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It has been awhile since I posted with the loss of our beloved dog Gadget we have had some adjusting to do, for both of us and our other two dogs. But we have been managing and ensuring that both Holly and Winston have been getting extra care and love at this time. It is hard to believe that Christmas has passed and a new year has begun in fact we are half way through January already. So you

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Today we are a very sad house as we cherish the time spent with our first pug Gadget. During the night he was taken from us, in his sleep peacefully beside us. He will be remembered for his wonderful spirit, his unconditional love, and his wonderful smile. A Dog's Prayer Treat me kindly, my beloved master, for no heart in all the world is more grateful for kindness than the

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Check Out the Winter Issue of Canadian Scrapbooker I am proud to say that I have been published for the second time this year, check out my scrapbook page on page 65 of the Winter issue of Canadian Scrapbooker. I am so proud of Madison she is such a wonderful girl who loves to cook especially for her family. Thanks Madison for make my job so easy! The Cooking with Madison Show The one

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Kristy and Matt - August 27, 2011 - Caledon, Ontario Jo-Ann, Matt and I are so incredibly grateful to you for providing all of our wedding stationary. We've received countless compliments on the programs, invitations, table cards, and menus. We are amazed by your creativity, attention to detail, and ability to capture exactly what we had in mind. To top it all off, you are the most

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Your probably wondering where Day 5 -13 has gone from my trip to Italy but I have to tell you I have thousands of photos and of course I love them all, want to print them all but it takes so much time. How did I think I was going to do this while I was on my trip I really don't know. What makes it worse all of my other projects are getting behind which then throws me off. So I am going to be

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Workshop with Ali Edwards, IL Poggio Winery and Cooking Class with Limoncello 6:30 - 7:30 - 8:30 After a leisure breakfast we begin our 2nd workshop with Ali Edwards called Storyology "Techniques for Sharing the Stories of Life" see here. This is an excellent class with our 1st Workshop "Scrapbooking on the Road" see here. It gets you to look at scrapbooking in a different way, there is nothing

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Siena, Italy 6:30 - 7:30 - 8:30 Today was another early morning as we headed south to the town of Siena Italy. The weather was iffy and most likely turning into showers with the hills being completely hidden by the fog. But we piled onto the bus for our two hour ride to see the famous The Palio, and to visit San Domenico and Madre Teresa di Calcutta. Siena Italy is famous for many things 

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Part II San Donato Winery Sienna, Italy In the afternoon after a fun filled morning in San Gimignano we headed to San Donato Winery a short distance away from Sam Gimignamo. The winery is a family owned business which was once a small town with its own church, the farm home Fattoria San Donato is located in a small medieval town, surrounded by the green hills of San Gimignano. Strategic

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SAN GIMIGNANO Seinna, Italy 6:30 - 7:30 - 8:30 Today's adventure started with a 6:30 am wake up call which I decided to ignore. But I dragged my sorry self to the washroom and made myself presentable. Today we are driving to the picturesque town of San Gimignano. Famous not only for its ceramics but for its beautiful landscapes. Today's special is shopping, and what could be better than

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Citta di LUCCA 6:30 - 7:30 - 8:30 Today, following breakfast, we boarded our motor coach and drove to the medieval town of LUCCA. The first thing you will see arriving in Lucca are the town walls which are very well preserved and still today surround all the old town. Lucca is the only town in Italy entirely surrounded by walls. Imagine a beautiful little Tuscan town protected by

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Good morning everyone. My intention during my trip to Italy was to blog the entire experience on the road but as much as we are advanced with technology in North America there is something to be said for the rest of the world. So this is defiantly a delayed Ciao Bella from sunny Italy, where the temperature is a warm 30 Celsius everyday almost, very sunny with fantastic blue skies. Italy

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Happy Friday everyone! if your like me you are probably wondering where the week has gone? For me it has been organizing, crafting and well trying to pack for my vacation. Yesterday I headed with one of my girlfriends and her Mom to the states for some serious shopping and to pick up my shoes at the UPS store! Of course the serious shopping turned into some serious material shopping, I don't

