House Mouse Challenge

Guess I'm gonna have to get these cute little guys out of my system!
Had to get it out of the way cause tomorrow will be a new CCAYR Challenge!

House Mouse & Friends Monday Challenge is:

LOVE THEMED projects with MORE than one HEART .
A great challenge just in time for Valentine's Day!


Here's mine!

And Sheree...I am working on my Stampscape!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!

House Mouse Challenge

Go figure!

I do not find every Challenge on the internet and participate......I do the Christmas Cards All Year 'Round; and seriously; that's just common sense!
I'm going to make a conscious effort to play along with Craft a Scene, because I LOVE Stampscapes.

BUT!
I have been in awe of this site since I found it, I think my weakness might be the House Mouses!
I've followed, and drooled over the creations shown here for a long time...all right, I'm a lurker!

But look......I made a card for the Challenge!

Not the best picture; I couldn't get little Bumble to show up better; he really is done in black, I just did a little pink in his ear, and on his nose.

And stickles for the bubbles.

It's a 5 X 5, and of course embossing folders aren't, that's why I have the black edge on the left...and I'll tell you THAT was a nightmare to peel & stick!

OH well.

I did it!

And ya know what!?

 If I had more time, I'd participate in more challenges!

There's nothing wrong with that!

I love seeing what you guys make for what site;

 I always check them out,

and of course I'm envious!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!

Curiosity about life in all of its aspects, I think, is still the secret of great creative people.--Leo Burnett

Halloooo!
Got a few things to show you tonight!

Drove the Handi Van this morning for the community run.
Lodge people to the hospital & clinic.
Apartment seniors to the hospital & shopping downtown
A couple from out of town, brought to town to shop.
I'm usually at work by 12 or 12:30.
My turn comes up about once every 2 months or so.

I am also going to Happy Hour at the OFH tomorrow night!
I get to be the barmaid...oh joy!

It's windier than heck outside....AGAIN!
I had to go lay the ladder down before it falls!
(The one that's up for the skylight!)
It fell last week, and broke the roof rake!

I've been a bad treadmill walker this week!
Started out good, Monday/Tuesday....last night out with the GF's, so pass, and today I actually answered the phone after 20 minutes!
What was I thinking!?
Tomorrow's a wash because of Happy Hour!

I've done 2 loads of laundry tonight, filled the outdoor furnace, made my lunch, finished a card, and started another!

Here's the card.

Isn't it cute!

I KNOW it's green and blue, but it seems to work!

It's a BD card for my tea drinking friend for next month!

Thanks Sheree for the flowers!

I also finished the treats for Bryan & Lacey this week!

Sorry the picture's so crappy!

I made different coffee & hot chocolate mixes & some Pineapple/Peach Liqueur! YUMMMM!

They're tucked into a wire basket, I had laying around!

It was supposed to be Peach Liqueur, but I was missing a key ingredient (couldn't find it in town),

so I used Pineapple Juice instead!

I HAD to sample it!

I thought about drinking the rest of the wine to empty the bottle I wanted to use; alas, it was a work night!

Better go.

Need my beauty sleep. HA!

I've been waking up at 5am.

The only good thing about that is the amazing Northern Light display!

Apparently, it's a solar storm, but who cares!

They haven't been different colors, but I'll take what comes!

The O/S gets to come home through the Panama Canal!

I told him to take lots of pictures...how cool is that!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!

The trouble with the rat race is that even if you win, you're still a rat.--Lily Tomlin

I'm home alone!
Ray left for work about 20 minutes ago!
They're behind, so are hauling Saturdays.

It's been a frosty week!

Monday:

Tuesday:

Then it warmed up a tad; but don't forget, it's like minus 40 something because of the darn windchill!

Had to put my coat together, and it weighs 30 lbs.!

It's warmed up this morning, but is snowing!

And that's ok, cause there's no wind!

Had stamp club this week!

We made:

Isn't that pretty!?

And this:

Just so ya know, we're think aheaders; there's a circle with 'girl' stamped on it, under the 'boy' that's held with that little library clip!

