Allsorts Challenge # 857

 Hello!

Hope you are well!

It is Brenda at the Allsorts blog this time! She would like to see All Creatures Great and Small. There is the anything goes Option too!

 Please remember, to be eligible you must provide name/makes of products used on your entry (our rules explain why), if missing, entries will not be included in winner/Top 7 selections.

 I have used Lavinia stamps, Wizardry and Bijou! I tried to create a table of sorts using an LST stencil from one of my kits. The back ground is a stencil from another LST kit. I have colored/ shaded with Ohuhu markers. The sentiment is Tim Holtz small talk!

It's quite shimmery IRL. And I put glossy accents on his eyes!

2 prizes of stamps, stickers and scenescapes from Lavinia Stamps (photos not to scale) Please note, we (Lavinia) cannot provide exchanges/replacements/refunds for any products received through this third-party giveaway. 

Go see what the rest of the DT have created!

We Love Stamping August 2026 

Talk to ya later!  

Card Chain Challenge January 2026

 Hello!

Hope you are well!

 Good morning People! Glad you are here!

It's the second of the month, so time to see who sent what to whom in the Card Chain Challenge!

I sent my card to Marianne in Greece! 

 

 

I have the colors and Friendchipship! I am loving this set. The cards are so fun! It's an LST set from Hero Arts! I am behind in my kits, so did not sign up for this year! YET! I have SO much stuff, I think I should put blinders on and just play with what I have!

I received a wonderful card from Majda in Slovenia!

You should play! You receive cards from all over the world. You just need to make and send a card! Most of you do that already!

Also, there's a new challenge out there.
 Sunbird Spark. Formally Penguin Palace. They are Canadian! Please go play with them!

Talk to ya later! 

Every year you make a resolution to change yourself. This year, make a resolution to be yourself.~Unknown

Hello!

Hope you're well!

I have combined all my bits & pieces!(UFO's) Pretty sure I had something in mind for a lot of them, then I got sidetracked (or changed my mind)! 

I made this!

 Everything was in a bin!! The shiny flower paper, shiny pink paper, sentiment, and butterflies! I thought it would look fabulous embossed! I used a script so would be easy to line up!

Linking this up at:

Cardz 4 Galz #214 A D.L. card with flowers (I tried to Google D.L., came up with Drivers License)!? Slimline it is!

Krafty Chicks Challenge #696 All Occassions

Triple B Challenge December Challenge

Using up the last of the leftovers from Christmas dinner today!!

We've just been playing cards with my mom, and hanging out! I've been finding all the unfinished objects in my room!

Talk to ya later! 

Stay Safe!! 

No matter how hard the past, you can always begin again. ~ Buddha

 Hello!

How are you!?

 

 

I had the embossed background, and found the sentiment in a box; I will be combining ALL my boxes of UFO's! The plan is to USE THEM UP!! I'm sure I'll keep you up to date on how that goes!!

Allsorts Week 760 I had Cold and Ice in mind, then was sidetracked when I found this!! I'm anything goes this round!

Snippets Playground Challenge #470 Amything BUT Christmas! The background and die cut were just languishing in a box!!

December Stencil Fun Challenge Anything Goes/ Optional theme is Christmas

Hope everyone had a wonderful holiday, whatever you celebrated. 

We all went to the movie last night. It was Disneys WISH. Was a cute movie, good story! My nephew and girlfriend left this morning/ Larry (my brother) is still here until next week. Kalen & Emma were here for Christmas dinner, then yesterday for brunch. We asked moms friend for Christmas, but she's not doing too well. We took her a plate!

I might be able to get on here a time or two before the New Year!!

Talk to ya later!

Stay safe!

Rainbow(s)

I have found some challenges to try (you know, cause I have time now!), and over at Cut It Up Challenge #261 is Rainbow.

 Now, on to challenge #261, chosen by Vinita, 

 Rainbow!

Create a project that includes a rainbow and a die cut!

 

I found some rainbow paper, and have the die cut covered!

 

 

Those colors on my card, are all in the rainbows! My rainbows anyway!

Have a great day!

 

Talk to ya later!

Stay safe!

 

Less is More

 I am playing over at Less is More

This is hard for me!

Practice, practice.

I have really been going out of my comfort zone on some of these Challenges.

I didn't know I had one, but I must!

Anyhoo, here's my card.

 

Outlawz Progressive Challenge

 Hello!

And a challenge it was!

I bet nobody would be surprised if I told you that I cut off part of my image!?

I traded up cutters, and ooops!

I fixed it, hence the cord on the side!

Today, I will create something new.

 Story of my life lately!