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Well today is a busy day here at the studio, lots of doctor appointments, lunch and shopping trip for the last items on my list before my trip. Today's post is a wedding from across the pond in lovely England. One thing about working for a high tech company is you have working peers in other countries that become long time friends. Though I no longer work for this company I am proud that the

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Hi everyone and happy Tuesday, only 6 more days till I leave for Tuscany! I am starting to get excited but still so much to do till I leave. Projects to finish, blog to prepare, cleaning up my studio (like I ever get to that) and pack, yes I still have not packed. Today's project came to me as soon as the new catalogue came out. I don't know about you guys but I fell madly in love with the new

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Today's project is a Christmas Scrapbook Tin that I created using products from Stampin' Up Holiday Mini Catalogue. I love giving little gifts and these types of tins are fantastic for that. With the holidays not far away I have started thinking of gifts to give that are both creative and fantastic keepsakes and great hostess gifts that will be soooo loved. Christmas Scrapbook Tin Front

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Today's post is a card that I did for the ColourQ Challenge. The ColourQ Challenge is a great way to challenge yourself and use colours that someone else chooses. In most cases these colours are found in everyday objects such as dishes, clothing, jewelry, etc. Why not try it yourself see here. For this challenge I used: Creative Elements Stamp Set 3/8" Ruffled Ribbon Wisteria Wonder

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Well it is hard to believe that Friday is here already, where does the time go?  I mean we are almost into October already! This weekend I have so much going on from getting ready for my trip to Italy; to my Open House this Sunday at 1 pm (stop by if your in the area); to attending a 12 Hour Crop. Elgin's Crop for Childhood Cancer is held each year in Carleton Place, Ontario Canada. This 12

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You know when you get an idea in your head and then when it starts to come out your beyond excited. Well today's post is exactly that, I was sitting in my studio thinking what can I do and as I was cleaning up I found 5 (yes 5) oval embroidery rings made out of wood. And thought what can I create with these. I had treated myself to a new Christmas Kit and had everything for it sitting in front

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I swear, my studio could easily be a store I am always picking up things that I have good intentions of doing and then put it away and forget. Should I complain, probably not but really, I could be locked in here for a year and not need anything, OK well maybe tape, but that's all. LOL Today's project is something that I have wanted to do for awhile but just never got around too. Maybe I felt

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Happy Saturday! So I am just heading out to get lots of things off my list before heading to Italy, for those who don't know I am taking part in a once and a life time trip see here. My BF and I will be traveling with designer, educator and author Ali Edwards on a tour of the scenic lands of Tuscany. Eight days plus an extending trip to Rome, food, wine, photography and design oh my! I know! I

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I love everything about Stampin' Ups NEW line Beau Chateau, from the Designer Fabric to the Designer Paper, Side Notes even the Designrer Printed Album. For this project I wanted to do something smaller and different than an album. I bought a canvas mini album 4" w x 7" h with three rings and chipboard pages which are very easy to cover with paper. The following project uses this line with a

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Simple Small and Packed with a Sweet Surprise I am lov'n everything Beau Chateau one of the many new lines from Stampin' Up! From the beautiful paper, Designer Printed 6 x6 Album, Designer Series Fabric and we can't forget also available as Digital Downloads. Why there are special stamp fonts called Letter It and numbers "Number It that you can both digital and wood and clear mount. Stampin' Up

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It's Looking a Lot Like Christmas Workshop Time!  Every year I so look forward to doing my Christmas Workshops, and I think in secret so does my husband cause he gets the left over treats!  I love this time of year, still a little warm out during the day and cool at nights. Colours are changing the smells in the air are crisp and fresh. And of course there is crafting! Another one of my

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Canadian Wedding Invitation Swap  Fablous Florets Wedding Invitation using MDS (My Digital Studio) from Stampin' Up!  It has been awhile since I have designed a wedding invitation but I think I am back into it and joined along with 10 other lovely ladies the Canadian Wedding Invitaion Swap. Bascially you design a wedding invtiation, with RSVP, directions and other events card. We

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Starbucks Mini Album - With a Shot of Fun I am not sure exactly where I saw or got this idea but it is the cutest little mini album I  have ever done. All it took was a quick call to our one and only Starbucks explaining what I wanted to do and not only did they give me cup(s) but they gave me bags, tissue and sleeves. I love living in a small town. For this project I used all stamping up