Then I had homework, cause this was supposed to be a Thank You card.

And I wanted it for St. Patrick's Day for my mom!

And this:

I made into a Mother's Day card, cause my Valentine cards are done!

Our stamp lady will drop everything to go find you the stamp you need, but I find the class goes quicker & smoother if I decide what I'm doing and bring it home to stamp!

I also made a few cards for the stash for Lynnette for SAS4K's (Canada).

I found these little cuties printed out in my stash:

I was hoping you could see how sparkly they were!

One of my recent purchases from Michaels included a package of multi colored MS glitter flocking; I used it with a glue pen on the hat band & the boa!

I also took my glue pen and put some glitter on the shoe and the heart on her little compact!

The flocking was fun to use, and not nearly as messy as I thought it would be!

I plugged the treadmill in after Christmas.

Ok, I didn't just plug it in, I've been using it, and I actually think I'll get on it when I'm done here!

I've got an audio book I'm listening to, and the chapters are 25-40 minutes, which is perfect!

I was going to fold that sucker up, but last year was the moose preventing me from walking outside; this year it's the ice!

I'm also going to get my package together this weekend for Bryan & Lacey for January!

I'm making mixes for lattes, hot chocolate, etc. and I'm going to make some Peach Liqueur!

I made different liqueurs one summer and V told everyone 'My mom's turning into an alcoholic!'

I told her I was just making it!

YOI!

Have a great weekend everyone & stay warm!

Gotta rescue the laundry!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!

Craft a Scene Challange

Here is my entry:

The nightmare to make it is in the previous post, but I wanted to play along!

P.S. You'd think this was my first rodeo!?

Here's the link!

Ta ta for now!

All life is an experiment. -Emerson

Don't be afraid peeps, I'm feeling like myself!
Even though Old Man Winter appeared yesterday with a vengence!
If I'd have wanted to go out the door last night, I'd have had to tie a rope around my waist to get back to the house!
The stove was out this morning when I got up! OMG!
And the weather was less than desirable, and is gonna be like that all week!
Here's a pic of the stove chugging along to catch up with the heat!

There's NO smoke coming out when it quits!

All is well now!

I got it going, just like Laura Ingells would have! ha!

After playing mindless games, reading & watching movies yesterday; I settled down to make a card for the girl in our Stamp Club that lost her mom.

I went over here to read up, and try out a sky!

First, let me tell you that I DON'T have those inks ( I KNOW), nor the little styluses!

I tried this one:

Then I did this:

After deciding I was 'heavy handed'; Sheree's exact words;

and that I really hated disliked them both, I pulled a Michele Zindorf, and did the Direct to Paper, which resulted in this:

and finally this..................

Which made it on to the card!

Oh, crafting is sooooo hard!

I need to practice!

Don't worry, I will!

And the rejected ones WILL end up on cards!

I'm going to make the card it's own post, so I can enter it in Craft a Scene!

I gotta start somewhere!

And I want Sheree & Myrna to see I can play along! hahahaha!

The O/S left Friday for Funchal, Portugal!

To get on this ship, which was doing this!

Talk to ya later!

Ta ta for now!

If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you've always got.

TGIF peeps!

Life got in the way this week!

I think I'm good now!

I got my Valentine cards made, the treats for my Stamp Club which is meeting on Tuesday, and I haven't made a card yet for our fellow stamper that lost her mom right before Christmas!
I've been struggling this week!
I've viewed tons of beautiful cards, and just can't come up with anything unusual!
She likes my Iris Folding, but I must have lent out my great Iris Folding book, so nada!
Maybe I'll see what I can do with quilling!
I'm out of practice, but I'll look through the stuff tomorrow and give it a whirl!
Maybe it's phsychological, I did promise that when I was finished the Valentine's cards, and the one for my friend, I'd play with Sheree and Myrna over at Craft a Scene.
And blogger's being dorky, so I can't link you up.
Sheree is the Vancouver Island Craft Junkie, and Myrna's from whatwasoldisnewagain!
All 3 blogs are listed on the right!

