

Yesterday, while out for a walk with Sierra, she stopped and was staring at one of the houses that still had all their Halloween decorations up. She told me that she wanted to get some more treats. She wasn't too happy when I told her that Halloween was over and people were not giving out any more treats. I finally convinced her to come home with me when I told her that she had lots of treats at her house and she could have some when we got home. In this picture is Brooke, Sierra and my son, Mike getting ready to start collecting lots of candy.