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It's Easy to LOVE Missy "O" Gosh it is hard to believe that it has been a month since my last post and really have no excuse other than things have been busy. From dealing with my depression to my Dads tumour not shrinking and the discovery of two more life just seems to be passing by so quickly. But like everything we need to continue you to live each day to the fullest and enjoy the

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Sunday August 7th Join me for this hands on workshop and help celebrate my Birthday with cake too! Place an order from the new catalogue and receive 10% off and FREE shipping with any $50 dollar order! Whoop It Up! and Join Me For My 12 x 12 Hoop Scrapbooking Page Each month from now till the end of December (for October I will be in Italy so I will have two workshops in the month of

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Welcome to Saturday Today we are celebrating my husbands parents sixtieth wedding anniversary, yes I said sixty. I can't imaging how much things have changed over the last sixty years for them. I often wonder if JC and I will every see twenty-five years let alone sixty? Why if we were to celebrate our sixtieth wedding anniversary that would be in the year 2063? Yikes we only have 53 more years

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Today I am making some homemade rasberry ice cream for my trip to Barrie and my visit to my next door neighbours new home. She always said if she could make ice cream a food group it would be the only thing she would ever eat. Her's to her see you in a few days! First Posted July 7, 2010 One thing I find hard not having children is journaling or even keeping memories of the simple things,

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If Only It Was Sunny Today's share is what we made at my Tea Garden Party on Sunday which ended up being indoors because the weather wasn't cooperating. Some of the ladies attending came in style, with floppy hats and dresses looking super chic in their Sunday best. Everything was pre cut, ready for assembling something nice and simple but oh so sweet. After the class we enjoyed tea sandwiches

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I love Scotland and I miss it terribly, today's post is using Stampin' Up's The Open Sea stamp set which I absolutely love and Rough Type. Dunnet Head is the most northerly point of mainland Britain. Dunnet head lighthouse was built in 1831 by Robert Stevenson, grandfather of the author Robert Louis Stevenson. The stone used to create this beautiful lighthouse and its surrounding walls was taken

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Sneak Peak Get Well Wishes Card Just for You Card Thinking of You Card For the Newlyweds Card Friend to Friend Card Join me for a lazy afternoon in the garden sipping a ice cold glass of ice tea, lemonade, or hot cup of tea. Sample some wonderful tea sandwiches and little cakes while you create 5 beautiful cards with matching purse. A great gift idea for someone special or just

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Today is our 8th Wedding Anniversary it is hard to believe that this much time has gone by, it does seem like yesterday when we got married. Though we don't see the changes in each other we do however see them in the children who helped us celebrate our special day. As each year goes by we see them grow into the beautiful women and man they are today. Ashley who will be graduating from Guelph

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Hi Everyone Just a short note today but this coming Tuesday will be our 8th Wedding Anniversary and what would make this day even more special? well being published in the new issue of Canadian Scrapbooker celebrating our wedding. I am proud to say that I have been published, check out my scrapbook page on page 67 of the new issue of Canadian Scrapbooker. This is my first time being published in

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Today is over cast here, has been for the last couple of days and to say it has been raining well if I didn't know better I would start building an arch for the amount of rain we have had. I can't imagine what it would be like if we had flooding and to see so many people dealing with this in the US makes my little lake in the back humbling. Walking in the garden this morning I could smell the

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With Father's Day coming up soon I just wanted to write a quick note today about My Super Hero. We all have someone in our lives that we look up to mine is my Dad. My Dad is a simple man not wanting much in fact the joke growing up was that he had the same two bucks in his wallet that he always had but today it is a $20.00 and he would give it to you if you asked. That is just who he is. Your

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 Using The Open Sea and Nautical Expedition When I received my advanced Mini I jumped for joy seeing the new DSP Nautical Expedition and the beautiful stamp The Open Sea. Today's share is a picture frame using only glass and matt so the only the focus is on the photo and the design. For this project I used the Red and White Bakers Twine, I originally wanted to do sailors knots but the twine is

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Hello all sorry I haven't posted in awhile it has taken me 5 weeks so far just to energy to do this. But I am back and hopefully will be more consistent with my posting. So for those who have wondered where I have been I have been home ignoring everything trying to get myself back on track since I lost my job. Last weekend we had our first Spring Fling where we get together with other

