Wishin I knew how to blog.

Just because

2012-02-18T09:53:00.001-07:00

Button Button Who's Got The Button?

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That would be

The Jingle Belles

of course.

This is my card for their challenge this week.

I'm rebelling against traditional Christmas colours.

Can you tell?

The actual card is made from stuff in my stash, I used Dusty Concord ink to jazz up the tag I cut out with a Spellbinders die. As usual, I don't remember where the other stuff came from.

The frame, tree and glitter are all digital, using elements from

Studiodawninskip and Rachaels Scraps.

Thanks for looking!

Outside the Frame

2012-02-15T00:52:00.001-07:00

The theme at

this week is

BIRDS-Outside the Frame

Elements used are by Holliewood and Tumblefish Studios

I appreciate you stopping by!

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Happy (Almost) Heart Day

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Irene Tan

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has just published a book of her AMAZING techniques.

If you aren't already familiar with her wonderful work, you can find out all about it

here

Not only will you see her incredible art work at her website, you'll be able to enter a giveaway

for all of

THIS:

I can't imagine why you wouldn't want to check this out!

The book and the giveaway!

I'll probably run into you over there.

Exciting News!

2012-02-13T01:26:00.000-07:00

These are some photos from our trip to the mountains this weekend.

I haven't posted any of my photos for a while now.

And so that I don't forget...

Yessirreee Bob, my darling daughter got engaged, coming down from the mountain on the gondola.

HE kicked me out and told me to take my own gondola down.

Well, he asked, very sweetly, actually.

And got down on one knee in that box hanging in mid-air over the Rockies.

He even went and asked her dad for his permission to marry her, beforehand.

Are you impressed?

I know I am.

Pretty exciting if you ask me.

SPORT

2012-02-12T22:37:00.000-07:00

OK, not a lot of people know this, but I'm not terribly athletic.

OK, I'm not sporty.

ALLRIGHT!

YES, I HATE EXERCISE AND ANYTHING THAT EVEN REMOTELY RESEMBLES IT!

Are you happy now?

So when

Collage Obsessions

presented the idea that we create something to do with the theme:

SPORT

I was perplexed.

I'm really more of a lady of leisure.

HOWEVER, I am not one to give up easily.

Thus:

Thanks for stopping by!

Old Fashioned ATC's

2012-02-12T17:49:00.000-07:00

This week's challenge at

is to make

OLD FASHIONED ATC'S

To be totally honesgt with you, that's about one of my most favorite things to do.

So it was easy.

Big valentiney hug to

for all the wonderful inspiration they give us!!

2012-02-12T01:00:00.000-07:00

Welcome to Challenge #124 of

WARM FUZZIES

What does WARM FUZZIES mean to you?

To me,. it's the dust bunnies under the couch that is closest to the fireplace.

But who wants to see something made of dust bunnies.

Instead, I made this:

See the peacock feather?

That's my fuzzy.

And the warm?

I took this photo in the summertime.

You may have a different interpretation of this theme.

I can hardly wait to see what you come up with!

Soartful

2012-02-12T00:01:00.000-07:00

The new challenge at

KRAFT, RED, WHITE, AND PINK!

Very Valentiney, doncha think?

I chose three ATC's I had made, photographed them

and then placed them on a digital background.

The best of both worlds.

You may make something digital, something "real" (lol), a sculpture for in front of your house,

if you like!

But make something and link it up with us, before February 26th.

Really.

You could make a sculpture in that time.

Really.

Foto Friday

2012-02-10T15:15:00.000-07:00

I'm waiting for my daughter to arrive, so that we can drive to the mountains.

So I'm making art on the computer.

Peggy Gatto posted some delightful images for us to use this week in her

So that gave me something to do.

(as if I ever need something to do)

I chose this one:

Isn't it pretty?

Here's what it turned into:

I added the daughter I'm waiting for, and some elements by

Colleen Silke, Cajoline, and Kim Klassen

I hope you'll go check out

It's always so much fun!

Wordless Wednesday

2012-02-07T21:36:00.003-07:00

Torso Tags

2012-02-07T17:32:00.004-07:00

This is for The Three Muses

Thanks for stopping by!

Foto Friday Collage

2012-02-06T15:22:00.002-07:00

Peggy gave us this pretty, pretty, pretty image:

and I ended up with this:

Not quite so pretty, but I had a blast making it!

Words of Wisdom.

2012-02-06T15:15:00.002-07:00

The Chestnut Theme Challenge #137 over at

WORDS OF WISDOM

So I thought long and hard about it and this is what I came up with.

Say no more.

