On vacation!

Just a quick note that I am boston right now as my cousin is running in the Boston marathon tomorrow and we are we here to support him and we are loving it! And as a side note I am posting this from my new iPad! And it's amazing! I will be posting some pictures when I get home!

Thanks for stopping by!

Little D

Just a quick note....

Well whatever was happening with the Mac is all better.....for now!  For some reason it decided it wanted to disconnect from the network - but things seem to be much better!  No picture to post but I will have one done this week.  My boss turns 5o this year and we're having a potluck on Thursday and I was asked to make her card....NO PRESSURE!  It's actually fine - I really get along with my boss so this isn't anything that will stress me out!  So I have to have it done by Wednesday night so I should have it posted soon!

We're finally having our House Warming party this upcoming weekend!  Still not quite fully unpacked....but slowly and surely we're getting there!  I think I will also have some pics of the craft room to post.  The room still isn't quite done - but I don't think I'll have it finished before the weekend.  But we'll see!

Thanks for stoppin' by!

Little D

Christmas, Goodbye and Crazy Computers!

Well here are my cards for Tracy's Christmas Challenge. The challenge was to use snowmen and I love this image! I used an old Mojo Monday sketch for the layout and I really love these cards!! I went against my normal size and thought I'd try something a little different and voila - here they are and on time!

This is a card I made for a friend who is moving to Vancouver this week. She is taking quite a courageous step taking a job that she's never done before - still in radio - but it sounds like an amazing adventure for her! She is really looking forward to it and even though we'll miss her like crazy - it's the best thing she can do for herself! I used my Lion stamp as the Lion is the symbol of courage from the Wizard of Oz - so I thought it was quite appropriate!! Good luck Andy!!

Well things here are settling down abit as Ringette is over. We ended up in 5th in Provincials - not the result we wanted - but our team played incredibly well under the circumstances so it was a great way to end the season.

And here I thought I'd have a couple of weeks off before I got into ball season - but because we've had enough decent weather - we have practice tomorrow night!! I can hear my muscles screaming already!!

My Mac has crashed yet again - so we've decided to finally take it in. Doesn't mean too much for me other than I've lost my computer in my craft room so have to use the one on the main floor. A bit of an inconvenience but at least I can still get on-line!! Hopefully they can get it figured out and soon!! This running up and down the ladder sucks!

Thanks for stoppin' by!

Little D

Birthdays, Partying, and Gearing up for Provincials

Well - first off - I did survive the night out at Ranchman's and actually had a very good time!  It's been a while since I've had a real good night out!  I was planning on being home between 10 and 11.....cab dropped me off at 1:08 am....had a great time!  10 - 12 Paralyzers I'm sure had something to do with that - but who can say?

This week has brought two more birthdays!  This one I made for a friend of mine - her birthday is tomorrow.  The mushroom is another Expressions creation.  The frog is from SU Frolicking Frogs.  It's a fun set - one I haven't used very much.  This isn't how the card started out.  I didn't like how I added some bling to to so I just cut out the main image and stuck a neutral color behind it.  Not my best work.  I do like the main image on this card.  I used distress ink behind the images to help make them pop a little  

This one I made for my sister who's birthday is actually today!  Happy Birthday Paula!  This is a simple layer card - but I absolutely love this DP!  It's from s-e-i Black Orchid stack pad.  I've used the paper a couple of times now and I love how the colors mix.  Color combos I normally wouldn't consider - but I love this.  It's quite simple - however - after it's was put together - decided I really need to focus when I'm cutting my paper - not all quite even.  But I really do like how this card came together!

We didn't win our ringette last weekend - but the important thing about the game is that we played very well and we were quite focused for the most part.  All things we want to take forward going into Provincials next weekend!  I'm really excited about it.  I believe we have a strong chance of coming in the top 3.  I'll definitely let you know how we do!

I have a couple of more cards to make this week - another birthday and a good-bye card.  One the gals I play ringette and softball with is moving to Vancouver on April 1 - and it's not an April Fools joke.  She's in Radio and an opportunity for her came up and it was one she couldn't refuse.  She's wanted to be in the Vancouver area for quite some time - so this is a great thing for her.  Sucky for us - but great for her!

Plus I have to work on Tracy's Christmas Challenge the month.  I didn't get last month's in on time so I really got to get this one done!

So this will be a busy week for me!

Thanks for stoppin' by!

Little D 

Does time ever stop passing so fast?

Well I'm back in my craft room and I realize that it's been almost two weeks since my last posting!  Unbelievable!  Where does the time go  - really??  Where does it go?  And I know there are those 'professional' bloggers who post every day - and ya know  who don't like to follow us lowley once a week bloggers - but hey - it is what it is!  Sorry Allison - couldn't resist!!  That's if you even check my blog!!  LOL.....gotta love inside jokes!!

This is a card that I made for a friend at work who's mom passed away.  I always find Sympathy cards hard to do - but I really like how this came together.  And it gave me a good chance to play with my new Expressions machine which I'm definitely getting used to and really starting to like.

My craft room is very slowly getting put together but I think will still be a bit of work.  We are now into playoffs for Ringette and I have a game tomorrow morning and if we win by 3 we play Sunday and Monday as well.  The good thing is we've already qualified for Provincials which are the last weekend in March here in Calgary and after that's done - I'll have about a month break before ball season starts!  I really don't know what I would do if I didn't have my sports....I know - I'd be a daily blogger - I'm sure of it!!  LOL.

