Allsorts Week 812/13 Anything Goes and/ or Use Your Dies

 Hello!

Hope you are well!

Sarah is hosting over at Allsorts, and she would like you to Use Your Dies! There is the Anything Goes option too!

Welcome new Design Team Members! Christine, Donna, Lynne and Val!

I have used Spellbinders Olive Martinis and Christmas Cocktails. 

This was labor intensive. 

Read...I lack patience! 

Backing paper is SU. On SU white card stock. Bugaboo sentiment on a banner die! After spending 2 days (I get sidetracked. A. Lot.) cutting everything out, trying to keep it together and put it together; I think these turned out fabulous and fun!

 

 

I was so impressed with these; 

Read.... I am a sucker for punishment!

 I made 2 more!

 

The sequins are hiding glue schmeers!!

I have moved and lost my glue erasers! 

 

 

 3 prizes of Oakwood dies and coordinating stamps.

 

 

 

Starting today, our Allsorts challenges run every two weeks!

 

Have yourself a very Merry Christmas or Merry Everything for whatever you celebrate! 

 

See you in the New Year! 

 

C.R.A.F.T. Challenge #745 New/ Anything Goes - My dies are new 

Jingle Belles 2024 Wrap UP

NBUS #69 The Dies are new!

 

Talk to ya later! 

Walking in a winter wonderland

 Hello again!

I have more cards! For 2023! My friend Brenda says she does hers early too!

My friend gave these papers to me at the Scrapbook retreat. They are from Craft Consortium. Says they are a 3D Decoupage.

I tediously worked to make 6 cards bases for these toppers/that had oh so many layers!! This one is called 'It''s Snome Time'....I used a swirly stencil from Vicki Boutin, I stamped & embossed greetings, stickled the snowflakes, glittered the snow......put them all together, only to realize I needed 2 more card bases for a total of 8.....OI!

They turned out really cute!

 

 

 

I am going to link them up here at:

Creative Fingers Challenge, Anything goes

ABC Christmas Challenge, X- for Xtra special

Pearly Sparkles Challenge # 79 Christmas

Craftyhazelnut's Christmas Challenge, Option glitter

 

In other news, we woke up to this winter wonderland this morning!

Crazy hey!! Its down to about half...was real warm today!

Also, I think I'm the holiday planner, so booked us in for this walk over Christmas!

Maligne Canyon ice walk. Is that wise you ask!?

Because it's a nature based walk, as in Mother Nature, I have to call 24 hours ahead, and the guide will let me know if I can do it. Our party of 7 might be a party of 6, but that's ok, I will get a refund. (I'd rather go on the walk!) I am just so paranoid of falling. Again! Safety is their first concern, and it shouldn't be a problem, I just wanted to be up front with them!

Anyhoo, talk to ya later!

Stay safe!

"As for me, I like to take my Christmas a little at a time, all through the year."~David Grayson

Hello!

I have made Christmas cards. They are for next year, as I have all of this years addressed and ready to send......go me!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am not sure what color the letters are, but found a perfect cardstock for them in my stash!

This was my last one, and I had lost an "O"!

This poor reindeer had been laying on my desk for years....he finally has a home!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hope you are well!

Talk to ya later.

Stay safe!

I am linking these up over at:

Happy Little Stampers, anything goes with a die

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge, anything goes, use glitter. Those dots in the paper are glitter! 

 NBUS, Never-Before-Used-Schtuff, dotted cardstock, reindeer

Beccy's Place, Surely it will fit somewhere in her holiday chalenge! 

And,

Pammies Inky Pinkies, anything goes 

“The most beautiful thing you can wear is confidence.” — Blake Lively

 Good day!

I have made some Christmas cards, out of scraps.

I'll show you those, then you can get on with your day!

I DID go to work after Thanksgiving, and have been going regularly!

I am almost caught up!

This happened.

We have to be out by December 1st.

This week I will be seeing what's available for internet at my mom's.

We've been moving stuff like crazy people.

There is nothing in my room but my bed, and work clothes in the closet. Oh, and my day off clothes!

All my craft 'stuff' is moved.

I have been working on the cold room.

The jam and all the empty jars are in my van. I can't pack the full jars up the stairs!

Half the living room furniture was sold, and left on Thursday.

When the rest goes, I guess I go!

That's all I got!

