Santa Baby

This stamp reminds me of the Christmas song - I saw Momma kissing Santa Claus! - Really simple one layer card. I might save it to give to my husband for Christmas but I think I might use the stamp again and a stamp I have that says 'got mistletoe?'

I've been using the PaperTrey white for my one layer cards - it is so much thicker than SU whisper white at 110 lbs and if you select the standard usps shipping it is really reasonable to get it from PTI - be careful not to select the priority international shipping as it is over $20 and I don't like to pay that much for shipping. Using the other shipping an order takes about 2 weeks outside of the holiday season. Right now I am waiting on my birthday present from the Nov 15 release and its not here yet - I'm dying for the snowflake set!

Supplies
Stamps: Stampendous
Paper: PTI white
Ink: Palette Noir
Accessories: Ribbon - $1.50 bin Mike's, Poinsettia - Imaginisce, black brad

Fireside Holidays

I think a couple of the altered bottle cocoa would be in order to curl up in front of this fire. I bought a few sets of My Favorite Things in November from All That Scraps. (I love the free shipping to us, Canucks for orders over $100 - however, then I want to spend a $100!) They are clear stamps but very high quality. I really like the headless people on these stamps. I have some others ones that will be inked once the Christmas card season is over.

Supplies:
Stamps: Home for the Holidays - MFT Stamps
Paper: real red, Bazzill smooth - coconut swirl, always artichoke
Patterned paper: Figgy Pudding (6x6) - Basic Grey
Ink: Palette Noir, SU markers for watercoloring
Accessories: 1 1/4 and 1 3/8 SU punches, Poinsetta Felt - Queen & Co.

More Hot Cocoa and some Tickleberry's

These next two glass jars I am sending to my in-laws in Halifax. I am just getting together the box that has to be send this week for Ian's Mom, Dad, brother and sister. The above pictures is another Ikea bottle I got today for $1.99 it has almost 3 bags of the Fantastic Fudge Hot Chocolate from Ultimate Gourmet. I tried to do rub ons at first but didn't work on the curved surface very well then they rubbed right off - I wanted to do a belly band but it was curved and too big for 12 inch paper so I opted for a ribbon band instead with some punches.

Supplies:
Stamps: Let it Snow- Inkadinkado
Rub-ons: Cosmo cricket
Paper: very vanilla - SU
Patterned Paper: Figgy Pudding - Basic Grey
Ink: cool carribbean - SU (retired)
Accessories: Marvy and SU, Ribbon - Mike's $1.50 bins




The second glass jar has Tickleberry's in it - 2 packs of Dark Chocolate Raspberries and 1 pack of Milk Chocolate Cherries. I love Tickleberry's - when we were in the Okanagan for our honeymoon I actually went to the Tickleberry's store at Okanagan Falls. I absolutely love the cherries ... so good .... I look forward to Christmas and the craft shows so I can get my hands on these. The papers you see inside the jar

Supplies:
Stamps: Riveting - SU (retired)
Rub-ons: Making Memories
Paper: whisper white, always artichoke - SU
Patterned Paper: Figgy Pudding - Basic Grey
Ink: always artichoke - SU
Accessories: Marvy and SU, Ribbon - Mike's $1.50 bins

It's not easy being GREEN!

You Are Kermit

Hi, ho! Lovable and friendly, you get along well with everyone you know. You're a big thinker, and sometimes you over think life's problems. Don't worry - everyone know's it's not easy being green. Just remember, time's fun when you're having flies!

The Muppet Personality Test

However, last weekend when the Saskatchewan Roughriders won the Grey Cup it was pretty easy to be green. Before, I did this I thought I'd be Kermit and I was! He was always my favorite.

Something warm for Christmas

I bought some packages of different hot chocolate from the Art Market in Calgary back in mid November with the intention of putting them in a bottle and giving them as gifts. I got to this project tonight after going to Ikea today to get some little bottles. The hot chocolate is from the Ultimate Gourmet - the brown one is French Vanilla (Merry Christmas) and the white one is White Chocolate Mint (poinsettia). I got a larger container to package a couple Fudge ones in to send to Halifax and Ian's family however, that one is the next one I will do. I really like how these turned out.

Supplies:
Container: Ikea
Stamps: Poinsettia - Lizzie Anne Designs, Party Punch - SU
Paper: real red, whisper white, always artichoke
Patterned Paper: Figgy Pudding - Basic Grey
Accessories: 1 1/4" and 1 3/8" circle punches, scallop punch, designer punch - SU, real red + always artichoke ribbon - SU, bling - Mike's dollar bins

Today is it! - 10,001 Hits!

Today, November 30, 2007 is the officially day in which my blog counter crossed the magic number of 10,001.

Back at the end of October, I had a guessing game in which I ask my readers to guess the date I would hit 10,001. A mere five weeks later this event has happened. It was a close race - there were 37 entries.

Paula guessed Nov 29/07. (Just one day too short!)
Angel Wilde guessed Dec 1/07.
Linda guessed Dec 2/07.