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Ohhh La La Stampin' Up Style! Good morning ladies! This weeks focus will be on the my Wedding Workshop that I just had. A big thank you to everyone for being so patient with the delay in completing the eBook. You would thinking getting laid off would give me the time to focus on this more but there is a period of mourning that comes with this and second guessing of ones ability. But we must move

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Hello everyone! It has been awhile since I last posted and I am sorry for that. Yesterday was a hard day for me but even more for my peers that have been left behind. Yesterday I was laid off from the company that I have worked for, support and invested in for the last 10 years. As hard as it is for me to leave it is even harder for those that are left behind. And I so feel for them. But like

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Well Saturdays workshop is getting closer and I am so excited for those ladies who are attending. For those who can't just a reminder that I am offering the PDF To-Go and you won't be disappointed. See a here for quick peak of what the book will look like. Want to know more about the workshop see here. Haven't seen Sneak Peak No. 1 check it out here. Haven't seen Sneak Peak No. 2 check it out

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Wedding Designs for the DIY Bride Many of you who are unable to make the workshop this month have shown an interest or have already purchased my Wedding Workshop PDF To-Go so I thought I would share a few samples of what you will be in store for. For those who are intersted in attending there are 2 spaces left so if you were thinking about attending here is a sample of what you will be doing.

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You are my Sunshine My Only Sunshine Today is inspired by Grey Skies and Sunshine Yellow. You Are My Sunshine, My only sunshine. You make me happy , When skies are grey. You'll never know, dear, How much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away OK so I know a lot of you are thinking grey and yellow for a wedding, how draining how boring let those colours bring you up. Today's bride is

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Preserving Memories for the Next Generation I am not sure if it is the passing of my grandmother last week or this absolutely beautiful photo of her that got me thinking it would be nice to preserve a memory of her. So much time has passed during her life, I mean she was born 1910, she lived through World War I as a child and then depression. She married and raised her children alone during

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Registration is Officially Open for 2011 Demonstrator Wedding Workshop and Filling Up Fast. For those who are unable to attend you can purchase the Wedding Workshop-To-Go PDF for $60.00 CAN you can do so HERE. NOTE: US and International purchases will be payed in CAN funds and will be converted by PayPal based on your countries currency exchange. By purchasing the pdf you will get the

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Today I will not be posting a Sneak Peak but will be honouring the passing of my grandmother Cecilia (Moore) Dunse. Born in 1910, Manawaki, Quebec. She lived a full life marrying my Grandfather Earl Dunse and celebrated many happy married years until his death in 1993. She raised two out of four children during the Second World War, and later another daughter and son, 4 children in all. She will

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Tweet Love for the 2 of You! Today's sneak peak is inspired by the word "Fresh". Have you ever notice how wonderful navy pairs with green? Whether you use cream or white as an accent it always looks fresh and clean. Many brides today are going green by decorate or accenting tables with green apples, pears and even grasses. Even using fresh limes as fillers in vases, instead of glass beads

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Keeping It Simple Doesn't Have to Be Boring - Black/Cream/White Wedding Today's sneak peak is inspired by everything black and cream/white. Keeping the colour combination simple doesn't mean it can't be dramatic. Using a simple palette is the drama. Remember just like there are different colours of blue (warm and cool colours) the same happens for this colour palette. There are many ranges of

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Ohhh La La Stampin' Up Style! You know the best thing I love about Stampin' Up has to be the ability of match colours. I know I know I say this way to often but really its true, this is what makes creating these designs so easy. So lets talk about inspiration. I find inspiration in so many things, from photo's to paintings, to hair pins, to china tea cups, post cards, antiques, bird cadges etc.