Tangerine Tango

2012-02-05T22:59:00.000-07:00

Cello by Cajoline, Dancers-Google,

Corner flourish by Durin Eberhart, Photo Mask by Amanda Frailjo-Tobin

Coffee

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Elements used are by Cajoline and Amanda Sok

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I belong to the

Everything Wendy Vecchi

Yahoo group, although you wouldn't know it, for the little I've participated.

When I saw that the current challenge was "Make Something Humourous"

I couldn't NOT play along.

It would have just be wrong not to.

The quote and background stamps are by Wendy Vecchi herself (one of her cool stamp sets),

the owl and eyes are by this cool new designer I've discovered at Etsy, called

Cobragraphics,

the rest of the stuff is so old, I couldn't identify it if my life depended on it.

That's what I'm trying to do.

Use up stuff.

Not depend my life on it.
Oh never mind.

Hey, here's a little tidbit for your next Trivial Pursuit game.

Did you know that we in Canada spell some words differently than y'all do in America?

Yes.

It's true.

We put an extra "o" in some words.

Like humour, colour, honour.

Yup

And you thought I couldn't spell.

I can two sew.

TTFN

A Banner Holiday

2012-02-01T17:57:00.000-07:00

This is for the current challenge at

Jingle Belles

The Belles have invited us to create a Christmas card which is based (however loosely) on their

NEW IMPROVED

(not that there was anything wrong with the old one)

blog banner.

That means, dear friends, that to play along, you must skip on over there to look at their banner.

So,

get skipping!

This is digital, BTW.

Elements used are by Genny Nystrom, Elisha Barnett, Emeto Designs, and JM Designs.

Oh right, you're not reading this, you're skipping over to

Jingle Belles

Musical Instruments

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Three Muses

That's what I made this for.

NO,

I do not just sit around and make this stuff up without a reason.

OK, yes, I do, sometimes.

Elements used are by Beth Rimmer, Cajoline, and Altered Emporium

WOYWW 139

2012-01-31T22:41:00.000-07:00

I'm still plowing (plow, plow, plow) through my heritage album,

but a couple of weeks ago some kind blog-visitor said something along the lines like

"Why don't you take a break?"

NOW WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT???

See, that's just one of the lovely things about blogging,

is some kind soul will just mosey on over to

take a peek into one's workspace and blurt out some

PURE WISDOM.

So,

I am doing one heritage page for every four or six non-heritage pages.

And that is what you are seeing on my workdesk.

A couple of non-heritage pages.

Sweet.

See all sorts of wonderful things happening at Julia's

The Stamping Ground

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YOU figure it out. :-)

Friday Foto on Tuesday

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I have challenges I really like to do each week.

They inspire this sitck-in-the-mud old brain of mine.

Without them I would sit staring at my computer monitor for hours on end going

duhhhhh

hhhh

Probably wouldn't even remember to eat.

One of those challenges I really love is Peggy's

Wouldn't miss it.

Or at least I try not to.

This week, Peggy gave us a few images to choose from and I chose this one:

Don't know why, just did.

It morphed into this.

and I had a lovely time morphing it.

Elements used are by Finecrafted Designs, Amanda Fraijo-Tobin,

Cottage Arts, Shadowhouse Creations and Skeletel Mess.

Thanks for stopping by, now go say HI to Peggy!

Tools

2012-01-29T23:51:00.001-07:00

Automatically one thinks of hammers and drill and saws and all that sort of stuff, right?

I have all that stuff. But I only use them when I must.

I thought it was important to make my "tools" collage with tools I actually use

even when there is not a flood of water coming from under the sink.

Thus:

I've used elements by Beth Rimmer, Amanda Sok, Crowabout Studios, Cajoline, Syndee Nuckles, Tumblefish Studios, and Chere K Edwards

Regal

2012-01-29T17:04:00.000-07:00

REGAL

no, not me, silly.

That's this week's theme at

I made this first:

and then thought to myself, "That's really quite irreverent."

so I then made this:

when I discovered this STUNNING image of the woman by Ginny Ciszek.

Here crown was googled, the rest of the elements are by

Amanda Fraijo-Tobin, Syndee Nuckles, Kim Jensen, Amanda Sok and Kristen Aagard.

Check it out!

My apologies to Queen Elizabeth.

Oo La La!

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All Elements used are by Cajoline

Tweet, Chirrup and Trill

2012-01-29T01:00:00.000-07:00

The new challenge at

has been put out to us by the lovely Gini.

She has asked us to create something with

Tweet, Chirrup and Trill

in mind.

