Happy Saturday!

Good morning everyone............ I seem to have been missing in action from the blogging world but as you know summers are always jammed packed with so much I find it is hard to work everything into my schedule.  Once in a while I do manage to colour up an image or two which I set aside until I need a card.  

This particular card I used the spellbinders leaf dye cut set.  I cut the leaf from a bronze colour metal sheet layered on brown and mustard colour papers then added a few gems and ribbon .  Very quick and simple card that could be used for so many occasions.

Fabulous Weekend!

We had a busy weekend.....lots of activities and events happening for a small community of 2200 people. Friday we entertained guests on our deck with a BBQ and a few drinks then mostly everyone headed off to the local fair.

Saturday, was the "Great Canadian Tractor Parade" which was coordinated to raise money for Cancer Research. This has got to be one of the most moving events I have ever witnessed. To think ...... one gentleman thought it would be a fun idea to beat the 601 Guinness Book of World records for the most tractors in a parade. The energy and the excitement of a small community working together to pull off such an event was phenomenal. We did beat the record in fact we more than doubled the record with 1231 tractors. Watching and seeing so many people that I knew taking part in parading through the streets was very moving. You knew that each person at some point has dealt with cancer in some fashion. Seriously choked me up since I too have lost loved ones with this terrible disease. Hats off to everyone in the community who volunteered their time and raised so much money for such a worthy cause!!!

My card was coloured with copics and pencils for shading. Cut the image out with my nesties and layered on dp paper, added some glitter and a gorgeous wide ribbon.

Summer is Here!!

It has been quite the heat wave here lately.....but I am not complaining since it is far better than 2 feet of snow with freezing winds. Life has been busy and hope that it slows up a bit so I can get back into card making. I seem to have been neglecting all my wonderful, treasured stamping supplies and they are crying out to be loved once again!!!

This card was created for a dear friend who has been going through a real tough time the last month by first losing her mother and now her sister. My thoughts and prayers go out to her.

Used versamark and cream embossing powder for the butterflies then sponged on green, yellow and dark brown ink around the butterflies then layered on black for that extra pop. All layered over a square cream base with DP paper and black ribbon.

Simple Things

How I do enjoy the simple things...... This morning was up bright and early grabbed a cup of java and sat out on the deck listening to the morning sounds. Basically quiet with a few birds chirping in the background. After about 20 minutes I decided to put out some peanuts for the blue jays and squirrels with the hopes of seeing some entertainment. Well let me tell you those Blue Jays must have been waiting for me because within minutes they all came .... for a minute there thought I was in the movie "The Birds"or something like that.... poor squirrels didn't get a sniff. Looked over at the gazebo and seen about 4 Humming Birds coming in for their morning drink. How I love the "Simple Things" in life. I was sooooo content sitting there watching and drinking my morning coffee.

The stamps for this card are from Gina K Designs embossed with white embossing powder on aqua card stock and layered on shimmery white card stock cut from my nesties. The base of the card is from the same aqua paper and cuttlebug embossed, used Scor Pal for the lines added velum on the bottom which was edged with an EK punch then layered the sentiment cut from ribbon tag trio nestie finished with ribbon and a bow.

And........another!!!

What a day......and another card. This one was so simple. DP paper, MS butterfly punch with gem stones added to the centre and velvet ribbon.

What.......No Glitter!!! OMG