Talk to ya later, stay safe!

"Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude." —Ralph Marston

It's that time of year!
I have not done all the baking I wanted to!
I have decided to go see the kids in the spring, so am saving it for then.
They'll get a really big care package!
I have made some Christmas cards!
I'll show them to you so you can get on with your day!

 I pilfered a Santa image off the internet(Kalen said the internet police will be knocking on my door), because that's what Bryson wanted on his Christmas card!

He loves excavators, so I messaged my friend up in Manning, whose dad does amazing woodwork!

An e-transfer later, it was delivered to Vanessa's work!

Apparently it was a hit with the 'BIG' boys at her work!

Here's the tag I made to go on it.

 Sorry about the hot pink background, but my signs for next summers Family Reunion are done!

 This next card, I made for Kalen.

Then loved them so much I made a bunch of them for my Tai Chi people, and am making Bryson's Valentine card similar!

 Mom's card came out of the box, it's probably been posted a year or two ago!

I forgot to take a picture of Vanessa's, as I was hurrying to get it in the mail.

And it was awesome!

She said she'd take a pic & send it!

This is Bryson & I watching the Grinch last time we Face timed!

This picture is right up there with the story telling picture, and the ride I got on his truck in this post!

He's so proud!

The angle I was at I could only see pixels, but did recognize Cindy Lou Who!

Still picking up branches in the yard from Windsday! 

I found this in the flower bed!

Made me smile!

I had another piece of stitchery done!
The kids' initials, my friend Helen made, 2 lifetimes ago, when I sent her a picture!

 

I am trying to figure out where to hang it!

It WILL go up somewhere!
 

It will be a quiet Christmas.

We might even just go out!

My brother & his son will be here on the 26th, I'll cook then!

That's all I got.

If I don't get back on here before Christmas, please have a great one!

With too much food, laughter, family & friends!

Hope you're all well!

Talk to ya later!

“Be brave to stand for what you believe in even if you stand alone.” —Roy T. Bennett

Good evening!
Or morning/afternoon, depending on where you are in the world!

I'm sure you're tired of hearing how busy I am!
I've been making cards; & mom & I have tickets for almost everything between now & Christmas!

Today we took in the Christmas craft fair, and had Turkey Supper at Holy Cross church! 
Tomorrow is the Music Teachers Association Fundraiser.
Monday is Wild Site Photography at the theatre.
Friday is the Footlighters play. This year they are doing Irving Berlins White Christmas.
Saturday is a Christmas craft fair at Wynndel; it's just down the road. Apparently we're not going!
Mom & her friend Dorothy want to go to The Mennonite Craft Sale & lunch in Idaho. If the weather's good, I'll take them!
We have tickets for the Blossom Valley Singers in December!
All this fun can be had for less than $20 a ticket!

I made my aunt some Christmas cards so I could include them in the package with the quilt cards.

I made 10 & kept them simple and flat so postage isn't a fortune!
These were dies I cut out when I went to the Scrapbook retreat last fall.

I have made a few Christmas cards of my own.

I guess I'm into red this year.
I LOVED the background paper of the second one, and of course had new dies (I needed)!
My ornaments didn't show up!
So I went over them with Stickles.
Does anyone still use Stickles?
It's what I had; I am a million miles away from any craft store.
However, I have heard that you can shop online at Michaels.
I digress.
This poor card was painful to make!
It took forever; was trial & error.
I then tried to emboss my greeting directly onto the card.
Epic fail!
Oh well, they're done!

I got new bird feeders this year, as the darn squirrels wrecked the ones last year. They had plastic feeding holes. 
Between the squirrels chewing them u[, and the raccoons dumping them on the ground, they were pretty sad, so I got rid of them!

These are a little more challenging!
The little birds can get the seeds easily.
The bigger birds wait on the ground for spillage.
I will be saving on birdseed this winter, as the seed doesn't just run out!
I still take them in at night, as I don't want them dumped out, cause they might break. 

Kalen was home for a few days, as he worked extra.
Hydrant isn't fixed, water is still off at the back.
I think we'll have to replace the whole thing!
He'll be home again at the end of the week!

Better go, I have had the most horrible headache today.
I haven't had a migraine forever, and no medication! 
I do have a doctors appointment, so might have to ask for some!
10 pills last me years; and if I don't take them quick enough, I can be stoned & still have a headache!
I only say that because, I always think it will go away!
So really do use them sparingly!