It's another friend from work's birthday on Monday and we're heading to the Ranchman's tomorrow night......am I looking forward to it?? Let me put it to you this way - the Ranchman's as it sounds - is a country bar......I am not a Country girl....I'm definitely a rock and roll kinda girl so the idea of having a fun night out with the girls is very exciting - but the whole idea of being in a country bar for several hours does not appeal to me!  This is her card I made - a bit appropriate as it's a bit of county styling.  I used Mojo Monday Sketch for this week.

I'll let you know how well I survived the night!

Thanks for stoppin by!

Little D

Too Emotional to Craft

What a weekend!

okay - so I was all se to get my challenge done for Tracy's Christmas challenge - even had all the pieces cut and read to go after the hockey game yesterday......so much for that plan! Talk about an emotional weekend! Wow was that a fantastic final weekend of the Olympics! I have never been more proud to be Canadian than after this weekend! It started Friday night with Canada vs Finland - and we were at Nancy's for Calgals....I had two birthday cards to make for Saturday and the 5 cards for Tracy's Christmas Challenge.....plus Nancy had a color challenge for us as well....talk about a stress filled night....how was I going to focus on my projects at hand whilst the hockey game was on...thank goodness for a big screen TV in the basement right by the crafting area! Well I got to work on my two birthday cards.





This is the card I made for my nephew Kevan who was in town from Surrey, BC along with his brother and mom. This was also Nancy's color challenge - so I was able to kill two birds with one stone! I really like how this came together - quite a fun card. Kevan was our ring bearer at our wedding when he was 7 - he's now 23....unbelieveable!





This was the card I made for my Niece. She's much older than I'd care to admit right now!! I LOVE this card - so much so that I didn't want to give it to her!! I made the flowers like Merlie had on her blog and really like this technique. You cut out the flowers and crumple them then use clear embossing power and emboss them. They end up with a nice clear finish and very firm.


So then it was on to the Christmas Challenge. I did really well - getting the main images and layers complete. All I needed to do was add some embellishments which I got all ready to go Saturday night - lots of time for putting them together in time for the deadline.....little did I know that the Canada vs USA game was going to be as stressfull as it was. I knew it was going to be a great game - but to have it end the way it ended was too much for me. And as I watched the rest of the country react the same way I did - just made it even more emotional for me. I was so emotionally exhausted that I literally did not have any energy to do anything the rest of the night. But with that - I was in bed at a decent hour and woke up refreshed and rearing to go. Got home after work and was able to get them done - a little past the deadline - but none the less - done!



I think they turned out okay - loving the Olympic Colors!

Anyhow - now that the Olympics are over - I should be able to get back to my 'normal' routine again!


Thanks for Stoppin' by!

Little D

Time Flies When You're Crazy Busy

I can't believe my last posting was January 31st!  But things have been pretty busy in my world.  This will be just an update to get back in touch!

Hubby had knee surgery.  They fixed the meniscus which was a bit damage and we were worried about his ACL.  His surgeon didn't touch his ACL this time - but he definitely wants to talk some more about it - so it does look like he'll be having more knee surgery - we just don't know when.  He has his follow up appointment this coming week so we'll see what the surgeon has to say!

I was then in Spruce Grove - just north of Edmonton for a Ringette Tournament.  And even though we went 2-1 in the round robin - we got bumped from the final by having to go to a 3rd tie-breaker rule.  It was quite frustrating to not make it the final.  But we did have a good night bonding with the team and there was quite a bit of drinking......a good weekend heading into our playoffs which start in a couple of weeks.

The house is really starting to come together - still no pics of the new craft room as it's not quite finished.  Still want a couple of more pieces to put it all together.  I'm hoping that it'll be more or less done by the end of this month and I'll be able to post some pictures.

I finally caved and bought a Cricket Expressions.  I've been back and forth on whether or not to get one and hubby and I were at Michaels getting some framing done and I was back over in the area looking at them.  The cartridges were on sale and they had the Breast Cancer special Edition one - so - finally bit the bullet and got it.  Haven't had much time to play with it yet - but Tracy did come over and helped me break it in!

And now the Olympics are on and I am an Olympic Snob - I love the Olympics so I watch as much as I can and being in Vancouver which is an amazing city - they time difference is only an hour so it works out very well for me!  Some of the Olympics that have been in other parts of the world really screws up my sleep for two weeks!  But with them being so close - I get home from work and the nights we are not out - I'm on my couch from 5:o0 until Midnight watching all the action!  The Olympics is in essence true athleticism at it's best.  It's where anything can happen and the underdog can come out on top.   And the emotion these competitors show are true and so very honest that you  can't help feel what they are experiencing.   And makes you want to be part of it.  The Visa Commercials with Morgan Freedman narrating are the best.  GO WORLD is right.  The Olympics always have an underlying message of peace and hope for the world.  Hopefully that underlying message can come through in every day life and not just every two years.

Anyhow - that's my udpate for now....sorry for the delay - and I'll try and post again next week with some actual pictures of stuff I've made!  I know I'll be working on Tracy's Christmas Challenge again!

Thanks for Stoppin' by!

Little D