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REGISTER NOW! 2011 Demonstrator Wedding Invitation Workshop Yes registration is officially open for 2011 Demonstrator Wedding Workshop. Join me for my all day workshop using Stampin’ Up products. Over the next week I will be showing Sneak Peaks of each design to tempt your creativity. When you finish this workshop you will have 4 complete Wedding Packages to share with your customers and 

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Today here in Canada we are experiencing a cold spell, whiteouts and weather typical to our location much different than what we experienced yesterday. After yesterdays spring tease I just had to show a invitation that I created that will having you thinking of spring and cherry blossom trees. This invitation is an accordian style invitation, it measures flat 15"w x 7"h; it has 2 folds one at 5"

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Springs Right Around the Corner with Springtime Vintage I am little late in posting this but I love it so that I just had to share. I made this birthday card for my good friend Yvonne using Stampin' Ups designer series paper Springtime Vintage from the Occasions Mini Catalogue. I have know Yvonne for 20 years now, over those twenty years I have grown to love her like a sister. Through the years

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Part of being a guest designer at last Saturday's Sale-A-Bration Smackdown was to do a demonstration. I chose to create this absolutely adorable 6" x 6" canvas art. I know you won't believe me but this is a super easy project that allows you to open up creatively and have a good time. There are no mistakes, no it "should" be this way it is what I like to call "free wheeling crafting", just let

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Happy Monday Everyone! Yesterdays post brought a flurry of e-mails, hits and messages about Dreaming = Create = Pillow share see here. Today's project I have been working on uses all new products from the Stampin Up Occasions Mini Catalogue. For this project I designed a mini scrap book tin using Nature Walk Clear Stamp Set (121997) and Designer Series Paper Botanical Gazette (121783). With

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Yesterday was a fantastic day, I was the guest speaker at Sale-A-Bration Smackdown for local demonstrators and customers. Basically we get together and learn new ideas and techniques and of course the make-and-takes can't forget them. This was organized by the ever so lovely Marlayne from SparkleDaisy Stamping Thank you Marlayne!  Over the next few days I will be showing you what I created for

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Welcome to the world little one ... I got this great idea from the lovely Marlayne who hosted our Annual Xmas get together last December see here. We made these fantastic V-Day Scrapbooks which are absolutely so adorable to give as a gift. So I put on my thinking cap and thought hmmmmmmmmmmmmm. My good friend Laura and her absolutely darling husband Peter and their daughter Maddy welcomed baby

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Holiday Challenge - Acrylic Cherry Blossom So for over a year now I have wanted to do a painting for my dinning room wall. You see I can't just go out and buy something. I either need to take a photo or photos and frame them or do a painting and usually it is watercolour. For some reason I have kept putting it off for other things I thought were more important. To be honest frankly I was afraid

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Dreams of Maui in Orange and Turquoise This past summer good friends of mine went to Maui for a holiday and to be remarried. Over the holidays I have been working on some projects that I have wanted to do and the following is one of them. I love this photo of Kaitlin, she is the middle child and absolutely wonderful you women. This photo of her is one of my favorites, there are more to come. I

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 Want to create beautiful wedding invitations? Then join me for this fantastic weekend workshop. This year I will be offering 2 different workshops by Season or by Theme. Each workshop has 4 completely different styles, using my colour choices or predictions for 2011. See here for more details to come...

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Paper Trees, Good Food, Family & A Sweet 16 Birthday! This Xmas we have so much to be blessed and happy for. This year we hosted for both of our families. With my brother and his wife Lynne and nephew Matthew in Nova Scotia visiting Lynne's parents this holiday season. We thought it would be great to have both our families together and make it one big celebration. Here are a few shots of

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REMINDER CLASSES ARE FILLING UP! CAN'T MAKE THE CLASS YOU CAN NOW PURCHASE THE PDF. It's hard to believe that the new year is fast approaching why not celebrate the coming new year with my 2011 Calendar Workshop? There are three dates to choose from, and it promises to be one of my best ones yet.   For this workshop we will be using Always Elegant Stamp Set, Elegance, Elegant Soirere Designer

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Happy Sunday! Today we picked up our newest addition, Winston a three year old pug. He is an absolute doll, who will surely give Gadget and Holly a run for their money, and frankly they need it. We would like to thank Andrea and Rob for allowing us to adopt Winston and make him a part of our home. We know how hard it must be to let him go but want you to know that he will have a good home here,

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Happy Tuesday! It is blowing here like crazy not snow just the wind and it howls.  Just a quick share today, most you know how much I just love my neighbours, we are so blessed to have them. Well Lee-Anne's birthday was yesterday, Happy Birthday Love! Again... Lee-Anne and I are so much alike, in so many ways that it scares us too. So for her special birthday I did her this card, I must say I

