It won't be long now!

There will be 20 of us crafters who will be taking part in the April Bunny Blog Hop!  Our head honcho Jacqueline is organizing it and she will have some prizes to give away.  I'll be making up a small parcel as well to give away on my blog.  I hope you will stop in & hop through all the blogs and leave us some comments.  I promise you won't regret it and you might even win some crafty goodies to add to your stash!  I've already picked out the stamp I will be using and will be working on my card and a special Easter treat box this week.

I've never taken part in a blog hop so this will be a first for me.

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Birthday card for my BFF

My BFF Jeanine will be celebrating a birthday on April 11.  While blog hopping the other day, I came across a post that featured a card that I really liked so I cased it.  Ronda cased Tamie`s card.  The card stock is from CTMH but the designer paper is Springtime Vintage from SU.

Here is my version:

Here is the inside:

I did not have a photo corner punch big enough for the corners so I cut it myself.  I did use a small photo corner punch on the inside of the card.  I love this design and it was so easy to do that I just might make more cards this way using different design paper and card stock.We got snow and ice dumped on us today so I am looking forward to Sunshine & flowers and hope that Jeanine will enjoy sunshine & flowers on her birthday.

 I spoke to my her last night.  She called to tell me that her father-in-law had passed away last week Thursday.  He was 96 years old and his health had been slowly declining over the last few months.  He was quite the character and was always smiling and joking and he loved to tease people.  I`ll miss seeing him the next time I drive the 3 hours to see Jeanine and her family.

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Butterfly shaped treat box

I am so happy that I have 3 adorable granddaughters that I can make cute cards and treat boxes for.  I made these Butterfly shaped treat boxes last night while Opa was at the curling club.

I couldn't resist adding the yellow ribbon with the eggs to the handle along with the glittery butterfly which I  made with my Creative Memories punch.

I also made one with yellow card stock:

The pale green ribbon has "Hoppy Easter" and bunnies on it.  I also added the glittery yellow butterfly.  I decorated them with rhinestones and elements I cut from the Bunny Love glittery 6 x 6 Paper Pad made by Best Creations.  I still have lots left over to make Easter cards for the girls.  Here is 6 x 6 paper pad I bought:

I found the templates here.  Brenda has all kinds of templates on her blog.  I just noticed that she has added more templates.  I also printed out the small butterfly template and have made a treat box for my youngest granddaughter Amber ( 4 1/2 mos.) with yellow cardstock.  Once I finish decorating it, I will post it on my blog.

I will be one of the 20 featured bloggers on the April Bunny Hop which will take place on April 1 - 5.  Be sure to stop by as there will be lots of blog candy up for grabs.  The April Bunny Hop is being organized by Jacqueline.  You can read all about it on her blog.



 

As promised...........

Here is the card I made for my daughter.  I made it for MFT Wednesday Stamp Club Challenge.

Here is the sketch:

 And here is my card:

Here is the inside:

Papers I used are from my stash, sentiments and image on the front are from MFT - Let's get physical.  As soon as I saw this stamp set, I just had to order it as my daughter is a runner and extremely health conscious.  I couldn't resist adding the coffee and cupcakes to the inside as like most females, my daughter loves chocolate and cake!  She also loves the Starbuck's coffees.  She has a blog or two they can be found here and over here.

She is an excellent role model for her daughters Sierra, Brooke and Amber.  I think she will like the card and will get a chuckle from the inside sentiment.

Edited to say she loved the card and has it displayed beside a container of daffodils, hyacinths and tulips that she will be able to replant outside when the weather warms up.   I wanted to do something nice for her today just because I love her so much so I bought her the flowers and gave her the card.  She is an excellent mother and a great role model for her 3 young daughters & I'm proud that I am her Mom.

 

I made a card today..........

but can't post it here until after I give it to my daughter on the weekend.  I really struggled with the card and it took me almost 3 hours!!  I am very pleased with the way it turned out and when I showed it to my son, he really liked it too and thought it was very appropriate.  I will be uploading it on SCS though, as I don't think my daughter even knows about that site and would never find my card.  I made it for a challenge.  I can't wait to give it to her and to watch the reaction on her face when she reads the inside.  If any of you can't wait to see it, just email me and I will email  you the link to my card on SCS.

