Fairmont, BC

Well, we've just returned from a trip to Fairmont, BC.  The mountains are so amazing each time I see them! They are definitely not the ocean (I'm originally from Nova Scotia), but are a close second for sure.

The weather was around +6 and even though it wasn't warm it was a nice change from the frigid temps we had been getting in Calgary lately.  We went in the Fairmont Hot Springs pools this visit and drove up to the ski hill.  Next year for sure we'll be trying skiing!

There was a little bit of snow that fell last night so driving home was absolutely gorgeous! The sun was shining and the trees and mountains were outlined in snow - so beautiful.

A home in Fairmont

A home in Fairmont

The view from our deck

View coming down from the ski hill

Amie's finger painting

Crafty girl

Driving through Radium, BC

Almost Spring

Ok, it seems like spring is coming... There's still snow on the ground, but it is melting and the sun is shining!

In the spirit of spring I've finished some pages with bright colors. Amie actually picked out the plaid chipboard accents to use on these pages! I cut the title with the Cricut and I watercolored the window box and flowers with Tombows. 

Happy Birthday Cards

I picked up this cute birthday boy and girl stamp a couple weeks ago and colored it with markers and pencils.  I needed to make a birthday card and thought it would look cute on the front of a card.  I saw more matching stamps and coordinating papers at Scrapbooker's Paradise, but I restrained myself.... for now :)

I stamped a border stamp along the horizontal strip of paper
and I colored the flowers, which were white, with distress ink.

I also needed a male birthday card, which for some reason always seems so daunting! I found some 'male' papers in my stash and went to town.  I used Close to My Heart stamps for the green outline around the words and the horizontal strip across the bottom part and inside of the card.



Envelope and inside view



Scrapbook Night

Over the weekend a friend and my sister came over and we had a girls' scrapbook evening, with some wine and food, of course!

I always feel like I just figure out what I'm doing and then the night is over, so during the week prior to our night I picked photos and decided on layouts and papers and stacked them together so that I would be ready to start.  Of course, I never get as much done as I think I will! but I was happy with my accomplishments.

I had some random photos of Amie and some from a friend's birthday party that I didn't want to scrap as a party, so I decided to focus on her playing and how much that means to me to be part of that.

These cute stamps are from Close To My Heart and I colored them in with markers and cut them out.  I had a lot of pics from our day at the Zoo, but I didn't want to do a 4 page layout so I combined them in a photo editing program and printed them out as 4x6's.

Spring!

Ok, spring isn't quite here yet... but I'm trying to hurry it along!

I thought I'd join in on the Die Cuttin' Divas Challenge and make a Spring card!

  

I used the Stretch Your Imagination Cricut cartridge.

http://diecuttindivas.blogspot.com/2011/03/challenge-5-time-for-sketch.html

Come on already... enough cold and snow!

Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 106

I just love these Sweet Sunday challenges! I'm really happy with how this one turned out.  You know, you make a card and other people say it's beautiful, but you feel it's just not perfect... but this one went together so quickly and just turned out right!

I used a new Penny Black stamp and water-colored it with Tombow markers.  She's so cute and the flowers feel like spring. (I'm so totally finished with winter!) I spritzed a white paper flower with Glimmer Mist and then added a tad bit more color with some Distress Ink.  Of course, I had to add a little bling inside the flower and along the left side.

Scrapbooker's

I needed a Scrapbooker's Paradise fix today, so I went in for their Twoonie Thursday card, which turned out so cute.  They are so nice there!  Amie came with and I can proudly say was very good... and they let her draw on a large paper pad while I made the card, which was so nice of them.

My purchases today!
Alphabet stamps - on sale
Distress Ink - on sale
CC Design stamp - picked by Amie :)