Another pop-up card

This one is the Bird Cage from Everyday Pop-up Cards by Cricut. I made this for my new Step-mother for mother's day. This is definitely one of the simpler pop-ups, but I enjoyed it!

MFT Teasers - Day Three

Are you ready for some cuteness?! Seriously! I adore these PI girls and was so excited to see what was coming this month! You are going to squeal with delight....I guarantee it!

This is sort of a long post with a lot of pictures so I will try to keep my chit chat to a minimum. You didn't come to hear me ramble because heaven knows I can! LOL!

First up is Pure Innocence Pucker Up.

Isn't she sweet selling lemonade? Chloe used to do this when she was a little younger.

See that pretty Scallop Ribbon die? That's a new one that will be released on May 3rd with everything else.

On the inside I used an older die called Sweet Stack Labels.

My next card features the Pure Innocence Fresh from the Oven. Fun image for all our little bakers!

The sentiment layer was cut using the Say What? stamp set and die.

There are a bunch of wonderful sentiments and I've used two more on the inside.

My third card makes me giggle. Just last month I took Chloe roller skating for the first time. Wow...that brought back memories! hehe!

So when I saw this super cute Pure Innocence Roll With It I squealed!

Below is a list of the Die-namics I used on my cards.

Be sure to stop by the MFT Blog to see a list of who is sneak peekin' today!

I can't wait to hop around myself!

Have a wonderful Sunday!

LRW- Mothers Day Card

Little Red Wagon's challenge this week is a Mother's Day card..
My Mother is a quilter . I have been on the lucky receiving end of   several  quilts. 
A while ago I made one quilt card    thinking of  Mother's Day. Ended up making 3.

Inside of cards.

One has a pocket  for holding   either   little sachets or little   chocolate  treats...

Now I have to decide which one Mom would like the most.

Spring Arts and Craft Sale

Today I am showcasing my handmade greeting cards, tile art and paper crafts at the .. 
Spring Art Alumni & Student Craft Sale

Sat. April 30, 2011

10:00am – 5:00pm

Sheridan College – Trafalgar Road Campus

1430 Trafalgar Road, Oakville, Ontario

  

Missed this show? Please visit me at an upcoming event

All Things Grow With Love

Hello!!!

I was so excited to receive my Verve package in the mail yesterday that I had to make another card using the Sweet Stop sketch #106.

Please be sure to scroll down for my first card ;)

You'll see it's *almost* the same layout as my card below minus the sentiment panel on the right. I chose to frame the sentiment layer.

Here I've used a bunch of new goodies!

Don't you love those new dies from Verve?

They are Floral Circles and also Elegant Leaves. Both of these co-ordinate with the Bloom & Grow stamp set.

Stamps: Bloom & Grow; Cardstock: White, Bashful Blue, Girls Paperie dp; Inks: Bashful Blue, Pretty in Pink, Certainly Celery, Black; Accessories: Nesties, Silver Pearls, Martha Border Punch, Yellow Sparkly Candy Dots, Dimensionals, Elegant Leaves Die, Floral Circles Die

Thanks for stopping by today!

Thinking of You SSS106

This week Korin from the Sweet Stop had a fabulous sketch for me to use a larger image and make this a square card! I {heart} square cards!!

This card is a SU! only card too :)...well minus the oval nesties....lol

I dug deep in the drawer and found this Maine Blueberry dsp to use. I just love the colours and papers. A good masculine card.

I used the Branch Out set and some SU! buttons and edge punch.

Be sure that you stop by the Sweet Stop blog and see what fabulous creations the girls have come up with! I know they are amazing!!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mother's Day Card

** For the ROYAL BRIDAL BLOG HOP please click here **

Card Details: Cardstock (black, pink and white), Digi Image 'Blossom Branch' by Beccy Muir, 'Mum' Cricut Cartridge Beyond Birthdays and pearl stickers.

