MFT Teasers - Day One

Hello!

It's time for the MFT Sneak Peeks to begin! Aren't you excited?!

It's one of my favourite times of the month :)

Stop by Kim's blog to see who is sneak peekin' along with me today.

First up is an adorable new Fred Bear - Takes a Hike.

Totally fun eh?

I stamped an coloured Fred with Copics, added a little stitching and some flat bottom clouds.

Next up is Die and Stamp set called You Move Me.

I wanted something masculine that I could leave for my husband in his lunchbox.

You can see the set below my cards....so many possibilities!

See that new Solid Bracket Border too!

Lastly I have another CAS card using the same set. This one is obviously more girly ;)

Love those little scooters! Cute!

Here are the dies I used:

Here are the details about the upcoming release on July 5 at 10 PM EST:

• The MFT release is on July 5 at 10 PM EST. You can attend the release party from 8-10 PM EST here in the forum for fun, games, and prizes! All the new sets and dies will be available July 5 at 10 PM EST.



• The guest designer contest is ON! Check out the forum for details on how YOU can win over $100 in stamp sets and play along with the DT for a month.



• If you'd like to see all the teasers for today, please click on over to Kim's blog NOW! Be sure to leave comments as you go for a chance to win one of 2 $10 vouchers being given away daily, just for leaving a comment. :) Check Kim's blog every day for the winners.

CANADA DAY BLOG HOP

Welcome to the CANADA DAY Blog Hop hosted by Tara & Jacqueline!  If you are here from Courtney's Blog then you are in the right spot. If you would like to start at the beginning please click here In honor of Canada Day we are all making a project with a Canadian theme!

(Canada Day theme Card: digi by Bugaboo Stamps)

Be sure to comment & follow each blog stop to be eligible to win these great prizes - and don't forget to add your Canada Day project to the linky tool below - closes July 7th.

BiG prizes:

The Scrapbooking Cafe - 3 X $10.00 GC


Bugaboo Digital Stamps --- 7 Digital Stamps




Pink By Design --- Canadian Stamp Set


My Stamping Studio -Lime Twist Products pack from My Mind's Eye

Digis With Attitude! --- $10.00 GC



Graphic Cat Creations --- Freebie + $15.00 GC



One Crazy Stamper --- $25.00 GC

Be sure to drop by our sponsors and show them some love. 

HOPE YOU ENJOY THE HOP.
THANKS FOR BEING IN IT & HOPING ALONG

Here is the hop list in case you got lost:
Tara - http://creativeprincess-homemadehappiness.blogspot.com/

Kate - http://smallbitsofpaper.blogspot.com/

Heather - http://princesspaperprojects.blogspot.com/

Kimberly - http://www.justwordz.ca/

Michelle - http://mumoftwoblog.blogspot.com/

Tracy - http://thecroppingcanuck.blogspot.com/

Kerry - http://mommakcrafts.blogspot.com/

Avril - http://totallyscrapaddicted.blogspot.com/

Nicole - http://canadiannickelscrapn.blogspot.com/
Cheri - http://graphicatdesigns.blogspot.com/

Courtney - http://craftingwithcourtney.blogspot.com/
Jacqueline - http://madebyjacqueline.blogspot.com/ (you are here)

Happy CANADA Day

We are so blessed to call ourselves Canadians!

This truly is the best nation in the world.

Happy Canada Day!

http://www.venturevancouver.com/blog/national-flag-of-canada-day-february-15-2011

Sweet Peas

The  first of the sweet peas are flowering. Sreamers is the name  of this variety..   Blossoms are streaked with white  and come in mauve,chocolate,orange , blue , pink ,purple and red......so far only the mauve but there is a bud that looks like deep red.... This sweet pea is considered a trailer but it is climbing my trellis with only a little help from twine...

Made a little arrangement to sit by my bedside. Added white astilbe and some of the astilbe leaves.

The fragrance is   filling   the room.......so strongly scented.

I was so worried about planting too early   I can see  by all the  buds  it was the right time.

Kim's Birthday Blog Mobbing

Surprise Kim!

I am so excited to be participating in your birthday blog mobbing!

You are such a sweet person and deserve to be showered with love today!

For those hopping along with us....

I hope you started at Arlene's Blog....if not be sure to start there so you don't miss anyone ;)

If you'd like to join us in the celebration, you can upload your card to the SCS Gallery using keywords HBMFTLADY or if you do Facebook, you can add your card to the MFT FB page.

