Easter is coming....

Hope you all have had a great weekend! We had a bunch of snow here in Southern Alberta, but it shouldn't last too long since it's March. It's the heavy kind of snow that makes great snowmen, but there may not be too much left tomorrow for the kids to play in! I wanted to participate in Taylor's Cupcake Challenge #60 shown here. Usually I find it hard to get a card done in time, but I really put some effort in to finish.

Supplies: Close to My Heart My Acrylix stamp set "Eastertime", purple, black & white cardstock; Prima flowers; pop dots; BIC markers; Stamping Bella bling; Michael's ribbon.

Our family has been quite worried this weekend because my Grandma broke her hip on Friday night. She thankfully had surgery today to fix it because she was in alot of pain. Hopefully she will recover okay since she is 90 years old. She is a tough lady, and we are really hoping she's going to recover well. My Mom will be coming home from holidays the first of April, and I know she's really worried about her Mom. We are keeping our fingers crossed.

Thanks for coming by!
Karine

Yellow flowers...

March is finally starting to bring warmer temperatures, although we are dealing with lots of wind! As I've said before, Chinooks in Southern Alberta bring a warm wind, so they are both desired and hated. Lots of people suffer from migraines when a Chinook hits, but I'm lucky that I usually don't. I hope that you are enjoying the {almost} start to Spring as much as I am!



Today is my Mother-in-Law's birthday, so I used Amy's Sketch #53 to make her a card. I also followed Cupcake Craft Challenge #29, which was to find inspiration from the photo. Here's my take on the two challenges....

This card was fun to make, although I think it still takes me too long to complete a card like this!
On a good note, the Penicillin finally is working and my tooth pain is gone - for now! I am booked for my FOURTH root canal in a year on April 6th. I will be glad to get it over with and hopefully the last one for a while! Thanks for all the good wishes you have been giving me!


Supplies: Close to My Heart 'In the Garden' My Acrylix stamp set, brown, yellow & green textured cardstock, white cardstock, black ink, prisma glitter, flowers & leaves, brown ribbon; Provo Craft patterned paper; Stamping Bella bling.

Have a great day!
Karine

Long Time No See!

I feel so out of touch since I haven't posted on my blog for so long! However, I have been away, busy and in pain. My family took a weekend away at the end of February (it was great!), but since then, I have either been really busy or just not well enough to post to my blog. I swear, I'm in good health - really! - but I am now working on my fourth root canal in the last year. This time, it's another molar, and I have to say that tooth pain is infinitely worse than any other pain I have ever experienced. This includes childbirth with no drugs, which I can totally attest to! So, please forgive me for not posting here sooner. I haven't been crafting at all, until today. So, I am participating in several challenges with this card. First, Amy's Friday Sketch #52 seen here.

Next, the High Hopes Challenge #21, which was to use zigs and zags on a card, which I have done with sewing! I love sewing on paper, but not too sure how much the sewing machine likes it...

The next challenge, I got from Jen del Muro's blog I {heart} to stamp. It's for TCP Tuesday, which is from The Cat's Pajamas. They have some terrific products, so check it out.

Lastly (I know this is getting to be a little much...), I wanted to do a card for Cupcake Craft Challenges #30, with the theme of spring! Great idea, since I definitely can't wait for it truly to arrive! Here in Alberta, our spring weather is so tricky - warm and windy one day, and really cold and calm the next. It certainly makes life interesting! Anyway, after all that, here's my card!



Supplies: Close to My Heart My Acrylix Stamp Set "Happy Spring", cardstock (white, brown, blue & yellow), black ink, yellow & white flowers; stickers from Michael's; bling from Stamping Bella.
Thanks for stopping by, and have a great day!

Karine