Hope you're all well!
Talk to ya later!



 

“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.” ― Dalai Lama XIV

Good evening!

I finally had a minute to play, only I'm not sure why I'm excited about it as Canada Post is on strike! 

And that was after; checking the trap line (rodent), making & put away poppycock, did some laundry, hauled wood to my little wood box, updated my 100 year old resume (OK, maybe 20; Kalen helped), there's no end! I'm so tired of cleaning & scrubbing with bleach!
Must be working though, knock on wood, as I have not caught a mouse in a trap yet. Even after they licked the peanut butter off one, and I put more on! Pretty sure I have shares in warfarin! I also have several bait traps.
Hopefully ALL the holes are plugged. Guess I'll find out as it gets cooler outside. 
And there's raccoons! I used to think they were cute, but they're very destructive!

Went to The Grinch last night. Had to see it in 2D, as mom has vertigo. 

There's a fall supper coming up on Saturday; there's also a Tea Party at the Library! And a flea market, and the usual Farmers Market! Sunday there's a Coffee House (music) in Canyon.

Anyhoo, here's the cards I made:

Brysons Christmas card, hoping it looks like a penguin, and isn't an EPIC fail! 

 This one is for his parents. Not much shaking going on with this card! All the sequins seem to stick to the sides!

 This next one, I made 4 at the Crop I went to in Calgary!
Just had to finish them!

There you have it!
Who knows when I'll get another minute to play!?
I am also missing a bag(?) of my Christmas/Winter punches!
I have no idea where they could be! I wanted to add snowflakes/holly to the inserts of the cards!

I have to download my pictures to my computer.
Got a new phone, and will go to town to get it activated etc. tomorrow!
Sometimes, that doesn't go well!

Better go!
Hope you're all well!
Talk to ya later!
 

If everything seems under control, you're not going fast enough.~Mario Andretti

Hello!
I am doing my best!

I am in the process of making supper for the commune, my mom, and her friend Dorothy.
It's pizza night, and I made the one hour cinnamon rolls! 

This is what my hat looks like after pruning 15-17 fruit trees in the yard.

There's still 5-6 in the back 40; they will have to wait for Spring!

This house has issues, but I'm up for the challenge!
My nights are quieter, think I've (knock on wood) won the rodent battle!
No one's lived here for years.
I spent yesterday replacing insulation in the basement.
It was dirty, crammed in where ever; and we know insulation looses its R value when it's packed in!
It's fluffed and lovely in one small section. OI!
Don't judge! Took hours!
I filled holes, and don't think anything I vacuumed up was recent!

This was our redneck fix for the ramps (came with the house) that ice up when wet.

I'll get a runner for the flat part, when I go to town tomorrow.
Need to go to the library to print some stuff.
I NEED a new printer! It's really only printing what, and when it wants!
Also had my prescriptions refilled here.
Picked them up on Saturday when we checked out the Marketplace; that's people who have home based businesses, and the Craft sale at the Seniors Centre.
The pills for one prescription are not the same as I've been taking.
Going to ask why!

Making a list for some handy guy.
I have limits! Haha
I have a slow leak at an outside tap.
Need spray foam sprayed in one section of the basement. I am NOT a good spray foamer.
Need a deadbolt installed.
One plug in the kitchen doesn't work.
Need a 100 pound mirror hung......
There's a list!

2 weeks after I got here, I went to Calgary to a Scrapbook crop!
I'm a card maker mostly; I had a blast!
Lovely time, fun was had by all!
First time I'd ever been!
Sorry; I'm going to show you some of the Halloween cards I made there!

 
 I DID make Christmas card fronts too!

I had a lot of kits, and I cut out dies I didn't have on the big shot!
Also cut out stuff for my friends!
It really was a good time, and I'd go again! 

On a sad note, I missed Bryson's second birthday:

And going Trick or Treating with Sully, from Monsters Inc.
I didn't even dress up(horrors)!
I have NOT seen a child in this neighborhood, and no school bus goes by.
Had no children; that's why you buy Halloween treats you like! haha 

 
We face time at least once a week.
He's coming to 'bisit' and stay for 2 sleeps!
Haha

Better go, cut my stuff up for the pizzas!