Challenges:
fantabulous cricut - #57 Moms the word
die cuttin divas - #12 Mother's Day
charisma cardz - Week 17 April Showers/May Flowers
cricut cardz challenge -  #72 Mother's Day
craft us crazy - Mom & Flowers
fussy and fancy challenge - Springtime

To see more Mother's Day Cards please click here

Sour Cream Scones and the Royals

Did you get up early to watch?
In the early morning dark at   5:12 eyes popped open  and  up I got;did not even set the clock.
Watched the pomp and ceremony from London that  the Royals do so well ..
Thoroughly enjoyed all the pagantry . Loved her dress and his uniform...

To celebrate with the Royals I made   tea served in my favourite tea cup,

Breckie(  they say that in Britain)  was a yummy sour cream scone topped with butter and strawberry jam...

If you want to try the scone  even if you aren't a Royal watcher ;
Ingredients:
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1TBSP. baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
8 tablespoons butter,chilled
1/2 cup sour cream
1 large egg
Preheat oven to 400. Combine flour, sugar  baking powder and salt.
Cut  butter into dry ingredients using  pastry cutter.
Combine egg and sour cream  mix well.
Mix together  dry and wet ingredients. Press dough in bowl until  forms a ball.
On a parchment lined baking sheet ,  shape into 7-8 inch  circle  3/4 inch thick. 
Cut into   wedges.  Brush with milk .
Bake 15 to 17 minutes until golden brown.... may take a few minutes longer depends on your oven.
 These scones  have a lovely moist  texture  from the sour cream . Best recipe I have tried so far...
 

MFT Teasers Day 1

Are you as excited as I am?

It's the start of the MFT teasers and there are sooooooo many wonderful goodies to share with you over the next several days! I've been creating and I have a three day weekend which means I have MORE time to create! Yeah!

The official release will be at 10pm Eastern on May 3rd.

Today I am sharing two cards.

The first one uses an adorable set Flapper Doodles - SS Flapper.

I stamped a sentiment on the inside but left enough room for someone to write a little letter.

See that cool Scallop Ribbon border....that's a NEW die-namic too!

My second card uses Fred Bear Plays Indian.

This is my first Fred Bear set and can't wait to order myself more! He's adorable.

Again, I left the inside with plenty of writing room.

Are you ready to see what all the other girls have cooked up?

Stop by Kim's blog to see the complete line up.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Devilled Ham for Sandwiches.

Here is the last of the Easter Ham .

Finely grinding it in food processer.

Adding sweet pickle relish, mustard and  small amount of  mayonnaise. According to my Mom  no measurements just  taste as one adds  ingredients   and when the mixture holds together for a sandwich that is it!

Makes the best ham sandwich   almost      better than leftover Christmas  turkey sandwiches. 

Royal Tea Bridal Shower Blog Hop

Welcome to the Royal Tea Bridal Shower Blog Hop hosted by Ellen!  If you are here from Holly then you are in the right spot. If you would like to start at the beginning please click here.

Prince William and Kate Middleton are getting married at Westminster Abbey on Friday, April 29. What better way to celebrate their day with a Royal Tea / Bridal Shower Blog Hop, the day prior?! We have been asked to make a project that is related to TEA or a TEA PARTY.

I know the royal wedding is serious, but I decided to have a little fun with this card.  This digi is by Graphicat Designs and it reads "4 out of 5 Therapists Recommend I finish this cup.

Blog Candy? 

What's a party without a little candy?  One Lucky follower will win this candy (6-pack of blank cards in aqua, clear block and a pack of decals).  To win simply follow my blog and leave me a comment.  Winner will be announced on May 2 -
 

Next stop is ----->> Corri

Enjoy!