The winner is:
Angel Wilde said...
I am going to say December 1st! Great going! I love guessing games!

Angel Wilde is the winner of her choice of Hanna Stamps (there is a release next Friday, December 7th). Angel email me at shannon.grant@shaw.ca and let me know if you would like one of the current 3 sets or if you want to wait to see the next release. Regardless, once you have picked I will get Kristi your order and she will send it to you directly.

Thanks so much for all your hits. I personally didn't expect that the 2,700 hits would come in so fast but I attribute that too being on the Hanna Stamps Design Team, having Allison advertise my blog candy on her blog and our recent Thankful for Hanna stamp give away courtesy of Kristi and Hanna Stamps. Plus I think now that the wedding is over I've been crafting more.

Ian is away until Dec 11th for work so I've lots of time these next 2 weeks for xmas projects and lots of crafting. I'm so excited but can't decide what to do first.

Happy Crafting Weekend!

Last Stamp Club for 2007

I did a One Sheet Wonder or OSW tonight with my stamp club. We used SU! Peaceful Wishes with the ink colors: always artichoke, real red and chocolate chip. The papers used to create the 10 cards included whisper white, always artichoke, real red, chocolate chip and mellow moss. I used the template pattern from SCS from this post from flowerbugnd1 and altered it just slightly for my club. The following are cards #6-10 - I will post cards #1-5 later. I keep the cards simple with no embellishments so the girls could easily recreate some quick cards for all those people they need to give a card to but don't appreciate or understand what goes into handmade. (p.s. I think tomorrow - Nov 30 is the big day when I hit 10,001 hits!)

I'm an elf

I used the name Shannon Tompkins! Its funny that it has Mini in it considering my husbands love for his 2005 Mini Cooper S.

Your Elf Name Is...

Ditzy Mc Mini

What's Your Elf Name?

We are the Champions!

It has been a long time coming and I'm proud to be from Saskatchewan. Ok - I don't live in that province anymore but I'll always bleed GREEN and today makes being green worth it. Let's hope it doesn't take another 18 years to win one!

Thankful for Hanna - Blog Candy winner

It's time to announce the winner of my blog candy - "Thankful for Hanna"! This is the full set that the blog candy winner has won. Kristi will send you the set directly from the Hanna Stamps store. Though it hasn't been released yet!

I used random.org to generate a number from 1 to 124. (I've never had 124 comments - thanks for all the visits!)

Random Integer Generator

Here are your random numbers:

23

Timestamp: 2007-11-26 04:25:28 UTC

The winner is:
Nancy said...

I am thankful for the love and support of friends and family!

November 22, 2007 4:03 PM

I'm so excited to see it is a fellow Calgarian and someone who has been reading my blog since I first created it.

Nancy, please email me your address. I know I should know it but I just know my way there not the address!

Look for 'Things Hanna Would Say' to be released in early December.

Also - I have 9,532 hits as of this post. Looks like 10,001 might happen really soon!!!!

Thankful for Hanna! - Blog Candy

Note: This post will remain at the top of my blog until the blog candy is drawn for!

Look at this preview of a new not yet released Hanna Stamps set! It's a set of 28 sentiments and it contains 'All Things Hanna would say!' This set will be released at the next Hanna Stamps release. I don't even have it in my hands yet.

Would you like to win this set?

Since it's Thanksgiving today for all my American readers (As Canadians, we celebrated Thanksgiving in October, so I'm at work today!) Because of it being Thanksgiving, the Hanna Stamps Design Team is asking what are you Thankful for. Please leave me a comment tell me what you are thankful for and you could win this set. Blog candy will be drawn for using random number generator on Sunday evening at 9 pm MST. Only one entry per person. Kristi will then send the set to you directly!

I have to say I am thankful for my new husband, my whole family and new in-laws, good friends, stamp and blog friends, and definitely my 14yo cat, Missie who gives the best cuddles!

Be sure to stop by Kristi's blog as she has a set to give away with also the listing of the other Design Team members that are offering up a set.

Update on 10,001 Hits

9,252 hits right now ..... 10,001 isn't far away. I think having a Hanna Stamps giveaway just upped that hit counter.

Won't be long now and someone else is going to win a Hanna Stamps set.

Kristi opened up the new website for Hanna Stamps. Make sure to check it out - it looks great!

Snowflake Butterfly

The last picture from my bad photo set up. This snowflake used the glue pad then I dumped Martha Stewart Blue Topaz glitter on it. I really like how it turned out. Make sure to enter to win a free Hanna Stamps set on this post. Also, I am at 9,100 hits this morning so it won't be long and I'll be hitting the 10,001 mark and giving away a Free Hanna set to one of my readers from the guessing game.