I think our temps are supposed to cool down to the high 20's(C) this week, then I have things to do outside, so the craftiness will slow down!

Until then, I'll just keep playing!

 

I made this card, with an image over at Beccy's Place.

I am having no trouble using all the cards I'm making lately!

And the recipients don't know I am practicing my coloring!

This is for Beccy's September challenge. You have to use one of her images, and the option is metal. The ribbon is through a metal flower!

This will also work over at Krafty Chicks Challenge. This is for week one, where you have to have a stamped or digital image on your project.

I am going to link it up at We Love Stamping, where anything goes this month! (With a stamped or digital image)

And, just for fun I am linking over at The Flower Challenge where their theme this month is to add Sparkle. I do have some bling on the sentiment.

I also have a T O N of Perfect Pearls, and want to spend some time learning how to use them. I have bookmarked a tutorial by Jennifer McGuire, so I am certain I will be using them in no time!

Talk to ya later!

Stay safe!

Less is More

I am taking a scrap booking break to play over at 'Less Is More'.

Their challenge # 472 is Vellum.

I needed an encouragement/ thinking of you card. 

 Of course I only have fancy vellum. Hahaha

That's all I could find.

 And of course I screwed up the inside...fixed it with a panel.

 http://simplylessismoore.blogspot.com/2022/08/challenge-472-vellum.html

It was cooler today, so managed to clean the garden shed!

 Talk to ya later!

Stay safe! 

A New (to me) Challenge

 I have a lot of time on my hands!

I am trying this new challenge.

Flowers.

They want lots of white, with flowers.

This is my favorite embossing folder.

I have used it for wedding cards, sympathy, etc.

 

Talk to ya later.

Stay safe.

http://theflowerchallenge.blogspot.com

 

HOUSE MOUSE & FRIENDS MONDAY CHALLENGE #367

 Hello!

I wanted to enter the challenge over at HMFMC!

I am entering as anything goes.

I wanted to do the option 'Naughty', but I didn't have a stamp that said, "This could be vodka"!

Enjoy! 

http://housemouse-challenge.blogspot.com/2022/06/hmfmc-367-anything-goes-option-naughty.html

Stay safe!

Talk to ya later!

Remind yourself, it's OK not to be perfect.

 Hello!

I am back from wandering!

I learned that I do NOT send enough cards!

I heard over and over, how, someone was having a hard time, and the card I sent was just what they needed.

I made these:

Thinking of you cards.

They were a kit. The color is off.

Red and this one, a bluey green.

I am sending them, thanking everyone for the visits etc.

I usually wait until I hear something, a special occasion, etc.

I had no idea they were such a pick me up!

Just send the card! You never know who will need to hear from you!

I will be back with pictures from my trip, and more cards in a day or two.

Hope you are well!

Stay safe.

Talk to ya later!

FARGIN - verb-(from the Yiddish): To feel joy in someone else's success

 Hello!

Today was the last day(3 hours) at my job for that chapter of my life.

I'm tired. I got upset and frustrated; then they lifted most mandates in BC. They thought I would change my mind. I didn't. I have principles.

Feels funny.

I told Vanessa, I have no plan. 

Don't worry, I didn't burn any bridges, even made a few Thank You cards....of course there's no pictures!

However, I did make 2 more dress cards. And yes, they turned out. I also found more patterns to try, but I think I'm done with them for a moment.

Vanessa needed one for a friends birthday.

She also needed a Thank you card.

This was part of a kit, but it works.

Outside and inside. The striped paper in the top pic is the inside of the envelope! It is not attached!

The 'Popsicle' type shapes were actually the card. I cut them apart to adhere them to card stock. 

I had got one of my dearest friends some Photoplay paper & Ephemera. Crafting with my Gnomies. So she got a dress card with her little package.

I also sent her a small eraser. I bought a package of 6 at the $$ store. It says they are Glue & Residue erasers. And they work! Wait until your glue dries! The link goes to Amazon, that's the make of them...Crafters Toolkit. I think I paid a couple dollars for 6 small ones!

Anyhoo, she got the last dress card.....for this round!

 I find polka dots to be so much fun!

When making the dresses, the smaller the pattern on the paper, the better!

Our family reunion, which has been canceled since 2019 is a go this year. (So far!)

Our Provincial health officer says we can 'gather.' 

It will be in July. My aunt & uncle are coming in May to see what they can help with. They haven't been here for years either!

I DID get Kalen's birthday card made, and printed out a lemon bar recipe, and one for lemon cups!

He's the child that, when he was 9 asked, why do we have birthday cake? I told him he could have whatever he wanted. It has been lemon meringue pie ever since! There will probably be one of those too!