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The Little Country Chair There isn't anything you can't do in a 1 x 1 square, you just have to think outside of the box. Last month I joined a 1 x 1 Charm Swap that Carol McFarland put together via Stampin Connect and I can't wait to get mine back. The only thing is I forgot to put return postage on my package and now have to send stamps so I can get my package returned LOL. This just shows

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So Real You Just Might Want to Throw a Compact In ItI like when I find a pattern of something make it then fall in love with it all over again. The project I did today has to be one of my favorites and so easy to make. All you need is one 12 x 12 sheet of paper, some contrasting paper, ribbon and some bling and you have a gift bag that anyone would keep. This would be great as a birthday gift

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Workshops = Clean Studio One of the things that I like about having workshops other than getting together with the girls is it gives me a reason to get off my ^&*%$ and tidy up. I must admit I don't put things away but one thing I am learning from my absolutely wonderful neighbour is that it takes a second to put it away after using but hours to clean up the big mess after. So for the month of

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Hey Ladies Just 2 spaces Left for my Deck the Halls Scrapbook Tin - Workshop Sunday November 28, 2010 Every wonder what to do with old DVD containers or even new ones? Well what about a DVD scrapbook, yes you read it right a DVD scrapbook. I don't know if you do this but every time I am out shopping I look for things that I can make other things out of. I bought these awhile ago from an online

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Thank You, XIEXIE, SPASIBO, GRACIAS.Grazie, Mahalo, Merci, Danke, Arigato, Dhanyawaad, Asante  Over the past 8 months we have learned a lot of things. The biggest being that "Life can be a matter of moments". Holding grudges, being mad and not saying what has to be said is a waste, a waste of moments. Same can be said for thanking someone who has done or even said something special. People just

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Happy Friday, Sorry I haven't posted much this week, work has been very busy and I haven't had much "creative home time". This weekend though I am going to a 12 hour crop in the county of Beckwith. This will be the second 12 hour crop I have attended but funny unlike most I never make it to 12 hours. LOL! Anyway this weekend I am working on a few projects that I plan on getting into the "can"

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Enough of Deck the Hall's OK I can hear you now, "enough with the Deck the Halls Designer Series paper", but I really can't help myself. So be patient with me as I continue on my journey of having fun with Deck the Halls. Next week I promise after the next project (and your going to love it) I will promise to do something else using different paper etc. For this workshop using you guessed it

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Want to do something quick and simple, why not join me for my Tin of Tags workshop where you will make 15 tags (5 fan tags, 5 envelopes with tags and 5 long tags) plus this gorgeous tin. Tin with sleeve removed showing sample of fan tag. Tin with sleeve removed showing sample of fan tag and long tags. The $20 fee includes all the supplies necessary (except for your adhesive) to make one Tin

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When the Stampin' Up Holiday Mini Catalogue came out I didn't really like the Deck the Halls Designer Series Paper (DS) nor was I interested in the Bells and Boughs stamp set or Christmas Collage. It was nice but I couldn't see beyond it until I went to the Creative Escape Weekend Retreat - Oct 1 – 3, 2010 Le Viceroy Auberge Stamp; Spa see here and I found myself loving it all, as usual. Deck

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Hard to believe that this is our second yes second  Halloween in our new house. It's funny I am finally feeling like it is home. I know it probably sounds funny but everything happened so quickly when we bought this place, it just felt odd for such a long time. But with the renovations done and another Halloween down I am feeling like we are home. What I love most about  Halloween is the kids,

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I love going through my studio cupboards and finding something that I haven't used in awhile and rediscovering how wonderfully fun it is to use. For this project it was coasters, yes good old coasters that are unprinted unspoiled waiting for me to turn into something beautiful, or maybe I should say I think is beautiful. For this workshop everything is included already cut and ready to assemble.