Supplies:
Stamps: Botanical Snowflake - Old Island Stamp Company, Butterfly snowflake - Hero Arts
Ink: Glue pad, Versamagic dew drop Aegan Blue
Paper: PTI white
Patterned Paper: K&Co Costco slab
Accessories: Blue Bayou double stitched ribbon, Martha Stewart Blue Topaz glitter

Thanks for the support

I didn't get the best picture of this one layer card but I think I have my lights and set up for pictures perfected now.

I made this card as a thank you for my family and friends that helped me raise over $4,100 for the 2007 Weekend to End Breast Cancer where I walked 60km on July 27-28. I think my blisters are finally healed. Right now, I plan to be on the volunteer crew for the 2008 walk however, I may change my mind and walk again.

Supplies
Stamps: Hope is - SU (retired), Thanks for your support! - Amuse
Ink: Versamagic dew drop Pixie Pink, SU regal rose, Versafine black onyx
Paper: Natural White
Accessories: none

Rudolph with your nose so bright!

This reindeer stamp is from Cornish Heritage Farms. I just got my first stamps from them last week and I love them. I picked up the Rudolph stamp from the Art Market this past weekend in Calgary as Old Island Stamp Company was there. I thought it would go with any reindeer stamps that I have and I have a couple!

Supplies
Stamps: Reindeer - Cornish Heritage Farms; Rudolph - Old Island
Paper: old olive, real red, chocolate chip, natural white
Patterned Paper: Figgy Pudding (6x6) - Basic Grey
Ink: Pallete Noir, SU markers, real red
Accessories: real red brads, ticket corner punch, hodgepodge hardware, xmas red stickles, ice crystal stickles

Rider Pride

It is with great excitement that I post about the Saskatchewan Roughriders going to the Grey Cup. I image my American reader have no clue what I am talking about but my Canadian reader think I'm a nutty girl but once a Saskatchewan girl always a Saskatchewan girl. The Grey Cup is the Superbowl of the CFL (Canadian Football League) and Saskatchewan fans are the craziest. The Riders will be meeting the Winnipeg BlueBombers in the final on Sunday with a kickoff of 4pm MST. It will be a great game! Below are a few pictures of crazy Rider fans all decked out in Green and White. I don't know these people just got the images off the Rider website.



Gainer the Gopher (mascot)


Crazy Fans

Friendship is the sweetest

This was the thank you card that I put together for the 9 people that came to my Calgary bridal shower. I was slow at getting it out but they went out last week. I really like the font on the PaperTrey stamps and how great they go with this flowered paper that is part of the K&Co slab from Costco.

Supplies
Stamps: Borders&Corners-Oval and Green Thumb - Paper Trey
Paper: regal rose, PTI white, certianly celery
Patterned paper: K&Co slab from Costco
Ink: chocolate chip
Accessories: prima, Dots&Dashes ribbon from Mike's, bling from dollar bin

Getting closer to 10,001

Did you know that I am just 1,625 hits away from getting to 10,001 hits?

Then I'll be able to go back to my blog candy guessing game and give away a Hanna Stamps set to someone.

The 10,001 hits would have made a good bday present on Friday but I don't think it will happen then.

To see what I am talking about, check out this post - you can also check on your guess.

Rainy Day Sneak Peek

This is the newest Hanna Stamps set that will be released this Friday, November 16th. Friday is also my birthday! I'll be 29 (um again) - I actually prefer to call it my 3rd annual 29th birthday. It is also the 1st anniversary of my engagement to Ian, who is now my husband. We got engaged last year in Puerto Vallarta on my birthday (which if your counting was my 30th) - it was a fantastic trip and I had no idea that we would be engaged.

Back to Hanna, this is the 3rd set by Kristi Ferro and her illustrator - they have so many more amazing things planned. I can't decide which set so far is my favorite but this one with the little worm is to die for!

Make sure to check out the sneak peeks from the other Hanna Design Team members. All the blog addresses are on my sidebar on the right.

Supplies
Stamps: Rainy Day - Hanna Stamps
Ink: Palette Noir
Paper: card base - white cardstock from PaperTrey, certainly celery, natural white
Patterned paper: K&Co slab from Costco
Accessories: polka dot ribbon from Mike's $1 bin from the spring ($1.50 for us Cdn)

Wedding Pictures from CD1

Over the next couple weeks I am going to upload a few pictures from each of the CD that we got from our photographer that hold our wedding photos. There are 8 CD's in total and 620 pictures. So, you can see why I can only do a few from each CD. CD 1 holds pictures 1-79 and is all about getting ready from makeup time to getting to the church. My photographer was Virginia Booth of Hot Shoe Photography. I can not say enough good things about Virginia. She made the day fun and getting our picture taken enjoyable. I for one do not like a camera in my face!

The Dress

The Hair


The Makeup


Maid of Honor, Carmen



Getting Dressed


Something Borrowed (My Grandmothers wedding rings from 1949, she had them packaged in the original jewelry box!)


The Shoes


Almost ready to go ....


A little nervous ....


The Men, Ian and his bodyguard (I mean Best Man), Nick


Groom's flower


Groom's cufflinks (a present from his bride)