The worst is over at work, for the end of the year stuff, computer updates, etc!
Still have a few things left, but I have til the end of the month!
Should be able to sail through my work next week!
And I drive the Handi Van again this Thursday and next!
Here's my cards.
My moms.

Kalens; and he left for a sail today, guess he'll get it when he gets home!

Vanessas (hope she doesn't lurk before I get this to her)!

These are treats for my Stamp Club.

The boxes were really cheap from SU; I kept 10 and sent the rest to Lynnette for SAS4K's (Canada). 

Warning: Some of you might be offended, but this was the mood I was in, and what I had on hand!

And I was lucky to find the cinnamon hearts.

Our Drug Store in town still has Christmas out!

Better go, I'm really tired!

I've been trying to keep up with your blogs, sometimes I can comment, and sometimes I can't!

Great work you guys!

Talk to ya again!

Ta ta for now!

January 2012 Challenge/ CCAYR

Happy New Year Everyone and hope you had a wonderful evening! We wish you all the best for a happy, healthy and prosperous 2012!

And with the new year and the beginning of another month, we also have another challenge... A non-traditional colour challenge, but could also be combined with traditional colours, so think pink, purple, orange etc.
And as a bonus challenge - use some kind of embossing (dry, heat, etc). We know not everyone has the tools for embossing, so don't want to prevent people from playing, but it might be a fun one to add if you have the tools/product!

Here are my 5 cards for CCAYR January Challenge.

I used pink with a color called "Beet' that I've never used.

I did both dry and heat embossing on these.

Gotta go, going to try & come up with some Valentine's cards!

Ta ta for now!

Kindness is in our power, even when fondness is not. --Samuel Johnson

I wanted to say Hi peeps, before you thought something happened to me!

It's really busy at work, T-4's, WCB, GST etc. Government stuff for my non Canadian friends!
I have 77 T-4's.
That's right 77 (SEVENTY SEVEN)!
OMG!
I have 75 done, I still don't have 2 employees time for December!
OI!
I have to have the T-4's done by next week, when there's another pay period cut off!
Gotta advance the date on my computer!
I give them Monday for a deadline, then I'll be making stuff up, and they'll have a million hours for January!

I DID get my cards in the mail today for SAS4K's (Canada),
the deadline for us in Alberta is January 14.
I DID make some Valentine cards, along with birthday cards!

The inside says "with a Valentine HI!"

I'm pretty sure this was a freebie I got here!

He's colored & cut out & popped up!

I just did the sentiments on my computer.

One of the girls in our stamp club lost her mom just before Christmas.

We're all putting $10.00 in for a SU gift certificate for her, for the month she's hostess.

Her mom gave her money last year, and we thought she'd appreciate the gesture!

I'm making the card.

Is it ever too late for a sympathy card?

I was going to do a Thinking of You card we can all sign.

I'm also going to get busy on Valentine cards for my mom & kids.

I also need to do my Christmas cards for CCAYR!

When I get home from work, I really don't want to do too much 'thinking'!

I need to just come into my room, and create!

I also got happy mail!

Well.....I've got a lot of it this year!

I won this book in November of 2010;

I just got it today!?

It's autographed!

Yes it is!

Andrew Grant is Lee Childs' brother!

And you all know how much I like LOVE the Reacher series!

Anyway I want to leave you with this as it was sent to me!

I wish I could take the credit for composing this message, but I didn't, and have no
idea who did. However, I agree with the words so I'm passing it on......

Where did the year go? Suddenly it is December .......again - and we realize that with giant strides we started in January and within a blink of an eye, 2011 is on its back!

A big "Thank You" to each and everyone of you, for the impact you had on my life this year. Especially for all the e-mails I received.......without you, I'm sure that 2011 could have been extremely boring.


May 2012 mark the beginning of a Tidal Wave of Love, Happiness and Bright Futures.
And to those who need someone special, may you find that true love.
To those who need money, may your finances overflow.
To those who need caring, may you find a good heart.

To those who need friends, I am still here for you.

Thanks for being my friend!

I'd also like to add, Thanks for reading my blog!
I treasure each friendship made through blogland!

Ta ta for now!