That could be,

birdhouses, birds, songs that make you happy (or sad), your new hat...

in other words, pretty much anything.

Gini is very accomodating.

I do hope you will join us.

We have SO much fun, you know.

Georgia O'keefe

2012-01-28T00:01:00.000-07:00

The challenge at

is Georgia O'Keefe, OR sepia or dark tones, or floral themes or colours.

How can you NOT participate with such a vast array of choices?

I really hope you join us and create something wonderful!
If you're stuck for inspiration, please visit us at
Soartful Challenges
Carla has posted some great images there for you!

Just because you dress us up,

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doesn't mean you can take us anywhere, you know.

Just because you dress us up,

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Feeling Valentiney

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Slutty image by Dezinaworld.

Hah!

Sometimes I want to be just like her.

But I live alone. sigh.

Colour Challenge #136-Going Green

2012-01-27T23:51:00.001-07:00

The Colour Challenge this month at Gingersnap Creations

going green

This photo is of my other and her graduating class. She learned how to be a mechanic for war-time purposes. They look to me like the girls in the new hit how on TV: Bomb Girls

Wow...we have no idea, do we..

Random Redhead Challenge #135

2012-01-27T23:17:00.000-07:00

has invited us to create something using one of our favorite designer papers.

I chose one by Sir Holtz.

OK, here's the thing though, just in case you rush out to buy this paper, thinking, Wow,

That's AWE-SOME!

(hah, just kidding, I know you aren't thinking that)

I spritzed and stiched and painted and used gesso

and dimensional plaster and stencils and

probably some other assorted goodies to make the original paper

even more original.

But it was one of my favorite papers before I started that journey

and it's still one of my favorite papers now.

So that counts.

lol

PLUS, the Graphics45 paper at the top left is another one of my Faves. So that's double-favorites.

For the record, the folks in the photos are all relatives of mine.

But not the guy with the top hat.

Apparently my people don't wear top hats.

No class, I guess.

2012-01-27T21:28:00.002-07:00

I've spent the past couple of days unable to post or do anything with my blog. Did I mention I hate Blogger?

Well, I do.

I finally installed Firefox, that seems to have fixed the problem.

Touch wood.

WOYWW?

2012-01-24T23:18:00.000-07:00

What's that you say?

"A Mess!"

Nope.

Just organizing.

If you really want to see some clean and organized workdesks, you'll find them at

Julia's

not here.

lol

2012-01-24T17:28:00.001-07:00

Elephant

2012-01-22T21:44:00.000-07:00

That's what on the artistic agenda at

this week.

Here you go!

Makes ya go Awwwwwwww....

2012-01-22T21:35:00.001-07:00

I really like joining in at

http://fridayfotocollage.blogspot.com/

Here is what I did this week:

Elements are by Altered Emporium, Lisa's Altered Art, Thao Cosgrove,

Amanda Fraijo-Tobin, and Laura Carson

Thanks for stopping by!

Moos

2012-01-22T16:22:00.001-07:00

There are three, count em, three Moos on this page.

To learn more about what a Moo is check out

Take A Word!

Animal Kingdom

2012-01-21T09:25:00.000-07:00

I am so far off on my days and dates, it's ridiculous. Having said that, here is my contribution for the

Three Muses challenge.

We were invited to alter at least one animal.

True to my OCD, I did more than one. lol

Elements used are by Holliewood, Beth Rimmer, Dezinaworld, Cajoline, Tumblefish Studios, Lisa's Altered Art and Crowabout Studios.

Thanks for stopping by!

It is Friday already!

2012-01-20T18:00:00.001-07:00

and I totally forgot to pôst this for

Have a good weekend!

(The little mark over top of the o

is a French symbol. My computer is somehow

stuck on French-Canadian English.)

sigh

Call Me Paranoid

2012-01-18T21:32:00.001-07:00

but I'm going to post while I can. lol

I wandered over to

http://collageobsessionchallenge.blogspot.com/

and the challenge is DANCE

What can I say, I am channeling Julie Roberts tonight.

Jingle Belles

2012-01-18T17:02:00.003-07:00

This is for JIngle Belles

and it's pink.

I don't know what's up with that.

The last Christmas card I made was pink.

Will the next one be pink too?

Am I being defiant or something?

Who knows.

C'mon, play along, it's easy. And it's fun.

And it's Christmas!

Oops. no it isn't.

Just because it is

minus 38 degrees

(that's 38 degrees below zero for those who are not accustomed to

this sort of weather-related ridiculousness)

Well, it could be Christmas.

Don't you agree?

It is so iffy

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whether I can post or not. Couldn 't yesterday and this morning, now I can. Just wanted to say if you don't hear from me, that's why.

