Oh Christmas Tree

Good evening everyone.  Hope you all have had a good week.  This is the last long weekend of the summer.  A very busy time in our town.  The last weekend to spend at the cottage before the kids are back in school.  This one I'm sitting out.  Spending some much needed time with the family.  And getting the kids ready for school.  Yesterday we were off to Orillia for some clothes shopping.  My two favorite stores are now side by side there.  Value Village and Payless Shoes.  A quick stop at the mall for hubbie, add Sam discovered a new store there.  Ardenes.  They have expanded to a larger store, with clothing and accessories.  It was hard to drag her out of there. 

A quick card to show you.  Last night I wanted to play with my Pearl Ex.  I found a stencil of a Christmas tree and laying it on the blue paper I used versa mark.  I then used a stencil brush and pounced the pearl ex where I wanted it on the image.  Carefully remove the stencil so as not to get the color all over the paper. And spray a sealer over the image.  I then added a few gems just to add to it.  Mounted this on red cardstock.  I then stamped in red the music background right onto the white card.  I then mounted the image onto the card with foam squares. 

happy crafting

dee ;o)

A Lifetime Together

I've just realized that I hadn't posted the card that I made for the card swap.  It was so much fun I've signed up for the next one.  Just waiting to hear how many have to be made this time. 

On this one I choice to try out my coloring skills with markers.  Not bad for a first attempt.  This round a border punch must be used. 

happy crafting

dee ;o)

On a Roll With Christmas

Well, it seems I'm on a Christmas roll.  I liked Pams sketch so much I did another one.  I found the image already made up in my stash bucket.  The glitter was added on two way tape and some cord wrapped around.  The bottom was a bad move.  It looks great with the plaid paper showing on the bottom, but when I went to stand it up to take a pic, I found the problem.  The bottom is uneven, and won't stand.

I'm entering this on in 365 Cards-Day 172-Super Sketchy Sunday

happy crafting

dee ;o) 

Card Swap

Good evening everyone.  Well holidays are over and I've made it through two days of work.  Although it was tough.  And I'm looking forward to a day off tomorrow.  The upside today, I was able to pick up my Card Swap cards from the Craft Nook.  Ohhh how exciting.  Sitting down to see what everyone has been working on.  We have alot of talented ladies around here.  I'd like to share them with you.

happy crafting

dee ;o)

Simple Christmas

Good evening everyone.  I have enjoyed my last day of freedom.  Tomorrow is back to work.  But I did manage to sit down today and make a card. 

After making the Christmas card the other day, I dug out an album I've been working on for a couple years.  As I was going through all the embellishments I found a package of stickers I'd picked up at the dollar store.  When I saw the cardinal I just knew what I was doing with it.  It would go perfect on the sketch from 365 Cards. Pam did an awesome job on the sketch.  Simple is my favorite.

 Here is the sketch. Day 172-Super Sketchy Sunday

happy crafting

dee ;o)   

Seasons Greetings

Afternoon everyone.  What a glorious day we are having here today.  The sun is shining, although the breeze is cool.  But not like yesterday.  Cloudy, cold.  The coolness brought on images of winter and inspired me to make a Christmas card. 

It took a few tries with the tree to get the technique, but I finally managed to get the images lined up just right and the ink not to smudge.  I even managed to make it for a challenge. 





You can find this great sketch over at jingle belles.  Stop on by and check it out.

happy crafting

dee ;o)

Puppy Love

Morning everyone.  Hope you are enjoying your weekend.  The countdown is on till the end of holidays.  Two days to go.  The weather has turned cooler and it feels like a lazy day.  I think it's going to be a jammie day.   It has been a great two weeks.  We managed to get alot of yard work done. 

Yesterday we went to visit my mother in law.  It's an hour and half drive.  She lives in a retirement home, so the visit is quick.  A little visit, take her out for lunch,and another visit, then the drive home.  After lunch at Kelsey's we stopped at their local Hobbie store.  They don't supply much crafting items, but I did manage to find Laurie Speltz"s Instant Images Pocket Template.  Now I know all the instructions tell you to use paints (which I have alot of) but I thought why won't my distress inks work.  Well, they do to go from light to dark when layering, but from dark to light not so good.  But for a first attempt it turned out not bad. 

I do enjoy doing the one layer cards, and working with the inks.  I'll have to blow the dust off my paints and give them a try with the template.

happy crafting

dee ;o) 

Socks

One week down, one to go.  How time flies when your having fun.  Lots of outside work getting done.   We spent a day in Toronto shopping for a day.  Oh so much walking.  Some crafting getting done.  Although I find the kids go to bed so late now, I don't have time for me time before I'm off to bed.  But I have managed to finish a pair of socks that I started in the winter.

happy crafting

dee ;o)

Reconstruction

Evening everyone.  Holidays are going great.  So far I've done nothing but relax, and laundry.  Yesterday was spent sitting outside reading.  It was an overcast day with a few sprinkles of rain here and there.  But our little sitting area is a cluster trees and I didn't feel a drop. 

What a glorious day today.  Nice sunshine, warm weather without the humidity.  The perfect day to work in the backyard.  Hubbie dismantled the race track and rebuilt it.  I guess you can't run the same track every year.  I was surprised how quick it went.  He and Grant pulled up the pipe and rearranged it, while Sam and I raked and weeded it.  Since we haven't had much rain it is really dry and you can't race on it.  So it will take a day of watering and rolling it smooth, and it's ready to go. 

Here is a pic of the new patio beside the race track.  We used the table for the first time there tonight.  Farther from the house to carry everything, but it doesn't get the sun that the other patio does.

Must get working on my cards.  I have till the 18th to have my swap cards finished. 

happy crafting

dee ;o)

Hurray Hurray Vacation Time

Hello everyone.  Here I am, just after midnight, my first day of vacation.  So looking forward to some family time.  Hubbie has been on holidays for a week now, and I get to join him for two weeks.  So looking forward to the time at home.  Stress free.  After working a very busy long weekend I'm ready.  And to start it off today I was stung by a wasp. 

Never be the look out for the man poking the wasp nest with a stick.  They have crawled under the top edge of the hot tub and made a nest.  After weeks of spraying there has been no activity, with lots of dead wasps on the ground.  Today we decide to pull the panel off the side of the hot tub to get at the nest.  Panel off, nothing seems to be happening.  Man takes stick to remove nest, wasp appears from nowhere.  Right at me, bit me right through my shirt on the arm.  Holy crap did that hurt.  Let me tell you, he was on his own to spray it again. 

Well, watching a bit more of the Olympics since I don't have to get up in the morning. 

happy crafting

dee ;o)

Card Swap

Evening everyone.  What a way to get back into a project.  Our local card store is having their first card swap.  I thought, what the heck, I can do this.  Just got the official e-mail, nine people signed up.  That's right, I have to make nine cards all the same.  Fun, looking forward to seeing the variety of cards I will get back.  It's also giving me a chance to play with my new spectrum noir markers.  I've chosen a stamp to color in.  After the coloring is done I'm not sure what I'll do.  I'll get back to you.

happy crafting

dee ;o)