Don't forget to stop by Kim's Blog or the MFT Facebook page to wish her a Happy Birthday!

I used the super sweet PI called Being Cute Is What I Do. The sentiment comes from the PI Birthday Princess.

Now hop on over to EVA'S BLOG

Seriously how cute is this...

I just had to post here when I saw this on Facebook! 

One he is way too cute.

Two what a great example of why it's so important to read to our young children.

Summer Break starts in one day here and we've just signed up for the Summer Reading Club at our local Library.  We participated last year as well and had a lot of fun.  Honestly the program has helped me to stay motivated and read to the boys every night.

So pick up a book, join a Summer Reading Club and enjoy!

Previously posted Canada Day projects

Remember these? This is my little round up of previously posted Canada Day projects.









Be sure to stop by tomorrow for a Canada Day blog hop! There will be new projects and prizes along the way!

A Blog Hop and Teacher Gift

It is just after midnight here, and I have just finished 2 projects. The first is a little teacher gift I made for my son's teacher, as tomorrow is the last day of school, the other is my project for an upcoming Canada Day Blog Hop. What better way to get back in the swing of things, than with a blog hop??



There are some really amazing artists who will be participating, and there are going to be some awesome prizes, so I hope you all come check out our patriotic hop tomorrow - July 1st. I love my project, and am really excited to share it with you!!

A la prochaine...

Get Your Bootie Outside!

It’s estimated we spend over 90% of our time indoors and with each generation, we seem to spend less and less time outside. Canadians need sunlight, everyone does! It allows the body to absorb vitamin D, which is great for bones by maintaining your calcium balance, and boosts your immune system, aids in cell differentiation, helps to regulate blood pressure, and plays a role in insulin secretion. Vitamin D helps prevent cancer and depression too.

On top of natural sunlight, reconnecting with the outdoors does a world of good to our emotional health and wellbeing. Plants and trees are natural air filters. Just being in a green area or a forest creates a significant reduction on stress levels while increasing your oxygen levels.

If you’re used to exercising in a gym, try going outside instead. You will likely experience far less ankle, foot, and knee injuries. Doing physical activity outside increases energy and decreases stress levels. It heightens mental awareness and can speed the recovery time after medical procedures.

So go enjoy some peace and quiet, and  gorgeous scenery, like these scenes of Muskoka in the summer.





Magnum Ice Cream Bars

We've all seen the advertisements   touting these   decadent ice cream bars.....  Magnum is an ice cream brand owned by the British/Dutch Unilever company.Well loved world wide. Just brought to Canada recently.
Big with the Trumps.
I had a coupon , buy one get one free ....
At 6.99 each for only 3 bars  rather pricey. size of each bar  approximately 3 oz. each.
Decided  not too bad using the coupon.  Tried  2 flavours  , classic and dark.
The Belgian chocolate  coating was  very good   ....The ice cream vanilla bean   flecked part was just  okay.
I did enjoy them but  for price  do not think I will purchase them again.
Will stick to my Chapman's Fudgesticks. 

Have a BBQ!

It's Wednesday!! That means it's challenge day over at Cricut Cardz Challenge. Today Mary challenged us to come up with a Cook out or Picnic themed card. One of my favorite things about summer is the BBQ, so I decided to make a card to invite some friends over to a BBQ! Here it is:



Isn't it adorable?? I love how this card turned out. I used Simply charmed to cut the hamburger and hotdog. I cut the burger at 2.5 inches and the hotdog at 2 inches. The cutie face stamps are from Peachy Keen - love them!! The sentiment stamp, which I cut in half (gasp!!) so it would fit on the page, is from MFT. The paper is all Stampin Up, the ribbon is form Michales and I used my black and white Gel pens for all the stitching.

I hope you all hop over to CCC and play along with us :)

Some challenges:
Creative Inspirations - stitching
Bearly Mine Challenges - summertime
My Time to Craft - here comes summer
Creative Inspirations - summer
Delightful Challenges - fun in the sun



A la prochaine...

Free Forum Sigs

Inspiring Creativity

Welcome to Inspiring Creativity!

Where we share fun crafts, epic projects and yummy recipes every Wednesday.

Here are a few of my fav's from last week:

I love this little crochet frog from

Annemarie

Love the fabric, the cute little model and the great tutorial from

Life is Just a Bowl of Cherrys

And how about these FABULOUS painted shoes from

Cut the Craft



Thanks for linking up ladies. 

Please grab a button and share the fun!