2012-01-16T18:47:00.001-07:00

OK, here's the thing.

DO NOT switch to the upgraded interface unless you know for sure that you have a recent browser!!!

Cus I did switch, and I did not have the most recent version,

and for the past 5 hours I have been trying everything I can think of to be able to post on my own blog.

You will see a message that says something like "You may be having some problems,

upgrading to Google Chrome will solve the problem."

IT DOES NOT!

As I and apparently many others have found out.

(not from Blogger, I might add)

Not only that, but my Electra Whispers blog is gone entirely and I am missing some of my photos on here. (which I shall fix later tonight.)

Be afraid, be very afraid, folks.

LOL

ON another note,

Alison of The Great Leveler blog has some wonderful instructions for fixing the problem we are having with trying to make a comment and getting a white screen. It is for YOUR blog, not a fix for other's, but the more folks who know about it, the sonner we'll all be back to normal. And besides, Alison's blog is lovely to wander around, even if she weren't so smart!

(I know this is hard to read, I'll get to it.)

Fish

2012-01-15T15:17:00.000-07:00

(I couldn't help myself.)

No fish were harmed in the making of this collage.

Black and Lime

2012-01-15T15:09:00.000-07:00

This is for Dezinaworld's

Spot Prize Challenge

which I'm thrilled to see has returned!

I love going to visit June and am cursing blogger, because I can't count the number of times I've gone over there in the last week and have been unable to leave a comment.

So I will just say here, "Love you, June!"

Images used are by Dezinaworld (natch), Cajoline, and Rhonna Farrer

I hope you join in on the challenge and make something Black and Lime!

Eyes

2012-01-15T14:41:00.001-07:00

Elements used are by Cottage Arts, Syndee Nuckles, Lisajen,

Cajoline and Dezinaworld
Eyes by Gloomy Kat

Take a Picture, it will last longer

2012-01-15T01:00:00.002-07:00

That's the new challenge at the

Order of the Opus Gluei.

What's that you say?

You haven't played along yet?

Well, why-ever not?

Take this challenge, for example.

You may interpret this prompt in whatever manner you like,

the only rule is that you must have fun.

OK, even THAT isn't a hard and fast rule.

If you don't want to have fun, don't.

We'll never know.

The whole entire point of this LO is having fun.

See, the kids

(I never understood why my mother always called my brother and I "the kids"

even when we were in our 40's and now I get it)

were looking at an APP we discovered on her phone that makes any photos you take

REALLY weird and REALLY funny.

And they were REALLY laughing.

Watching them was almost as funny as the pictures on her phone.

But at any rate, when Kristen told us that this challenge was about "taking a picture",

I rooted around until I found the photos I was thinking of and made this LO.

Still makes me laugh when I look at it.

So I think it fits the spirit of this challenge just tikety-boo.

I also made a point of using all Tim Holtz stamps on it, and so it qualifies for the current

Chestnut Theme Challenge #133-Use a set or line of stamps.

See, I can too so multi-task!

Thanks for stopping by and remember to LOL today.

Colours of Soartful!

2012-01-13T22:00:00.003-07:00

The new challenge at

invites us to use turquoise, red, yellow or blue (or a combination of any or all!)

and Carla has posted some great images to inspire you.

Personally I love these colours together and so used the whole works of them.

What are YOU going to do?

Maps

2012-01-12T23:21:00.000-07:00

Elements used are by Artfully Musing, Cajoline, Bonnie Zieman,

Kerry Klaassen Veale, and Syndee Nuckels.

Friday Fill Ins

2012-01-12T21:53:00.000-07:00

1. When I looked out the window this morning _the sun was nowhere to be found_.

2. _It just_ doesn't make sense to me.

3. Remind me _I meant to do that_.

4. _Making stuff_ is something I love to do!

5. TP is _short for toilet paper for else toothpaste, on my grocery list_.

6. I cleaned the refrigerator recently and I found _something better kept to myself_.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to

_a friend coming over for dinner_,

tomorrow my plans include _the massage I didn't get last weekend_

and Sunday, I want to _get my head out out my a$# and move forward_!

Friday Fill Ins

Friday Foto Collage

2012-01-12T11:54:00.000-07:00

WOYWW?

2012-01-10T23:03:00.000-07:00

Ack, blogger makes me crazy sometimes. I figured out how to upload, I had to switch over to "Edit HTML", upload, then switch back. Please tell me this is not one of their "new, improved upgrades".

Anyhow,

this is what's on my workdesk tonight.