I've been home most of the week fighting a chest infection.  I went to work Tues. morning but only lasted until noon.  I went to the Dr. yesterday and am now on a very strong antibiotic.  The antibiotic's side effect is giving me some major headaches so have been taking extra strength Tylenol which makes me drowsy.  Hopefully I will feel much better tomorrow and can make it into work.

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A Special Story To Tell You...can you help?

This is the story about an 11 yr. old girl who is fighting a rare form of ovarian cancer.  My own Mother died of Ovarian cancer at the age of 69 in 1983 so this story struck a chord in my heart.  You can read all about it here.

I will be digging through my stash to send her some crafty goodies and will make a special get well card for Haeli as well.  Won't you please join me? To make this parcel I am sending her even more special; I will also include a few postcards of the city I live in.   I will also be sending up a prayer for this young girl who is fighting a fight not meant to be fought by someone so young.

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I love tulips!

In May, 1986 while my hubby, daughter and son & I were on vacation in The Netherlands, we took a tour of Keukenhof.  Lucky for us that they had a late spring that year and all the flowers were in full bloom. Here are some pictures of Keukenhof:

Isn't this a beautiful garden?  I could spend an entire day in there!  The travel section of Saturdays's edition of our local paper had a great article about Keukenhof and when hubby showed it to me, I was ready to jump on the next plane and fly back to The Netherlands!

My favourite season is Spring and my favourite flower is the tulip.  I received my Stampin Up order recently and couldn't wait to play with the 2 step bird punch so I could make a card featuring a tulip.  I have seen a lot of cards where the 2 step bird punch wing portion was used to create a tulip.  My Stampin Up demonstrator was also kind enough to give me some punched out ornaments in bright red.  I had also ordered the Framed Tulips embossing folder.

Here is the card I made:

I embossed one of the ornaments through my cuttlebug using the Stampin Up petals a plenty embossing folder.  I then cut off the bottom tip to make it look like a vase and added a small white ribbon to embellish it.
I hand drew the stem and leaves (my drawing skills leave a lot to be desired!).

Here is the inside of the card:

 I will be sending this card to one of my close friends who is Belgian but is married to a Dutch man.  I hope she likes it!

Oma/Anna

Gina K Sketch Spotlight- STVSKSP15

This sketch really appealed to me so I decided to go for it.  I love clean and simple cards and this one fit the bill.
Here is the sketch:

And here is my card:

Here is the inside of the card:

I'm a day late for the challenge but I thoroughly enjoyed making this card and am pleased as punch with how it turned out.

The papers I used are from my stash.  One of the stamps and the sentiment on the inside I used are from Hero Arts Sunshine Flowers.  The others are from my stash.  I used an EK Success punch on the inside on the bottom of the cream cardstock.  My squares on the front of the card are a bit smaller than the ones Gina used in her video.  My squares are 1 3/4 and 1 1/2 inches. As you can see I pretty much cased the card she made.  The ribbon is also from my stash and has some gold glitter in it.  I  never would have thought to punch out parts of a stamped image but for this card it works!

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Thank you Secret Pal

On Monday I received a card and bookmark from my Paper Craft Planet Secret Pal.

I love them both and was blown away by the fact that the colours matched the Jacket of the book that I am currently reading.  Spooky or what!

Here is the card & bookmark

Here is the bookmark with the jacket of the book I am currently reading:

The card looks much nicer in real life.  I didn't have to use the flash on my camera to take the pictures.  

If you enjoy reading novels; Judith Michael has written some really good books.  I have read all but one of the author's books.  Judith Michael is a husband and wife writing team - Judith Barnard and Michael Fain.  The 1st book I read that was written by them was excellent.  The name of that book is Deceptions and it was the story of twin sisters who changed places.  It was such a good book; that I had a hard time putting it down.

  - I love comments!

Canadian Crafter's blog hop

Open to Canadian crafters only.  You can read all about it here.

Have fun!
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Sympathy card

For my brother-in-law whose mother passed away at the age of 92 this morning:

The inside:

I used a stamp set from Verve:  Forever in our hearts.

I went to Verve picture gallery on Splitcoaststampers and cased this card.

I am quite pleased how my card turned out and hope that it conveys my sympathy to my brother-in-law.

