Saturday, October 8, 2011

Blue skies, sunflowers and scary skulls...

We are having another beautiful fall day here! So thankful it's also a Saturday! We are heading to the Farmer's Market this morning to pick up some yummy local eats.

I would like to share my card at Wee Memories this morning where the challenge is Halloween. And here is the inside of my card.

For this one, I had some fun with my Tattered Angels glimmer mist as well as my Tim Holtz tissue tape!

Here are just a couple more shots of my sunflowers. Glad I took these when I did as they are all dead now due to several heavy frosts we've had since mid-September.

Happy Saturday!
Shanna :)

Friday, October 7, 2011

Autumn Days

Happy Friday! Wow, we have been gifted with some fantastic weather this week! Cool at night, but so sunny and warm during the day - autumn is my favorite season, I just wish it would last longer!

I would like to share my card at SSIC where the challenge is to use fruit on your creation. The challenge at The Ribbon Carousel is "anything goes" this week, so I will share over there as well.

Here is the inside.

Hope you have a great Friday!
Shanna :)

What I used:
stamps: CTMH D1490 Backdrop - charmed
papers: CTMH

Thursday, October 6, 2011

With Gratitude & photos

Whew, this week has been a crazy roller coaster - good, bad, ugly and emotional. I won't get into the details, but let's suffice it to say, I'm super happy we are sliding into a long weekend!!!


I thought I would share this card over at Little Red Wagon tonight as they are looking for "thank you" cards for their current challenge. I used more of the fab school line from Imaginisce for this card.
I would also like to share at The Ribbon Carousel as their current challenge is "anything goes."

Here are a couple of shots from a beautiful Friday night in early September. We had been at a BBQ at a friend's house and noticed how beautiful the Sleeping Giant looked out in the harbour on the way home - since I had my camera in the car, we decided to stop at Hillcrest park and enjoy the view. Something very similar to this is my view every day on my way to work, am I lucky or what? Do we ever live in a beautiful part of Ontario! Click here if you would like to read the Legend of the Sleeping Giant. It is truly a sight to behold.



I also wanted to share an updated "back to school" photo. You may remember my post here where I shared back to school shots of the boys in which Pickle Pants was entirely unimpressed....well a few days later, he even "posed" for me! Either he simply rolled out of the "right" side of his bed that morning, or he just really liked his fab new outfit! He picked out the pants himself because they have a skull on the back pocket! They are skinny jeans and he will get mad at me for saying it, but they look so cute. I thought it may not be appropriate though to share photos of his bottom!


Cheers for now,
Shanna :)

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

My Scottish Piper

Here is a super quick card I put together for two challenges:
The Paper Players - music/favorite song challenge
and
Christmas Card Challenges



I kept it simple since I wanted to draw attention to the adorable little Scottish Piper in the patterned paper.

Hope you are having a great week!
Shanna :)

What I used:

papers: Basic Grey - Nordic Holiday
stamps: CTMH

Monday, October 3, 2011

Road trip photos

As promised, here are a few photos from our unexpected road trip two weekends ago. There are more, but I need time to sort thru them all!


All of these were taken at Pebble Beach in Marathon, ON. It is a beautiful spot to stop, even in the fall! It takes about ten minutes to get there off the Trans Canada, but Marathon is in a good stop for a pit stop in any case, and why not stretch your legs on the beach?

A rare shot of me - in my "road trip" gear. Truth be told, this is usually how I look on the weekends - it's all about comfort my friends!!!




Papa was happy to see Pebble Beach - he had not been there before. We all agreed that it would be a great spot for family photos!

Big hugs go out to my Dad who drove home from Sudbury with us - it was so nice to have help with the driving and some adult company, it's a long drive! I love you Dad, you are the best Dad in the whole world!

Hope you are having a great start to your week!

Shanna :)

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Autumn Gratitude

Hello again!
After spending the morning in the garden and yard, I got cleaned up, put some laundry in and headed to my scrap room. This is one of today's creations using the brand new papers I purchased at DAT'S yesterday in celebration of World Card Making Day!


It doesn't happen often, but it makes my heart happy when I get the chance to use new stash right away!!!
And here is the inside - just a blank spot for a written note of thanks.

I am going to share this over at SSIC where the challenge this week is to use fruit in your creations. If you look closely, you might even see some squash in the background. :)

A couple more challenges to share at:
ABC - Anything Goes
Wee Memories - Fave technique (stamping on patterned paper & sewing)
Your Scrapbook Stash - cards for World Card Making Day

I adore the colours in these papers and can't wait to make more with them!

Take care,
Shanna :)

What I used:
papers: We are Memory Keepers - Autumn Splendor
stamps: CTMH
ribbon: SU
pumpkin embellies: Making Memories

Sledding

The challenge this week at Christmas Card Challenges is to use tags on your card. Here is mine. I just love these yummy MME papers!!!

And because I have been trying to keep up with making a card each week (making several some weeks and some weeks none to be honest) - I now have 60 Christmas card ready to go!!! I am thrilled and over half way there!

Thankfully it is a gorgeous day here so I managed to get a good amount of yard work done this morning. And since my boys are away, it is now time to scrap!!!

I would also like to share this over at Inky Impressions where the challenge is to use punches or dies. Also, Your Scrapbook stash wants us to share the cards we made for World Card Making Day, so I'm going to link up over there as well.
Happy Sunday!

Shanna :)

What I used:
CTMH C1468 Winter Joy
MME 12 Day of Christmas

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Happy Halloween!

Happy World Card Making Day!



To celebrate, I attended a "card camp" at DAT'S and created some more Christmas cards for the stash - it was a great workshop!

Here is another Halloween card. I have used one of my recent favorite "techniques" on this one - stamping directly on patterned paper rather than on plain paper. I am going to share over at Wee Memories (fave technique) as well as at ABC where "anything goes" this week!


Over at YourScrapbookStash.com, they want us to share the cards we've made to celebrate World Card Making Day, so I'm going to link up over there too.

Be back soon,
Shanna :)


What I used:
papers: CTMH Mischief, MME Mischievous
stamps: CTMH Backdrop - Charmed, Thriller