Some twinchies for the Gingersnap Creations Twinchie swap and a LO.

I'm plowing my way through the photos that my mother left when she passed away

and am determined to finish them all before I start of anything new.

Plow, plow, plow.

You need to go over to visit Julia at

The Stamping Ground

and post a picture of what's on YOUR workdesk.

After you do that, you may visit others.

lol

Winter finally got here tonight, I hope wherever you are, you're warmer than we are!

Thanks for visiting.

And a pox on blogger.

What's the problem with blogger?

2012-01-10T22:04:00.000-07:00

It won't let me upload any images from my computer tonight. Only from my own blog (which makes NO sense) another URL (which also makes no sense) or Picasa (which means I would have to upload my image there first, then come back here and do this, which just pisses me off). Is anyone else experiencing this?

Wordless Wednesday

2012-01-10T18:55:00.002-07:00

Chandeliers, Candelabras and Candles

2012-01-09T16:30:00.000-07:00

That's what the current Random Redhead Challenge over at Gingersnap Creations is.

I adore chandeliers.

I have one in my new place, but it's not full of sparkles and bling like it should be.

So I made one of my own.

The sentiment is by Class O Peels, the tree stamp is Rosewood,

and try as I might, I cannot for the life of me remember who the chandelier is by.

I put tiny bits of Stickles on the tree,

cus who wants a naked Christmas tree, right?

And the bling? My stash.

Thanks for stopping by.

Only 356 shopping days left until Christmas.

Best get busy.

Nature

2012-01-08T14:44:00.000-07:00

Elements used are by Beth Rimmer, Kim Meeder, Finecrafted Designs,

Vera Lim, Bonnie Zieman, and Kim Klassen.

Friday Fill-Ins

2012-01-05T21:26:00.000-07:00

1. Discussions _about Creator's will are always interesting_.

2. _No Time to Wave_ goodbye.

3. I think it's time _to get real_.

4. _The new show "New Girl"_ puts a smile on my face.

5. Maybe sometime _in the future we can go out again_.

6. _Meditation_ gives me strength.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _my friend Cindy coming to town,

tomorrow my plans include _a massage_

and Sunday, I want to _do some writing!

Friday Fill Ins

Song Lyric

2012-01-03T21:36:00.000-07:00

The new challenge at

SONG LYRIC

and ever since I watched a particular movie a few nights ago,

I have had "Lady In Red" going through my mind.

over and over and over

and over.

So I HAD TO do this:

Elements are by Holliewood, Miz D, Finecrafted Designs, Bonnie Zieman,

CrystalRain and Amanda Sok.

Are you singing it?

Hah! Me too.

Thanks for stopping by and have a funny day.

WOYWW?

2012-01-03T18:48:00.000-07:00

PENS,

that's what.

I'm organizing stuff in my studio, even though it SHOULD be organized since I just moved,

but it's not.

So nothing to see here, really folks.

There are some LO's under all the pens, and some photos I just had printed behind the pens,

but it's really all about

PENS

this week.

Move along.

Go on over to Julia's Stamping Ground

and you'll see much more interesting workdesks than this.

Have fun.

I'll see you there!

Wordless Wednesday

2012-01-03T18:39:00.000-07:00

Still Life

2012-01-01T19:22:00.000-07:00

I'm still having a lovely day playing on the computer/playing with real live scrapbook supplies.

My puter is on one side of my studio and my workdesk is on the other.

So I just sit at the puter until I get achy and then get up and do something different and then come back to the puter.

Anyway, it's a pretty much perfect day, in my view.

I made a piece for

Collage Obsessions.

Their theme is

STILL LIFE

I can't even BEGIN to tell you how many steps were involved in making this.

If you want to know, call me, I will give you my address and we'll have coffee.

Bring your PJ's.

All elements used are by Amanda Sok, Cajoline and Becca.

A NEW YEAR

2012-01-01T15:37:00.000-07:00

is the word (s) for our first challenge of the year at

I haven't picked "MY" word for 2012 yet, but I think I'm headed towards it.

Thanks for visiting!

Out with the Old and In with the New!

2011-12-31T23:52:00.001-07:00

Poobah Deena has given us out theme for the very first challenge (#121) of 2012:

Out with the Old and in with the New!

And true to custom at

The Order of the Opius Gluei

we are invited to interpret this wonderful theme

IN ANY WAY WE WANT!!

How cool is that?

I used an old photo (very old) and a bunch of supplies that have been languishing in the bottom of my file cabinet for about the same amount of time.

(years, folks, many years)

But I like it.

I hope you join us for our first challenge on 2012

Happy New Year!