Now lets party!!

Wishing You....

Hello!

Today the MFT gang have a wonderful sketch for you to play with!

Stop by Kim's blog to see all the participants and then stop by the MFT forum on SCS to read up on all the details.

For my card I have used the sweet new PI called My Little Firecracker.

I cut some night of navy cardstock using the Open Scallop Doily Dienamic and the ribbon tab was done with the First Place Award Ribbon Dienamic and Stamp Set.

The little itty bitty stars were cut using the Notched Tag Die and Stamp Set.

Thanks for stopping by today! Have a GREAT day!

Brief Intro to Homeopathy

Homeopathy is an alternative and allopathic approach to healing; as opposed to Western medicine.  It originated in Germany in the 1750's by a physican that claimed medicine being prescribed back then did as much harm as it did good!

A remedy is selected based on the totality of the symptoms. It is believed that using high concentrates of diluted herb, and treating like illnesses with like remedies, aids to relieve symptoms.

Homeopathy interprets sickness and disease being caused by disturbances in the ‘life force’, where these disturbances present themselves as symptoms.

Today homeopathic remedies are available at your local health food store & stores like Shoppers Drug Mart. One of the most popular with supposed great success is Oscillum for colds & flu.

Hopefully back...

Well here I am! finally back online. We have had 2 week with no internet - that was fun - and my life has been chaotic at best. Although I have managed to get my design team responsiblities fulfilled, I have NOT been a good blogger! But I'm back.

Today's card - which was supposed to be posted yesterday - is Paper Playtime's Challenge for the next 2 weeks. The challenge is to use your country's colors (in my case Red and White) and a digi on a card:



The digi is from Praire Fairy and the paper is SU and CTMH.

Tomorrow I will be back with my Cricut Cardz Challenge post, and some info about a Canada Day blog hop I am taking part in. Happy to be back :)


A la prochaine...

Red, white and blue

I am loving all of the Fourth of July projects people are posting this week! This is my take on red, white and blue.

Do you remember these Rocket Popsicles? They were my favourite from the Dickie Dee ice cream cart.



To make my popsicle, I used the popsicle cut from Just Because cards and welded a rounded rectangle on the top. I cut this three times to make the three colours. Once I glued them together, I embossed the grooves. I then smothered it with Glossy Accents. The stick is a real popsicle stick, I had to pop dot it so it would be flat on top of the stick.

I am entering this card at :

1. Fantabulous Cricut - Red, White and Blue challenge

2. Celebrate the Occasion - 4th of July - Red, White and Blue

3. Scrapbookaholic Abby - Red, White and Blue

4. Craft Us Crazy - Summer or Red, White and Blue

Test Kitch ~ Mini Quiche

First of all these are totally yummy!  You have to try them.

Secondly, I suck at spelling.  Really.  Why do I keep picking recipes that I can't spell?

Keeesh.  No?

Mini Q's then.

I started with a few basic ingredients and created two different options.

Onion, eggs, milk, cheese, sausage, mushrooms, spinach and tart shells.

Here's the Cheesy Spinach version:

{makes 30 Mini Q's}

5 Tbsp frozen spinach {defrosted}

1/2 cup of cheddar cheese {shredded}

1/4 of a medium onion, diced{sauted}

6 eggs

1/4 cup of milk

Pinch of salt and pepper

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Bake tart shells for 10 minutes.  Remove shells from oven and fill with egg mixture.  Bake again for 25-30 minutes.

Mix together onion, spinach and cheese.

Meanwhile bake empty tart shells.

Add eggs, milk, salt and pepper. 

Whisk vigorously.

Fill tarts right to the top with egg mixture and bake.

Yummers!

And now for the Sausage Mushroom version:

 {makes 30 Mini Q's}

1/4 medium onion, diced {sauted}

6 mushrooms, diced {sauted}

1 sausage, cooked and broken into pieces

6 eggs

1/4 cup milk

Pinch of salt and pepper.

Bake empty tart shells at 350 degrees for 10 minutes.  Remove from the oven and fill with egg mixture.  Bake for 25-30 minutes.

Saute onion, mushrooms and sausage.  Allow to cool.  Bake empty tart shells.

Add egg, milk, salt and pepper to the sauted mixture and whisk well.

Fill tart shells with the egg mixture and bake.

Honestly, I don't know which one I like better.

Isaiah, eating just the edge of the tart shell around the egg.  He's not particular.  LOL

Enjoy!

Linking to these fab parties!!