This card was also entered in the following challenges:
365 cards - subliminal Message
patches of pink - link-up party


Here is a full list of the hop in case you loose your glass slipper ...
Ellen at http://cardmonkey-business.blogspot.com/
Alex at http://youhadmeatcraft.com/
Jennifer at http://craftycardgallery.blogspot.com/
Nicolette at http://beyondscrapin.blogspot.com/
Jessica at http://customcreationsbyjessica.blogspot.com/
Stacey at http://creatingacraftylife.blogspot.com/
Holly at http://www.scrappily-everafter.com/
Jacqueline at http://madebyjacqueline.blogspot.com/ (that's me)
Corri at http://buglvr.blogspot.com/
Mandie at http://mandiesscrappin.blogspot.com/
Christel at http://onescrappinsista.blogspot.com/
Nadia at http://nadiasbeautifulmess.blogspot.com/
Theresa at http://thescrapbookingqueen.com/
Lori at http://savingmine.blogspot.com/
Michelle at http://queenofmycraftroom.blogspot.com/
Monica at http://scraps2treasure.blogspot.com/
Amanda at http://stellarscraps.blogspot.com/
Brynn at http://flairandfrillscreativity.blogspot.com/
Nikki at http://theglamoroussideofscrapping.blogspot.com/
Elaine at http://expressionsbyelaine.blogspot.com/
Gina at http://ginascraftingspot.com/
Shannon at http://purplelionpaper.com/blog
Lisa at http://lisahjulberg.blogspot.com/
Jen at http://jenscraftcorner.blogspot.com/
Sue at http://susanascorner.blogspot.com/

O.M.G.

Seriously!

Shut the front door!

Have you been to the MFT blog lately ;)

You MUST!

I'm on the MFT Design Team now!!!

Check out who else is joining me!

How about this PI Heart Stripes cutie? I want to say she was my first....hehe!

I just love her!

I thought the OMG saying from the Say What? Stamp and Die set was perfect for today!

Thanks for visiting me!!!

I have tomorrow off and am looking forward to a long weekend of stamping!

A New Face for Me!

It was a Red Hat outing today ...with a ... Pot luck luncheon  , took my old  standby,   Caesar Salad........
 Serenity Bay Spa   owners spoke on their  new Dr Renaud hydra science Product line and one lucky person got an $80  facial .
To my  surprise my name was drawn...
Facial , massage , mask and  laser treatment later I am a new woman .

So here is my new face ......



Bad enough I was the entertainment for the ladies  day  but if you think I will show a picture of myself under that  mask. Oh No! Mask is enough!
Still it was a fun treatment and my skin does feel softer and  has a  finer texture... could this become a routine? Maybe!

Coming Up this week

Royal Tea Bridal Shower Blog Hop (online event)

April 28, 2011 & April 29, 2011

http://www.madebyjacqueline.blogspot.com/

Spring Art Alumni & Student Craft Sale (Oakville, ON)

Saturday April 30, 2011 from 10:00am – 5:00pm

Sheridan College – Trafalgar Road Campus

more information

B.A.Y.T. Craft & Gift Sale (Thornhill, ON)

Sun. May 1, 2011 from 10:00am – 5:00pm

more information

Planning on going to one of these craft shows? 

Email me for a special coupon for a free handmade card with your purchase of $10 or more.

Miss You a Latte MFTWSC17

Guess what time it is?

You betcha! It's the MFT Sketch Challenge day!!

We are onto sketch #17 already! Wow this year is flyin'

For my card today I've used the super cute A la Mode Miss You a Latte.

My layered flower was created with the Upsy Daisy Die-namic.

Don't forget to hop on over to the MFT Forum on SCS to find out all the details how you could play and win!

Thanks for stopping by today!

Bloomin Tuesday April 26th

The first of the King Alfred daffodils are  coming into flower.

We have mild temps finally  but a lot of rain.......  one minute pouring rain the next sunshine , true spring  weather...

Blue and pink hyacinths

Windflowers are   just starting to open ...lots of dirt on them from the hard rain  a couple of minutes ago.

Serenity

Last night after getting home from taking Fozzy to the vet I sat down to create a card using the Mojo sketch. I love Mondays.....only for the mojo sketch....lol

I pulled out a really old set from Verve called Serenity. I used this set soooooo much when I first got it years ago. Still love it today!

I paired it up with some My Mind's Eye Designer Papers.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Have a GREAT Tuesday!