Valentine's Tree

It's nearly Valentine's Day and I almost forgot to post this.  We don't usually celebrate Valentine's Day at our house, but last year we had a candlelit dinner which the kids loved, so this year we will again.  However, I decided this family could use a little extra lovin' and appreciation for each other, so I found this cute idea:

 

 

 

As I was perusing blogland the other week, I came upon this cute Valentine's Tree.  I cut out 2 tags for every person in our family (that's 7 people!) using white cardstock.  Then I added paper hearts in everyone's colour. 

 



 

 

 

On the backs I wrote "I love ________ because..."  and we all have to write something on everyone's tag. 

 

I love this idea because it's making us all think about the little things that we appreciate about each other.  It's filling us with warm fuzzy feelings which will hopefully last all year:)

 

Love-ly cards...

Hello Friends!  It seems like a long time since I've been here again.

 

I'd like to say "thank-you" to everyone who came out last night for my catalogue launch.  You all make it worth my time-and more:)

 

I have a couple of cards that were made a couple of days ago:

 

 

I made this one using some gorgeous paper from My Minds Eye.  It's called Oliver- I think it's my new favourite paper ever (smile).  The sentiment is from Fiskars.  I looked everywhere for a "love" stamp that I liked and finally found this one. 

 

This one is made by the lovely Carmen (my partner in crime aka cardmaking).  This card uses the bright and cheery Mother's Love from My Minds Eye- another recent find.  The crochet flower, twine, heart shape and LOVE are all from CTMH.

Pretty, eh?

 

Thanks for looking-cheerio!

 

 

Back again-finally:)

Oh me, oh my- I can't believe how much time's gone by...

It seems I must apologize once again for not posting in such a long time.

I have excuses- our computer crashed, life is busy, and so on and so on...

Someone once told me four kids is fun, but five is a "handfull" and boy was she right:)  My life is very busy right now, and I love it!

But that's no excuse for leaving you hanging, so here are a few cards I made today:

 

These are all made from the Avonlea Paper Pack from CTMH.  I also used Hemp, Opaques Pearls, Color-ready Seam Binding Ribbon, Harvest Charms, and Smoky Plum and Slate inks.  The stamps are from Verve Stamps and from the Avonlea Cardmaking Workshop on the Go.

 

 

Thanks for being patient and have a good day:)

Good to be back!

Scrapping, that is!  I thought it was about time I posted again, so I have a card to show you.  I got my inspiration here. 

My mother- and father-in-law just celebrated their 35th anniversary, so I thought they deserved a nice card.  Congratulations Mom and Dad- may you be blessed with many more years together:)

Materials used:
paper- London Market, black cardstock, colonial white cardstock (CTMH)
stamps- Card Word Puzzle (CTMH)
ink- Black (CTMH)
embellishments- silver organdy ribbon, white crochet flower (CTMH), Opaques Pearls-Licorice (CTMH), button (CTMH) and black hemp (CTMH)