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Good morning, today's post has nothing to do with Christmas but everything to do with pattern, texture and colour. I love anything Asian, especially when it comes to type/fonts and of course paper. I love the colours in this particular paper and of course with Stampin' Up I was able to co-ordinate what I have already which makes scrap booking so simple. I love how the type/font works as a texture

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Another Great Packaging Idea Using Paper Bags I love giving home made gifts and how I package them is just as important as giving them. Here is a simple package using a small lunch bag in white. Check out our new Holiday Mini Catalogue September 1 - January 3, 2011. Or join me for my packaging class coming in December. To create your own gift bags you will require the following: Stamp Sets:

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won.der [wuhn-der] - verb (used without object) to be filled with admiration, amazement, or awe; marvel (often fol. by at): Nature is amazing. I often wonder how each little thing on earth was created how each has purpose whether big or small. How is it an ant can carry a leaf 25 times its size, or how a bee can create a honeycomb of perfection. Why even our little birds growing so quickly in

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Hello Monday... Wow hard to believe that another weekend has gone by and we are at the beginning of another week. Today I have a done a scrap booking page using our DS (Designer Series) paper Elegant Soiree, our textured card stock Early Espresso and Baja Breeze. I haven't yet picked a photo to go with this one but I was inspired by the beautiful patterned paper and the other accessories designed

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I always find it funny when seeing something that reminds me of the "good old days". To be honest I don't think of myself as getting close to 50, is that considered middle aged? If you asked me when I was twenty if I would ever have these "good old day" memories I would have laughed, I mean my whole life was ahead of me, I lived for the moment, I was young with no life experiences. And if you

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Weekends Should Be a Time to Create Don't you just love the weekends, its a time to catch up on everything that you don't get done during the week. Frankly I love to get all those jobs that I have to do done during the week so I don't have to waste time doing it on the weekend. You know what I mean, laundry, cooking, cleaning etc. I would rather spend my weekends creating, playing in my studio

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Create Amazing Cards, Beauitful Packaging and Charished Gifts this Holiday Season! There is nothing better than making homemade cards, packaging and charished gifts and when you use Stampin’ Up products it's even easier. From October 19-December 16, Stampin' Up is offering something NEW Holiday Bundles! Choose from several different holiday bundles containing gorgeous Stampin’ Up!

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Make Your Own Tags Using Stampin' Up Products Join me for this simple class and learn how easy it is to make this cute little box with tags. Each box comes with 5 different designs of 2 cards plus the matching box. The 15$ fee includes all the supplies necessary (except for your adhesive) to make the 10 tags and matching box. Spend $50 CAN before taxes and get the class for $5. When:

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Join for "A Cute Christmas" Workshop Hard to believe that Christmas is fast approaching but the signs are all there. Shopping centers are getting busy not only displaying Halloween decorations but also Christmas ones. Sears Wish book is getting warn by tiny little hands and people are already planning festive parties. For me I love this time of year, I have been working very hard getting all

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Building a Scrap Booking Page One Size at a TimeSo I am trying to be a good blogger and have been working on so many projects I had to schedule one day on the weekend just for a photo shoot. I always wanted to create a progressive scrapbook page but never had the time to do this until last weekend. I have done many 12 x 12 scrapbook pages and decided to change it up. I starting by building a 6 x

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Every year I tell myself the same thing, "no more Xmas stamps you have enough" and then I go to either a workshop or do a swap and see a card made and that's it I just have to have it.If you are to buy only one stamp set (like that's possible for me) I would say this is the one. I love the clean lines the look and feel of this stamp. It is a stamp set that can be used over and over again and will

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The New Deck Isn't the Only New Edition We HaveAnd we are done and extremely happy with the final results of our little edition. I must say it was great sitting out and enjoying the sunshine (when we had it) on our new deck. Cooking is so much easier also, no need to go up and down to get to the BBQ now, it is right where it should always have been. I must say it certainly adds more space to the

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Well the reno has been going great when I got back from my weekend away, I came home to a deck and stairs already done. And today we got a big hole in the house and then it started to poor. I felt so bad for the guys working in that cold rain but they kept on going and then before I knew it we had ourselves some kick as french doors! Tomorrow, railings go up and Friday the final unveiling. The

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This weekend I will be attending an event that I have been looking forward to since the beginning of the summer "The Creative Escape Weekend Retreat". This event is going to be so much fun not only are we staying at a fantastic place see here but its a weekend just being creative and relaxing. We also get: A Fabulous Goodie bag with $60 in Stampin' Up! product from the Fall Holiday Mini