On a happier note, Opa & I spent some time with our daughter and "the girls" on Saturday.  It had snowed lightly in the morning; so in the afternoon, we all went outside to clear the snow on the driveway.  My son-in-law has a big snowblower but no snow shovel.  My daughter being the creative person that she is grabbed a rather large broom to clear the driveway:

Here are some more snow clearing pictures that I took:

Janice and Sierra

Brooke 3 1/2

Sierra - 5 1/2

Sierra started to clear the neighbour's driveway and later when we went inside, the neighbour came out and cleared his driveway.  My daughter said that he rarely clears his driveway, that his wife usually does it.  I guess Sierra shamed him into clearing it.

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Valentine card for hubby & Mojo Monday 176

I made this card for the Mojo Monday 176 challenge in time but did not have my camera to take a picture of it.  DD borrowed it so it traveled to Hawaii with her.  It's too bad it was my camera that got to go to Hawaii and not me!  Oh well!

Here's the sketch:

And here is my card:

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My card is rectangle; not round or square but I really liked how it turned out.  Hubby liked it too and has it
displayed on the bookcase beside the vase of tulips he got me for Valentine's day.  The card stock is actually a light shade of cream but it looks white in this picture.  The stamp and sentiment is from CTMH, the butterflies were punched on yellow light weight cardstock to which I had added glitter.


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Happy Valentine's Day!

As promised, here are the valentine easel cards I made for Sierra, Brooke and Amber:

I had to quickly take pictures of them at their house as my daughter had borrowed my camera when she went to Hawaii and I got the camera back yesterday.  Usually I try to take better photos.  Sierra was very anxious to get her card!  Brooke took her card & treat basket upstairs and has it displayed in her room.
I used a digi image that I found here.  I used the coloured version because colouring stamps is not one of my favourite pasttimes!  I used my Martha Stewart heart punch and the designer paper is from my stash.  I can't remember which company made the paper but I thought the colours worked well with the cardstock I chose.

Here are the treat baskets I made for the girls:

I got the tutorial from Dawn here but I made mine a bit bigger (paper was cut 6 x 6 inches).  The heart is a Martha Stewart punch, ribbon on the handle was bought at Michaels.  I got the charm from Stampin Bella a long time ago.  I filled the baskets with Hershey chocolate hearts.

I'll leave you with a picture of my newest granddaughter Amber that my daughter took and that I found on my camera when I got it back from her:

 If this cutie patootie doesn't put a smile on your face, nothing will!

It is almost 2 p.m. and I am tired and sleepy so I am going to lie down for a nap!
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I'm still here!

I have made 4 cards and some valentine goodie boxes.  Unfortunately, I do not have my camera here.  My DD went on a trip to Hawaii with her hubby and Amber and needed a camera as hers is broken so I loaned her mine.  I am hoping to get it back next weekend.  They are now on their way home from Ottawa.  Sierra and Brooke spent some time with grandma in Ottawa while Janice & Amber tagged along with hubby on his business trip to Honolulu.  Here is a picture of them in Honolulu that Janice sent me:

The blue thing on the side of her head is a flower.
I am really looking forward to getting my camera back and uploading all the pictures she took while in Hawaii!

Here is another pic she sent me:

I think my daughter is gorgeous, don't you?  It took them 17 hours to go from Ottawa to Honolulu.  They flew from Ottawa to Calgary and then after a 4 hr. layover, they flew to Honolulu. On the way back, they flew to Vancouver and then on to Ottawa.  When the plane was ascending in Calgary; they encountered some turbulence.  My daughter was freaked out and scared shitless but Amber just sat there and giggled the entire time!  My daughter is like me, not too fond of flying in an airplane.   Amber was an excellent traveller and spent her nap times under a palm tree on the beach.

I was able to talk to Janice several times via Skype video which was awesome.  Janice was also able to talk to Sierra and Brooke via Skype.  They were really good for their grandma and there were only a few times when the tears flowed.  When they saw Janice, Amber and Rob again, they were more interested in what Mommy and Daddy bought for them in Hawaii - Kids!

I hope they have a safe trip driving home today from Ottawa to Milton which is normally a 5 hr. trip but will probably take longer due to breast feeding Amber, food and pottie breaks.  I missed them while they were away and can't wait to see them again next weekend.