Hope you're all well! 
Talk to ya later!
 

The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today. ...

I'm not getting any better at this!

Got through Halloween, and then BAM it's Christmas!

I guess November was in there!

Had a visit with Kalen & Megan in November!

I AM ready for Christmas.

As you know, I buy the kids something during the year that they want or will use. Pressure's off.

I put money in with Vanessa for Kalen & Megan to go to an NHL game. Oilers vs Senators. That was in October. I did the crazy sock thing for them to take to my moms for Christmas

Vanessa wanted to try a new face cream product, so I bought it for her. She loves it!

I donated money to Harleys' fireworks fund.

Bryson will get money for his RESP; cause gramma buys him stuff all the time! 

I DID do the family advent calendar for them!

Bryson went to visit Santa yesterday. Loved him from a distance! Was real excited to see him! Then this!

I have been baking and creating.

Here's today's offerings!

I did laundry, watched movies, and just got busy!

Arthur Christmas is a good family movie.

I watched A Walk in the Woods last weekend, and today I watched Rise of the Guardians!

Brysons card, There's tons of ideas on Pinterest!

And some tags I made:

It has been really warm here!
I don't like it when it gets warm, and it's the middle of winter!
However I was sick of the snow that didn't stop in November!

We've had our company Christmas party already.
I have a few more things to attend, a casino between Christmas & New Years, and good friends coming to stay for a visit when I get back from the casino!
Life is good( and busy)!

Hope all is well with you!
Talk to ya later!

 

Maybe Christmas he thought doesn t come from a store Maybe Christmas perhaps means a little bit more. Dr. Suess

Hello friends!
I've been thinking about you!
Here's a fun fact!
This was the temperature this morning when I got up!

It's ok, we're used to it here in Northern Alberta, it's the wind that's evil! Any exposed skin for any length of time, will be very cold!!!
The past 2 weeks have been cold, it's supposed to warm up tomorrow!
Craft night has been productive! I just finished these on Monday!

These are wine bottle snowmen! The bottles are full of wine!

 Another project is on the go, but will be finished in January!
Damn Pinterest!
I have made Christmas cards. The girls at work were giving me a hard time. "You finished the cards you're making for other people to give away?!"
The answer, was Yes, Yes I am! I did send out a few.

I got carried away with my sunburst die when I realized it was very accommodating! 
And the last one; I had 1 (one) sheet of that Christmas paper with pink in it. I think we've discussed this before! Who. Does. That!? One piece of paper pfft!
I have been to a few Christmas parties, movies, the kids dance recital, we DID go see Mama Mia last month! 
Doing a casino in January, Garth Brooks concert in February, hopefully a trip to Arizona in March, Vanessa's going to Vegas in April to see the Backstreet Boys, I'll help with the babysitting.
I've watched the baby a few times. He's really a content little dude! Lucky for them!
Nothing in May, Amish Auction Sale in Montana with my mom in June. Vanessa wants to come to introduce my mom to her great grandchild.
Trip with a couple gf's in July.......I'm sure lots will come up!

I'm cooking Christmas at Vanessa's this year. 
We got the turkey yesterday. Kalen will be home, and most of the SIL's family will come!
It will be a day of food, laughter & love, and that's how it should be!
I've gave out treats & baskets all week, and tried for 2 of the last 3 today! I texted one friend to see if they were home, and they texted back saying they were far, far away in San Antonio, Texas! The other one was sick!
So I came home and made butter tarts, 1 batch of poppycock, and a pan of eatmore bars! Now I'm debating whether to make 1 hour cinnamon buns, or Hot Chocolate on a stick!
You do know that some of them do not get made into hot chocolate! My friends have said they just eat it off the stick!

Anyhoo, here's the project I couldn't show you in the last post.

I'm hoping if you click on it, you can read it!
Kalen said yes, "but I have demands."
He wants to pick the hockey team Bryson cheers for, and he wants to ok the babysitters! Hahaha.

I did a big family advent calendar for the kids (&baby) this year, and I'm getting them a membership for the Toy Lending Library we have here in town. It's the coolest thing, and very underutilized! 

Better go, or I won't get anything else done!
Still want to make a batch of Almond Roca too, but that might be tomorrow or Monday!

Hope you're all well!
Talk to ya later!
Merry Christmas and all the best in 2017 if I don't get back on here!!!