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Gosh it has been so long since I have blogged, in fact it has been over two months and I have to say I am sorry I haven't posted more but a lot has been going on. First I would like to thank those of you who have sent me private e-mails asking me if I was OK, wondering if I was still designing, how my Dad has been doing and reminding me very gently about my FREE blog candy that was very late in

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Friends Never FadeI am not sure what I was more excited by the paper or the stamp set but I absolutely love the organic feel of this set. It reminds me of very old hand panted books of botanical flowers. So I thought what a great opportunity to take part of the Pals Paper Art Challenge and do a Wedding Invitation with this very different set. Here is my submission for PPA51-Wedding Theme

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Nothing Says Fresh Like HomemadeNothing is more wonderful then being able to go outside your backdoor, head to the garden and pick the sweetest raspberries I have ever tasted. Well to be honest mine always came in a container from the store, so these are the best ever. When we bought our new house over 9 months ago it came with these fabulous gardens and with that several raspberry bushes.About 2

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Thanks to everyone for their wonderful comments, each winner was selected using True Random Number Generator see here and in the order of comment. For the Wedding Guest Book only those who ordered or came to my Demonstrator Wedding Workshop were drawn. So with out further delay here are the results and comments!Wedding Demonstrator Workshop and To-Go-KitsThe Winner is...Judy said...I love your

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Have you every had an idea that you absolutely had to do to the point that you stayed up until 1 a.m. working on then go to bed and dream about it and come up with a great idea. Then you wake up thinking about it and how fantastic its going to look and force yourself to stay in bed because 4:30 a.m. is to early to get up on your day off? Well that was me today. The following page was inspired by

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My Goodness the Traffic Has Been Good But Only 10 Comments?Wow ladies I am not sure how I got to 100K, looks like people are to shy to leave a comment for some Free Blog Candy. Today is your last day to leave a comment, if you don't want to leave what stamp set you would like to see as a wedding invitation, maybe leave a comment about what inspires you? I would love to give away all of the prizes

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Well it is hard to believe that when I started this blog I would ever reach 100K hits but we are almost there. So with this milestone I have decided to give away some FREE blog candy, and not just a few but lots! So lets celebrate! its not everyday that this happens well at least for me it doesn’t.Thank you Section!I would like to thank everyone who has visited my blog, who have left such

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New SU Colours Are a Recipe for Change: Change = GoodWhen I went to OCA (Ontario College of Art) what seems like years ago one of the classes I took was all about colour. Yes a whole year about colour. I remember mixing and mixing trying to create just the right colour why we even created a colour book that had to be handed in at the end of the year for our final mark. I actually wish I still had

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This coming weekend I am going to Stampin' Retreat that Kim Assaly is hosting this weekend see here. What is Riverfront Stampin' Retreat? Well first of all it is fun fun fun where we learn 24 stampin' techniques, by the riverfront view of Kim's Stampin' Studio. This retreat includes a 6×6 linen album, page protectors inserts, supplies & step by step instructions on how to create the samples. With

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Welcome First Day of Summer and Another Happy Bride!Today I am excited to post this absolutely stunning invitation for Simone and James. This happy couple have decided to unite their love and family's in front of friends and family this coming July and I was thrilled to design their invitation for them. I work with Simone, she is a wonderful friend mother and soon to be wife, who would do

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OK I promise not to bore you anymore with this stamp set, but I can't help myself. Here is a piece I did for the Simply Adorned Jewelry. I used the 1 1/2" w x 2" h Beveled Glass Front Simply Adorned Charm and the 34" Simply Adorned Chain for this project.Here is the recipe:Stamp Set: Because I CareCard stock: Very Vanilla, Baja BreezeInk: Baja Breeze, Early Espresso (also Stampin' Write Marker

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Love Having the Baja Breeze Back Now Can Stop Hoarding It!OK yesterday was such a fun day, I am proud to say that I finished another wedding invitation and can't wait to share it with you! But we must wait until the bride has a chance to send them out before posting to ensure that her guest are the first to see them. For the past few days I have been obsessed with Because I Care stamp so I

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