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Leftovers

2011-12-31T09:49:00.000-07:00

Hi.

I have some Christmas ATC's you haven't seen yet.

So, since Christmas and the accompanying hoopla is almost ready to go back into storage,

I shall show you what's left.

That's it.

Onto Valentine's Day, I guess!

Soft Yellows and White

2011-12-30T16:52:00.001-07:00

The December Colour Challenge at

Soft White and Yellow

And so, wanting to milk every single minute of Christmas that I can, I made this:

Gotta go, the kids are here.

:-))

Soartful-Dragon in the New Year

2011-12-30T13:00:00.004-07:00

"Dragon in the New Year", get it? Draggin in...oh never mind.

I have soome WAY COOL news to share with you.

Are you ready?

Pay attention, there may be a test.

Yessiree Bob, I am now a bonafideeee member of the Soartful Design Team!

I am so excited!

I'd say I'm too excited to sleep, but I can sleep anywhere,

anytime, in fact, in Thailand my DD and I perfected something we called SWA

Sleeping While Awake.

Didn't want to miss a thing, you know?

But I digress.

Our very first challenge of 2012 is

DRAGON/NEW YEAR

(not draggin in the new year as I originally said. You don't have to be tired to play along.)

It seems like a good sentiment to start the year off with,

and I had this adorable baby dragon by

January Designs, that was just waiting to be used in something.

JANUARY Designs?!

Perfect.

Join us at

won't you?

Carla has some awesome images there for your use and inspiration.

Besides, we're a nice bunch of folk.

And

HAPPY NEW YEAR!*!*!

Final Friday Fill Ins!

2011-12-30T10:56:00.001-07:00

Happy New Year to all of you!!! And...here we go!

1. Wait, wait _wait just one more minute, I'm not done!!_.

2. _Everything about me_ is a little different.

3. In addition, _to that, we now have to deal with this_.

4. _That IS NOT_ is the way we do it here!

5. At the end of the year, I like to _be excited about what the coming year will bring_.

6. _Maybe having a man in my life (gasp!)_ is one of the things I'm looking forward to in 2012.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _my kids (OK, I'll call the SIL one of my kids now) coming for supper_, tomorrow my plans include _cleaning out the storage locker_ and Sunday, I want to _decide where to go next_!

And a huge Happy New Year to Janet for giving us a year's worth of

Friday Fill Ins!

Jingle Belles Rock!

2011-12-30T09:07:00.002-07:00

They do so too, right?

It's a new year (almost) and the first challenge over at the Jingle Belles Challenge blog is

NO TIME LIKE THE PRESENTS

They are some witty belles, doncha think?

Hah!

And the best part of this challenge is that they invited me to take part!

How cool is that?

(Can you hear me singing "Jingle Bell Rock"? I am)

The other good news is that you too can play along with the Belles and make a Christmas card every two weeks, then come next Christmas, you'll have all that work done and can just put your feet up, sip a little eggnog and pat yourself on the back while all your friends are out there standing in long lines at the

Post Office and frantically glueing red and greeen construction paper together.

NOT THAT there is anything wrong with red and green construction paper, mind you.

I use it a fair bit myself.

It's just that you'd probably rather be in your jammies in front of a blazing fire,

feeeling self-satisfied, come next December, right?

HOWEVER, when I made my card for this challenge, I was in more of a pink mood.

Pretty easy-peasy, this first one.

I fully intend to get all complicated as the year unfolds.

You'll have to play along and see if the same thing happens to you.

Jingle Belles

Taking back December one Holiday Card at a Time.

Remember, your eggnog awaits.

80 Themes

2011-12-29T22:52:00.001-07:00

WELL.

Kimmie's Digital Whisper 100 Themes inspired me.

In fact, I would attribute any progress I have made in digital art, to this Challenge.

Having said that, it is one day before the end of the year and I must confess, I have 20 Themes left.

:-( sniff, sniff.

I really meant to do it.

But I only got 80 done.

So I shall continue well into the next year, and finish them all.

on my own.

lol

The other artists who particpated in this challenge set up a separate blog for their 100 themes,

but I didn't do this until about a month ago.

Duh.

So that's where all 80 are now.

That place is called

Electra Whispers

So I'll be hanging out there from time to time.

For now, I'll leave you with my last creation:

EDEN

About as far from Christmas as you can get, eh?

20 more to come.

Gingersnap Kudos

2011-12-29T20:33:00.001-07:00

Have you been to

Gingersnap Creations?

They have THE BEST challenges and some of the best artwork I've seen anywhere.