That card will be another post.....I have more Easter cards to get made too!

Stay safe, I hope you're still washing your hands!

Talk to ya later!

If you have the right mind-set, you can be just as happy on Monday as you are on Friday~ Joel Osteen

Hello, hope you're all well!

I've made more dress cards.

Of course they have all turned out how they should. sigh 

Moms St. Patrick's Day card has a dress! 

 Sent one to my cousin, who takes the cards I make her to work, and pins them up!

 Sent one to Vanessa.

She had surgery, so it was kind of a thinking of you.

 I have two more on the go, (remember, everyone was getting one until I get it right!) and then I will put all my little dress pieces away for a minute.

I also sent Bryson another thinking of you card, when I sent a package after Christmas.

I am getting terrible at taking pictures of the cards I have been making! 

Vanessa took this before Bryson was home from Kindergarten, as she can't open his mail, he'd be devestated!

I couldn't send Vanessa a card without one for my favorite small person.

Vanessa told me that she asked him to go wash his face.

He told her that gramma wouldn't mind if his face was dirty. Haha

I paper pieced this plane on the die.

It was easier than I thought it would be. 

I really should use up that 'little boy' paper I have, because I'm sure he will be 18 next year!!

Kalen starts a new job next week, so he got a card.

Not a dress card, however, I do have to make him a

birthday card! 

Kalen asked once why I had a sanding sponge in my craft stash. I told him to sand cards.

This is made with core'dinations cardstock, so I sanded it. 

Better go, this working 5 days a week is for the birds!

Stay safe, wash your hands!

Talk to ya later!

 

If you get tired, LEARN TO REST not to quit.~Bansky

 Good day!

Hope you are all well.

My friend needed a pick me up, so I made a card.

I popped into the flower shop before my lunch with her yesterday.

The flower coolers were empty.

I asked the sales lady, 'what's going on?'

She said, 'funerals.' 'What do you need?'

I said, 'Something cheerful?'

They DID whip me up a lovely bouquet with pinks & yellow.

Here's the card I made her.

I found the dress pattern online.

There are several versions.

Now, I'm going to make a bunch more 'dresses' as this dress didn't fold well enough to go in an A2 envelope.

Everyone is getting a dress card until I get it right!

Have a good rest of your day.

Stay safe!

Talk to ya later!
 

You are doing your best. And it is enough.

 Well, this is it! I'm off for my surgery tomorrow! Had a Covid test this morning, and already got the text that it was negative!

Now, a visit with the surgeon on Tuesday, X-rays, then a new knee on Wednesday!

UPDATE ON MY MOTHER FROM PREVIOUS POST!

She broke her ankle. Sometime between Saturday May 8th when her sisters were there, and Mother's Day May 9th, she did something. She doesn't know what. She had x-rays and a cast put on May 17th.

I made some cards to mail out, in case I couldn't sit at my desk for a minute after surgery.

My son in laws card.

  A card for Bryson

He's always thrilled! They should all be that excited to get a card from me...in their underware!

 

Firepit Friday a week ago, was in the pouring rain. It did not put the fire out, or dampen our spirits!

However, the payoff was worth it!

 

This horse chestnut got a serious trim so the fence could go up!

It was really hot the day I took the picture, so there's the haze!

It's one of the nicest we've seen, with beautiful pink flowers, and it lives in the forest!

These are the loofahs & gourds hanging out in the front entrance. We tried to slow them down until they could go outside!

Most of them are planted out now. Some are not happy (the loofahs), and the gourds don't care, and are blooming!

The petunia tree is up. I told Kalen it was his job to keep it alive while I'm gone. It's supposed to be cooler this week, so I have hope!

Kalen has bee busy planting lavender. Over 200 plants, and another 160 to come.

Then we will get ready for the pigs. OI or OINK, I'm not sure which!

Have a great week everyone, and I'll talk to you when I get home!

Wash your hands & stay safe!

Talk to ya later!

To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people just exist.~Oscar Wilde

 Hello dear peeps!

Sure hope you're doing ok.

Vaccines are rolling out.

Mom, who's over 80 can call March 22 to get put on a list.

I made some cards for an order.

I'll show you those so you can get on with your day! I made 6 so she could have a selection, and she took them all! I still will make a birthday card for a 1 year old after Easter. 

I also received an order for 2 grad cards.

Can't quit my 'real' job, but it's a nice change!

I made 2 of the middle one. 

Of course there's no picture! It's a feminine one though, with flowers and stuff!

Bryson called me one night to tell me he was sitting outside in the car.

