Nov.11/08

Cards for Christmas. These are latest ones I've made including a "box in a bag" from a tutorial on Splitcoasters -
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/resources/tutorials/boxinabag/

It's late now and I'm too tired to post all the "recipes" for these cards. Perhaps in a day or two....

Thurs, Nov.6/08

This week was my turn to post the "Weekly Challenge" over on Inkstainers. So I challenged everyone to make round cards. They didn't have to be Christmas ones. I was just getting an early start on my stash.

I used a coffee can for the template, my Quickutz scalloped circle cutters, and the Marvy blue circle punch. The red is Bazzill Bling cardstock on which I stamped a lacy snowflake in Encore metallic ink. The christmas holly paper is run through the Cuttlebug Holly embossing folder (hard to see in the scan. My camera's battery had died!) I stamped the verse on green paper in white craft ink, embossed with white powder, and tied with copper cord. They are small cards and definitely a challenge!

Sharon

Nov.5/08

Well, the Blog Hop was a lot of Fun!!!

Congrats to Heather Jeffers for having all the correct answers.

Sharon

Blog Hop Scavenger Hunt

Today I'm hosting a Blog Hop Scavenger Hunt over at Inkstainers. The questions are out and now I'm just waiting for the answers. Hope the ladies are having fun...I had fun putting it together. I enjoyed reading about what everyone is up to, and seeing their creativity.

Sharon

Sat. Nov.1/08

It was a gorgeous sunny day today with crisp air. Peter and I walked with Penny this morning to a local restaurant for breakfast. We tie her to a tree outside the window - she can see us and stays there quietly, waiting for a little corner of toast when we are finished, her treat for being a 'good girl'. So we had a nice aerobic walk, good breakfast and my kitchen was clean! LOL. Peter worked a bit outside raking leaves, but I decided to stamp since I already had my fresh air.

I used the Spellbinder Shapeabilities Cardinal & Finch die. I did the cardinal's markings with a Black Micron pen, then covered with Stickles red and copper glitter. It is mounted with pop-dots.The pinecone by Hero Arts is stamped with copper ink; snowflake swirl also in copper ink. Verse by Rhonna Farrer is embossed with Christmas Red Tinsel embossing powder. I used the Fiskars Threading Water scallop/circle punch on patterned paper, lined with red cardstock to make the border, and stamped with a small snowflake stamp in Stampin'Up! Purely Pomegranate ink.

Tuesday, Oct.28

Today I took a trip to Antigonish to Lisa's store- her new line of "Creative Cafe" was in and she was having an open house. Her hubby even built a cafe counter with stools. The goodies are in plastic jars lining the shelves, like coffee beans or candies. Wow! Lots of neat things to play with. I bought some of the journalling strips, some felt words/phrases by Creative Cafe; also some new clear stamps by Clearly Inspired, new BoBunny christmas paper,two Cuttlebug folders and some Bazzill. Everything was 20% off, so it wasn't too bad on the 'ole wallet! LOL. This is a drawing of the cafe from the "CC" website so you get an idea of the art bar. Hope I'm not breaking any copyright rules here by posting this!!!!


I got inspired after seeing some of Marilyn's wonderful cards. Here's one I made tonight using a Tin Can Mail/Inkadinkadoo stamp that I bought on sale last year after the holidays. The whole tag is the image on the stamp- I stamped in Timber Brown and sponged SU Olive, Forest Foliage and Caramel inks for the background colour. The other papers are holly-My Mind's Eye; music notes "7 Gysies", and SU Copper embossed with the script Cuttlebug folder. The brads are the sugar coated Doodlebug ones.

Wed.,Oct.22/08

I've been very lax about posting since the summer. Now that the cooler weather is coming, I'll have to start keeping up my blog. Here are some cards I made lately.

Oct. 2/08 Harraseeket Inn, Freeport, Maine

Here are pics of the Peter and I, and Rick and Nancy at the Harraseeket Inn, Freeport, Maine (road trip last weekend). The first ones are of our beautiful room. We had just arrived and checked-in, then went looking for the lounge where the afternoon tea was held, which was included with the cost of the room. Was it ever tasty; little fancy sandwiches, sweets, chocolate dipped strawberries, scones with cream, fresh sliced fruit (honey dew melon, watermelon, grapes, pineapple), and plate of cheeses. A lady was playing the piano adding a nice musical atmosphere. Was she ever talented - most of the time she played without following any sheet music. As you can see, the table was loaded with goodies!

These are pics of Boothbay Harbour, the only time in three days that it wasn't pouring rain, but it was very foggy! The large schooner was moored near where we ate lunch. Peter and I had been to Boothbay Hbr. many years ago. At that time there was an ice cream hut located right on the wharf. Well, it was still there, so we decided to take a break and have a tasty homemade cone and creamy ice cream.

September 1/08

Here's my card for the weekly challenge on Inkstainers. Actually, I incorporated two challenges - Cindy's August 18th to use the Zindorf technique, and Cheryl's August 25th to make a long card 4 x 7".

I used Brilliance inks for a bit of shine, and Bazzill Bling C/S. The outside border is embossed with black EP as well as the bird, which I cut out and mounted with pop-dots. It is coloured with twinkling h20's for more glimmer.

Summer Aug 1/08

Wow, I can't believe how the time has flown since my last posting. We've been enjoying the past few weeks at Chance Harbour. The swimming has been very good with the water warming up early due to the week of hot humid weather early in July. Here are a few pics, but I realize I didn't take any of the actual cottage. That will have to be another time....

First pic - Penny on the point. That was the day after Tropical Storm Cristobal came by Nova Scotia. The water was really rough.

Second pic - our beach to the right of the path.

The third pic is the path through the woods from the front of the cottage to the beach. Lots of birch trees.

Fourth pic -Penny checking out a crab in the seaweed on the rocks. This pic and the fifth one are older pics -

Fifth- Penny going after her fetch bouy. She likes to jump off the rocks.

Sixth - Peter relaxing.

Seven- The beach to the left of the path. That is the point where Penny is standing in the first pic.