I just found out that a Thank You card I made was picked as a Ginger Gem this month

and I'm tickled pink about that!

SO MUCH work goes into that wonderful site, and I just want to say a great big

THANK YOU

to everyone over there who works so hard to bring us all the great challenges they do.

The lady's face is by Cemerony, background elements used are by Pugly Pixel.

Thanks Gingersnaps!

Christmas Joy #10

2011-12-29T20:25:00.001-07:00

Makin' Stuff!

Christmas stuff, making Christmas stuff!

I look forward to it all year and am sad when it's time to stop.

ALTHOUGH, thanks to the magic of Google,

I've learned that I can feed my addiction all year round!

(dancing)

You can probably tell, this is not an ATC, which all of my earlier Christmas Joys have been.

But SO WHAT?

They're my joys and I get to decide the form they take.

My friend Jana says I can keep making more Joys

until the Christmas decorations are taken down.

That will probably mean I am posting Joys until Easter.

But that's OK.

I love Christmas.

I love making Christmas stuff.

Ho Ho Ho.

I may make more.

I may not.

We'll see.

Thanks for looking!

Friday Foto Collage

2011-12-28T13:19:00.001-07:00

It began as this:

and it became this:

Winter

2011-12-28T12:23:00.001-07:00

This week's challenge at

WINTER

I know winter.

We do winter really well here in Canada.

So I took a photo from a walk I went on the other day,

not far from where I live, and

gussied it up with some elements from

Beth Rimmer, Dido Designs, Cajoline, Emeto Designs, and Studio Rosey Posey

Thanks for joining me as I blurf and particpate in sonme new challenges!

Wordless Wedneday

2011-12-28T01:06:00.000-07:00

WOYWW?

2011-12-28T00:59:00.001-07:00

This is what's on mine.

See the canvas birdhouse?

Well, I made it into and album for my daughter who is preggers, and there is a page for each month of the little guys first year. No journalling needed, just a picture., How easy is that?

She has no idea that once this littler critter arrives, she will no longer have time to put makeup on, have an entire meal,

shower WITH SOAP and RINSE THAT SOAP OFF, but hey,

That will be our little secret.

That's it, that's all!

Time to go visit Julia at

A Stamping Ground

and see what the rest of her loyal subjects are up to!

It's All About Me

2011-12-28T00:08:00.000-07:00

I've never taken part in

challenges.

And tonight I just wanted to make stuff on the computer. Just make all sorts of stuff.

The theme.

all about me

is so perfect for me, sometimes I can really have ingrown eyeballs.

It spoke to me, y'know?

Anyways, here:

In case you think I'm being egotistical (THAT is a big word)

It's exactly the opposite.

I suffer from a monumental lack of self-confidence.

So let this be a new beginning for me.

It's

all

about

me.

today anyhow.

Elements used are by
Cemerony, Beth Rimmel, Amanda Sok, Laurie Anderson, Rachaels Scraps,
New Life Dreams Designs, Becca and Tumblefish Studios.

Print

2011-12-27T12:46:00.000-07:00

Hi guys!

I know I'm not the only one who has been MIA.

I went into the mountains for Christmas and it was so awesome!

I'll have to show you some pics.

In the meantime, I did a piece for this week's

Take A Word challenge:

Images used are by Correen Silke, Dezinaworld, Gmiller, Amanda Sok, and Becca

My apologies to those I've missed.

Thanks for looking and enjoy those turkey sandwiches!!

To the most wonderful friends I have made here in Blogland...

2011-12-24T23:42:00.000-07:00

May your holiday be as sweet as you are!

Christmas Joy #9

2011-12-23T11:09:00.001-07:00

OK, I may not have time to make 12 Joys.

My stupid computer crashed and I haven't been able to connect for the past few days.

Arrgh.

Family Traditions

We don't have many,

(unless you count the inevitable argument between my mother and father on Christmas Day.)

But my mom used to make Christmas candy, so my girl and I have been doing that the last couple of days.

And when she was little, I made a big quilted Christmas tree, and each day in December she got to choose and hang a tiny woodern ornament. She loved that.

AND, I sewed a tiny little mouse family one year, before she was born

(when I had time to do such things)

It comes complete with a Mamma Mouse reading the Christmas Story to her little mousettes, sitting in her overstuffed armchair, as well as a four-poster bed, complete with lace linens and a Christmas quilt...

What can I say.

I've always been a touch OCD.

But each year we put it out and this year is no different.

Are you ready for Christmas yet?

Well, you had better get a move on then...