Cause the firetruck was at his house!

He told me the smoke detector kept going off. It was in fact the carbon monoxide detector.

Smoke detector is easier to say!

Vanessa had texted me to tell me that, I told her to call 911, and go outside. It's a free service the firemen do, and they'd rather show up for a false alarm. Turns out their detector had expired (who knew)!

So all was well!

This is what Bryson and I do when we Facetime!

I change into whatever pops up, and he takes pictures.

He said his mom needed them to send to people! 

Hahaha! I would hope not!

He also thinks he looks blurry, so I took a picture:

 

Kalen dug another hole to replace a hydrant in the yard. It's been one a year. We have 4. I am just the assistant, and I run for stuff.

I don't really run. I was put on a list in Cranbrook last year for a new knee. The wait was 2 years. They called last month, and the wait is ......2 years.

I got referred to Kelowna, I have already got an email from the optimization team at the hospital, and had a call from the surgeon. The wait is 6 months.

I have a friend who is ready for an all expenses paid adventure!

When we discussed it, she said, 'I can't wait for your surgery'!

She's kind of in my bubble. She's a nanny for a doctor, and neither one of us go far!

It is starting to pick up at work, now people aren't so afraid of travel. We just had an awesome compliment at the hotel.

It said, the cleanliness is essential. Please don't lower your standards when Covid is over.

I broke a tooth about a month ago. My dentist had to pull it, as it split right down the middle. I will be getting a bridge at the end of April. Saving my pennies for that!

Also called the hot tub guy. I'm going to try to get to Cranbrook in the next couple weeks to check them out, and sit in it!! I still need someone to build my deck. 

The trees in the front yard aren't down yet, but they'll just have to be careful! I have waited long enough!!

One of my friends got hacked and was messaging me through Instagram. I messaged the real her to tell her. She had just got out of the hospital from back surgery. I am going to make her a card. I also have 1 St. Patrick's Day card to make, and my Easter cards!

The daffodils are up right next to the house. 

The garlic in the garden is up, the strawberries are coming! I am so ready for Spring!

Hope you're all staying safe!

Talk to ya later!

Wash your hands & wear your mask!!

 

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

Hello!

Hope you're all well and staying safe!

I finally got to go see Bryson and his little family up in Northern Alberta!

When I told my boss I was leaving for 2 weeks, his assistant came to my office and said, "He's devastated you're leaving."

I said, "He doesn't even like me!"

I got a bonus, and a raise.

I will show you the cards I made before I went, then you can get on with your day!

I send Bryson thinking of you cards.

I had to make mom a birthday card, as I was away for her birthday this year.

Apparently I can't take a straight picture!

This was a stained glass technique from Jennifer McGuire. 

Bryson had medical appointments in Edmonton, so I took him and his mom. They were going to do his surgery the next day.

As Vanessa was filling out the paperwork, he got bumped!

We went to the zoo!

I know that's not how you wear a mask! Don't judge.

We had to wear one when we went inside any indoor spaces at the zoo.

 

After his second day of appointments, I took Bryson on a surprise adventure.

We went to Jurassic Forest north of the city.

This is Vanessa saying 'who has the biggest smile?'

And...the wooly mamoth!

We were in the middle of the Jurassic Forest when Vanessa got a call from the hospital. They could do the surgery the following Firday.

Which was disappointing, as Vanessa and Bryson were coming home with me for 3 weeks. She had to get someone to pick her up in the city (600kms/400 miles) and take her back the following week. I had to head home.

Hopefully we made some memories.

I bought him some sunglasses he NEEDED.

I had to try them on.

When they got home, Vanessa sent this picture titled 'Farmer Batman'!

He had his surgery.

Did so well, he was released the next day. The stay is usually 3-5 days.

When I went to visit, I had taken some card sets, stamps & ink for him to make cards for his friends & family. We just never had a rainy day to play.

Because he couldn't do little kid stuff, running, jumping, and bending over, Vanessa dug out the card making stuff.

Said he loved it! I said he will be the next Tim Holtz/Seth Apter!

I sent him a Get Well Card

 

There you have it.

There's been yard work, canning, cleaning etc. going on.

I think Kalen is painting mom's sidewalks today. I am making supper. We are very lucky to live in a place where there's a fruit/vegetable market on every corner. We try not to get stuff at the grocery store that we can buy from a local farmer.

Last weekend I replaced the tin foil on my back door with this.

It's a lot classier looking!

I do NOT have a new deck yet, the trees in the front yard are still up, and we're running out of this year!

I will try to come visit, your blogs. I haven't had a minute to do much!

Wash your hands, talk to ya later!