Take time for detours!

 Happy Sunday!


I made this card for Amy's 14th Birthday - Happy Birthday Amy! 
I've had this image for some time and was so looking forward to using it with these fab papers!

I would like to share my card at:
Our Creative Corner - Shabby chic - my colours are not very feminine but I think the image, the papers and all the distressing make it fit the challenge
and
Cupcake Craft Challenges - book lover


Enjoy the rest of your weekend! It rained all night here and looks like it is going to rain all day so we are staying indoors!


Hugs,
Shanna :)


What I used:
papers: Bo Bunny - Weekend Market Collection
stamps: Uptown Girl Molly (Stamping Bella)- available at DAT'S
sentiment: CTMH
Tim Holtz - Distress Ink (Antique linen), Filmstrip ribbon
misc embellishments

Happy Birthday Cars - CAS

Hooray for Friday!
My card today is for the challenge over at CAS-ual Fridays - masculine card using designer paper.
Many months ago, this became one of my go-to quickie designs - perfect for using up scraps of patterned paper. It was originally based on a sketch at Less is More.

I have also discovered that I LOVE tying my Bella bling donuts on with twine or baker's twine. 


Word of the day - this one popped up in one of the stories we were reading together and I hesitated about how to explain it to the boys - I think I told them it referred to a person who is not so good...
fiend - 1) devil 2) demon 3) an extremely wicked or cruel person 4) a person excessively devoted to a pursuit 5) addict


Sure hope you have a great weekend!


Shanna :)

Happy Birthday!

Yikes, things have been busy here, leaving little time for blogging. My previous post shows just some of what we were up to on the weekend - besides hiking, I did yard work, laundry, cooking, learned how to use a drill, built a frame covered in netting to protect my strawberry patch from the birds, baked a strawberry/rhubarb pie, went to see The Avengers with the boys and the list goes on. The weekend was packed with fun - when Tuesday morning arrived, I decided I wanted to go on vacation, lol! 

Oh well, I'm back today with a card for the current JUGS challenge. It's a colour challenge - blue, white and yellow. I LOVE these colours together! I don't tend to use a great deal of yellow, but this was a good reason to play.







A quick story...Chester was not feeling well and stayed home from school on Tuesday. It was a damp and rainy day. When we left the house to pick his brother up from daycare, I put on my red polkadot rubber boots (see exhibit "A" on left) along with the inner liner of my ski jacket which is a rather flashy pattern with purple, bright yellow and black and struck a "pose" before heading out the door. ( I was quite the sight - even I was considering whether I might embarrass myself...)


 Although Chester has not really expressed thus far that he is totally embarrassed by his parents (I'm sure it will happen soon enough) - this is what he said to me: "Mom, aren't those the kind of boots you fill with dirt and plant flowers in???" Hmm, am I just in denial - is he embarrassed by me but too nice to say it?!?!? We had quite the giggle!!!


Shanna


p.s. Sorry Fluffy, I keep talking about pie don't I? Just remember that reading about it doesn't cost you any calories. If I keep this up, I am going to have to do a LOT more hiking!!! That was A LOT of pie in one weekend - good thing I had people to help me eat it!


What I used:
stamps: May Stamp of the month CTMH - Friendship bouquet
CTMH sentiment from the stamp set that accompanies the Cricut Art Philosophy cartridge
papers: Authentique - Genuine (available at DAT'S)
gems - Queen & Co. Twinkle Princess Cut (also avail. at DAT'S)
raffia, machine stitching

A visit to the Giant that Sleeps

What a beautiful day! We hiked the Middlebrun Bay Trail at Sleeping Giant Provincial Park. The trail is a little more than 4 kms, but we were treated with this fantastic view from the rocky beach when we arrived.

Middlebrun Bay

We stopped in at Silver Islet after our hike and brought home a fantastic lemon meringue pie after chatting with the local store owners. YUM!

  The store at Silver Islet

Middlebrun Bay, Sleeping Giant Provincial Park




Word of the day:


fen - low swampy land


The information we found about our hike told us that we would find a secluded beach as well as a fascinating wetland known as a fen. We weren't sure what a "fen" was, so had to look it up. The beach was definitely the most fascinating part and definitely made the hike worthwhile!

Happy Lights

Hooray, the weekend is almost here!!! What a week it has been! I won't bore you with the details, just so glad the weekend is nearly here!

Well, here we are heading into the first long weekend of the summer season and I have made Christmas cards, go figure! Well, I'm glad to say that's two more for the stash! 


I took these fun photos when we went home to Southern Ontario for Christmas this year - had so much fun photographing everything with the freshly fallen snow - and couldn't wait to turn them into cards. You can bet I'll be mass producing a few more of these, but I need your help - blue card base or black? I just can't decide, though the black alone would make them thinner and easier to mail. Your opinion?

I would like to share today's card at:
Cute Card Thursday - sparkle (a little or a lot)
Christmas Card Challenges


Well, I was able to stop by DAT'S today and pick up some NEW FUN stash - so hoping to get into my scraproom soon to play!


Thanks so much for stopping by!


Shanna :)


p.s. I've been neglecting my "word of the day" - here is today's from the book I'm reading with the boys "Martin the Warrior" by Brian Jacques - they LOVE this book and I am so happy there are many in the series.
limpet - any of numerous gastropod sea mollusks with a conical shell that clings to rocks or timbers.


What I used:
corner punch
Bazzill Basics Paper Rub-ons (come in packs of 10) - available at DAT'S
gems

Challenge #3 - Congrats/Graduation

It's time for challenge number three from DAT'S Designing Divas! 

This time, the theme is Congratulations or Graduation. Click on over to see what the DT has come up with for this timely challenge. We look forward to seeing what you have to share with us!


Take care,
Shanna :)


What I used:
stamps: "Grad" from Technique Tuesday 
papers: MME - On the Bright Side - One
ribbon: SU
Twinkle Goosebumps from Queen & Co.
all items available at DAT'S except the SU ribbon

Say what? No patterned paper?

 This week's challenge over at Cupcake is to make a card using no patterned paper - a difficult task except that I had this fabulous stamp sitting on my scrap table just waiting to be inked! I think it lends itself quite well to a CAS style card.

I made two versions because I couldn't figure out which I liked better. What say you? Stitching or hand-bombed lines? Plain white card base, or mounted on a black base for more contrast?

Yikes am I ever tired! Tired enough to nap after work, yep you heard it! I think I might still be recovering from my super busy work trip last week and perhaps fighting off some germs as Doodlepants has some nice ones just now. Oh well, this too shall pass... (hopefully sooner than later!)

A shot of my Pasque flower taken about a week ago. This is a lovely early bloomer (with many flowers in the bunch) that is comfortable in our cooler climate here. This plant was transplanted from a friend's garden last summer and is doing well.  I think I need more of these for lots of pretty purple blooms to go with all my daffodils!


Stay tuned for the next challenge from DAT'S Designing Divas!


Take care,
Shanna :)

Celebrate

Today's card is for Crazy for Challenges - an inspiration challenge
I used some of the fabulous colours from the eggs in the photo. Love these papers from MME!

Happy Mother's Day!
Shanna :)


What I used:

papers: MME Lost & Found Two - Rosy 6x6 pad

ribbon: SU

paper flowers: punched out of an old dictionary I picked up at a yard sale

wooden buttons: from DAT'S