Friday Fill Ins

2011-12-23T11:00:00.001-07:00

1. Said the night wind to the little lamb, _so, do you come here often_?

2. The first Noel, the angel did say, _whazzup?_.

3. Dashing through the snow, in a _furious attempt to get to the mall before the stores close_.

4. It came upon the midnight clear, _that no matter how much I tried, I was not going to get my name off the naughty list in time_.

5. When I was small I believed in Santa Claus, _and the Great Pumpkin_.

6. And the thing that will make them ring is the carol that you sing _when you look up something on Bing_.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to _guests for dinner_, tomorrow my plans include _seeing some friends I haven't seen for while_ and Sunday, I want to _celebrate Christmas and then head for the mountains!!!

See more merry Fill ins here!

Christmas Joy #8

2011-12-21T09:00:00.007-07:00

is Store Decorations!

The more bizarre, the better! One Christmas my daughter and I spent Christmas in Thailand

and someone had apparently decided that Christmas trees were supposed to be orange.

So everywhere we went there were these bright orange Christmas trees!

And the day we arrived in Bangkok,one of the malls had a "Christmas display"

and the "elves" were wearing turqoise.

What can I say. I loved it.

WOYWW?

2011-12-20T18:00:00.001-07:00

INCHIES.

Christmas INCHIES are on my desk.

I showed them a couple of weeks ago and am now showing you what I've done with them.

Here's a better look at most of them:

It's fun peeking into other people's workrooms isn't it?

There are lots more at The Stamping Ground

And while you're there, give Julia a great big hug for hosting us each and every week!

Wordless Wednesday

2011-12-20T13:00:00.000-07:00

I used to be a quilter, you know.

2011-12-20T08:00:00.003-07:00

Just because

2011-12-20T08:00:00.001-07:00

Birdhouses

2011-12-19T13:00:00.001-07:00

Peggy
Gatto of

has given us a number of girft wrap images with which to create something.

I chose this one:

Pretty funky, eh?

Not much left to say, is there?

Soartful

2011-12-19T07:03:00.001-07:00

Pink, Black and Silver.

That's what Carla at

Soartful Challenge

has challenged us withn this Monday before Christmas.

She has provided us with the PRETTIEST images

and I didn't even choose the prettiest.

What's that?

Where's the silver?

On the little girl's crown OF COURSE.

Geesh.

Keep Calm and Carol On, my friends.

Elements used are by Cermerony, Lisa's Altered Art,

Kim Klassen, and
Ceil Chapman, American dress designer.

Sepia

2011-12-18T17:00:00.002-07:00

The Order of the Opus Gleui

I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas!

2011-12-18T01:00:00.001-07:00

Fluffy.

Fluffy and white and reasonably warm.

Just cold enough that that fully white sparkly stuff doesn't turn into brown slush.

(or, heaven forbid, ice!)

That's what the Poobahs are up to over at

Dreaming of a White Christmas.

I made a banner in the spirit-

PEACE.
That's what I feel when I'm out in the snow.
(SNOW, I said, not STORM or minus-40 weather)

Each one started with some lace from Mikeys. I edged some old silver paper I had, with it.

On top of that is some white cardstock I ran through my Cuttlebug, to make a snowflake pattern.

I had some REALLY SHINY silver paper that I have no idea what I was saving for, and I made some of Tim's rosettes out of that. Put a punched snowflake on the rosettes.

I cut rosette shapes out of my photos and edged each of them with silver Liquid Pearls

A glittered letter on top and put it all together with some silver and white ribbon/twine from Mikeys.

Whatever would we do without Mikeys?

Now you can take a break from all that cookie-eating, eggnog-swilling behaviour

and create something to do with a White Christmas.

And link up with us at

Stampendous Saturday Color Challenge Week 3

Joy of Christmas #7

2011-12-17T22:53:00.000-07:00

Cookies!!!!!!

The last couple of years, I've gone to a church "Cookie Walk".

That's where you purchase a disposable container and walk around a big gym and fill it with

Cookies!!!!!

Yummy, home-made

Cookies!!!!

real Scottish shortbread, sugar cookies, macaroons, chocolate chip, meringues, toll house

ACK!

Gotta go.

To the freezer.

Did I mention I love cookes.

At Christmas?

Thank you, thank you, thank you

2011-12-17T22:02:00.000-07:00

CARD!

This is simply a very sinple card.

I picked up the

Stampology "Thank You" stamp and was looking for a reason to use it.

And I've had this handmade paper in my stash since my last trip to Portland in, oh, maybe 2001.

Time to use it too, right?

See the leaves in it?

They were kind of a pain.

When I saw that the

was pink, gold, cream and brown or three out of four...

AND