Latte Love

In September, a friend and I were out shopping.  In a major bookstore she spied a knitted coffee cozy for a travel mug and fell in love.  Until she looked at the price tag.  “Put that down!” I told her, “I can make you one”.  Her eyes got wide and said “Really?!”, “Sure, I can knit. How hard can it be?” I’ve never knitted in the round on double pointed needles. How hard can it be? It’s not impossible, but it sure was a challenge! After a few re-reads of my “I learned to knit” book; an in-depth conversation with my Nonna (Italian for grandmother) over Thanksgiving dinner (Canadian Thanksgiving is in October), a quick...

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Wildflower Kids Rubber Stamp Release Day!

Wildflower Kids Rubber Stamp Company is releasing two great sets today available exclusively at Stamp Happens. No Girls Allowed             and Pretty in Pink           Aren’t they great?! I get to play with Pretty in Pink and I had so much fun colouring them up…until I spilled my water all over the table!  Good news: I only ruined 1 out of 2 projects.  Bad news: I ruined 1 out of 2 projects. Guess that’s how the cookie crumbles! So here’s the project that was not affected by the tsunami on the table, I haven’t made a 4.25 x 4.25” note card in a...

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Twilight Tuesday.com New Moon Blog Hop!

*You should have arrived here from April D’s blog. If you haven’t please go back to Twilight Tuesday’s home page to start the hop* I was so excited and honoured when I was asked to be a Guest Designer for the New Moon hop. I knew I’d have to bring my A- game after a very long hiatus in the TTIC weekly challenges (after formerly participating in every one!). I love these ladies and what TTIC has become over the past year. I pondered and pondered over what I would do. I wanted the project to represent New Moon well; and y’all know I’m Team Edward *swoon* but New Moon really is about Jacob and Bella. Although Jacob drove me batty...

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4 Morgans; 2 sketches; and a whole lotta Sassy Christmas cards!

Dear Beth, creator and owner of Stamp Insanity Stamps. I heart you. I heart Morgan and I heart the Naughty and Nice set. I took some non-traditional Christmas colours and went to town, using first the MojoMonday sketch and, this will qualify for the Basic Grey Challenge this week too. I heart Morgan so much, I made another card, switching the Basic Grey Eskimo Kisses paper. I heart her even more, I found Jen Del Muro’s SFYTT and made another, using more BG Eskimo Kisses, and the very last of my coveted SU Purely Pomegranate paper. “who you callin’ a Ho Ho Ho” Beth, you are a genius. Did I tell you I heart...

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Wildflower Kids Snowman has left the building!

Remember this guy?  I sized him and coloured him for a gift tag, but then it wasn’t working, so I made this card?   Well, the Wildflower Kids Snowman, lets call him Sid, he was talking to his friend Pax the Penguin. Pax told Sid the Snowman about this new housing development that was going up and that Pax was really happy living there. So Sid packed up. He left. He gave his notice to his landlord and packed up his stuff and moved out!       Sid is all unpacked at his new place and wants to invite you over to check it out. Sid is soo much happier in his new place! The windows! The view is just...

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Pax the Penguin…in a snow globe?

Have you seen these snow globe cards making the rounds? They’re just awesome! I found this tutorial at SCS and it’s really simple to follow. I was lucky enough to win Pax the Penguin from the The Character Cafe Blog Hop last week, ( I was super thrilled, because he was my favourite out of all the new releases) and thought he was perfect for trying in the snow globe. Isn’t he CUTE!?? I used the Imaginisce paper again, and some SU Real Red ribbon. SU Certainly Celery makes the card base. I used embossing powder to make the snow at the top of the globe and stamped the snowflakes in Opaque Staz-on cotton ink. Here’s a look at the...

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In Flander’s fields

the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields. ~Lieutenant  Colonel John McRae, MD (1872-1918); Canadian Army Written May 3rd, 1915; Published December 8th, 1915. To the...

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Holiday release from Stamp Insanity

Beth from Stamp Insanity has done it again! You will LOVE the 3 holiday releases!  And where do you get them? Well, thanks for asking! At Stamp Happens of course! They are the only place on the web to order Stamp Insanity stamps! The Holiday release has so many awesome images, but truthfully, the sentiments are my fav! A little on the edgy side and a whole lotta fun! So lets get to it! My image is from the Naughty and Nice set: Stamp Insanity Morgan is channeling her playful side! Card base is SU Old Olive, layered with Bashful Blue and Real Red.  The DP is from Imagininisce Polar Expressions Pine and Peppermint and super sparkly!...

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Wildflower Kids Digital ‘Tis the Season

I think the right side of my brain has ADD.  The right side of our brain is the creative side (vs. the left side which is responsible for logical thought) and mine seems to be ALL over the place lately. Remember yesterday, when I said I had a completely different vision for that winter card? Another main image? Well, I just couldn’t sit still while that image sat coloured, cut out and ready to use on my stamp table.  Truth be told, I printed out the snowman digital image planning on making gift tags.  Then I got sidetracked by patterned paper.  See, I told you, I think my right brain has ADD. I went to a trusted sketch site...

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Mojo (111) on a Thursday

  It’s been so long since I participated in the MojoMonday sketch,  but after seeing Donna’s incredible take on the sketch, I was inspired!   I had a completely different vision for this card, a different main image in fact.  But it wasn’t working with the distressed look of the card.  So I switched it up at the last second. I apologize for the dark pictures…I’m still awaiting my delivery of Photoshop and I’m counting the days! The DP is Cosmo Cricket, and I’m totally in love with it!   I distressed the edges with TH Frayed Burlap ink; the image panel is SU Very Vanilla with some Frayed Burlap rubbed...

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Win my Twilight Bookmarks on ThingsMommysLove!

Check it out! To celebrate the release of New Moon, ThingsMommysLove blog is having 18 days of giveaways! You can win one of two sets of my Twilight bookmarks on ThingsMommysLove! Rules are outlined on ThingsMommysLove and don’t forget, I’ve got new Twilight Bookmarks available in my Etsy store! Good Luck! Ps- LeighAnn, I still need your addy to mail you your blog candy! :) Happy Tuesday! Ciao for now, Technorati Tags: twilight,vampire,werewolf,bookmarks,A Paper Buffet,ThingsMommysLove,giveaway,contest,New Moon...

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Blog Candy Winner!

Ok, so here’s the list of all the entries; for those who linked in their side bar and told me, you got a second entry.  Some of the comments didn’t have direct links to blogs, so if you did link to your blog but didn’t mention it, I had no way of checking…It seems that Echo will be going away soon (for those of us who don’t want to pay for it) and a new CommentLuv enabled system is in the works. Hopefully that will work out any kinks. On to the list! 1. Alison 2. Jen 3. Sarabeth 4. Donna 5. LeighAnn 6. Maureen 7. Rebecca 8. LanaC 9. Margie 10. Margie 11. DragonLady 12. DragonLady 13. Ginette 14. Annelies 15. Katrin 16. Katrin...

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