Little Red Wagon #22

The sun is shining and the birds are singing! It is going to be a glorious day. Deanna issued the challenge over at Little Red Wagon this week and it is just the perfect fit for this week. She challenged us to do something 'Spring'.


Here is my take on the Spring challenge. I had coloured this image a while back using a stamp from Stamping Bella and I thought it looked rather springy! All the papers are leftover from a project at the store using the new Green at Heart from Basic Grey! Ribbon is from American Crafts.

Check out what the rest of the girls did with this challenge and be sure to make some time to play along.

Easter Funny!

I came across this Easter cartoon and I thought it was sort of funny!

Enjoy your Monday!

Little Red Wagon #21

The sun is shining and we are expecting a high of 13 degrees here today. Spring is just around the corner and this challenge from Rosanne reminded me of Spring. Soft pastel colours and the warmth of this photo all reminded me of Spring.

Rosanne challenged us to get our inspiration from the above photo. I have been a little short on time lately and I haven't been spending much time in my craft room. I found this card that I had done at a class when I first started using my Copic markers. I thought is was perfect for this challenge.

Ella is one of my favourite Stamping Bella stamps! No matter how you colour her, she just turns out so cute. This was my first attempt at faces and hair. I was pretty impressed with the results.

Be sure to check out what the rest of the team has come up with (just click on their names on my sidebar) and try to set aside some time to play along. Visit Little Red Wagon and link up your post.

Horray! Lots of Product Arriving!

We have been getting so many shipments that I haven't had much time for creating. My blog will likely be rather boring for the next month or so. We are busy planning for a Scrapfest, our Spring Retreat and National Scrapbook Day (well weekend in our store). We are also hosting Kick Off To Scrapfest crops this weekend as well.

Don't forget about me in my absence! I will return, I promise.

New Toys for my Kitchen!

I recently purchased a couple of new appliances for my kitchen. I don't really love to cook, but we do need to eat and I try to cook healthy meals. Our weekday schedule is often very busy. I don't arrive home much before 5:30 and sometimes it is after 6pm. If I have to teach a class then Thursday's is often a messed up mealtime. Jay has hockey on Wednesday nights plus we work around Amanda's schedule too.

I have always had a crock-pot, but it is a small one and it is over 20 years old. I updated mine with this Wolfgang Puck version with an automatic timer and more even heating. I can't wait to try it out.

I also purchased this Wolfgang Puck double-sided indoor grill. There is a grill on one side and a smooth griddle on the other. You just flip it over! I know that we will use this a lot. I still don't enjoy cooking, but this might help........just a bit!