Merry Christmas

Hello from the sunny and warm Bahamas! I'm currently on a four-night cruise and it's a lovely treat to get away just as the weather is turning colder in my part of Canada.

The very-creative Chrissy is hosting our latest Little Red Wagon challenge and she's looking for monochromatic creations. Stick to one colour (although you can use varying shade of that same colour).

As I created a Christmas card, I went with green! The stamps are ones I purchased in a set absolutely ages ago from Stampin' Up. I added some gemstones to finish things off and also used a snowy embossing folder for the green mat.

Please head over to Little Red Wagon to see the rest of the monochromatic creations. We'd love for you to join in our challenge as well! 

Toque-Wearing Ducks from the Great White North

The wonderful Imke is hosting this week's challenge at Little Red Wagon and she's chosen the theme "Wintertime". Essentially, anything related to winter is a go!

I'm heading off on a short cruise next week. A recent trend has been to hide rubber duckies around the ship (but nowhere near balconies!) for others to find. I put together a group of ducks and here are just a handful of them to show off. The ducks are wearing little toques - something worn by most Canadians during our cold winter months - and sunglasses. I attached a little Canada pin on each of the toques. The little ducks came in sets of 12 - with the sunglasses and toques ready to put on the ducks. I didn't have to knit! 

Here's a close up of the tags:

Please head over to Little Red Wagon to see the rest of the Girlfriends' Wintertime projects. We'd love for you to join the fun as well! 

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Happy November! Yesterday, I was wearing a skort, short-sleeved blouse and slides because it was 21C here in central Ontario (Canada) - unseasonably warm! I have to admit that, while I am incredibly concerned for our environment, I do enjoy the warmer temperatures. I feel a bit guilty about that. 

I'm hosting this week's Little Red Wagon challenge and have another Def Leppard-inspired challenge. This time, it's "White Lightning" and I'm looking for anything related to weather in any way. Although a big fan of Def Leppard, White Lightning is not a particular favourite of mine (please don't tell Joe, Rick or any of the others should you run into them) but it made for a good challenge theme so here we are! 

Despite our unseasonably warm temperatures, I added snow to the background of my Christmas card using a Cuttlebug folder that I've had for years. The wreath is a new (generic) die and I cut out three layers. I was going to use a "Let it snow!" sentiment but opted for the one by My Craft Spot instead. It fit better with respect to the size but also seems more appropriate to the card.

Please head over to Little Red Wagon to see what the rest of the Girlfriends have created - and then work on your own project to link up with us! 

You're So Sweet

Brenda is hosting this week's challenge over at Little Red Wagon and she must have sugar on the mind as she's looking for "Sweet Treats". Any sort of paper craft (e.g., cards, tags, altered items, scrapbook pages, etc.) inspired by or including sweet treats of any kind are just the sort of thing we'd love to see!

I used "Hog Heaven" stamps and dies from My Favorite Things to create my little scene. The scalloped dies and striped paper are also from My Favorite Things. I'm afraid I can't remember the creator of the cloud embossing folder I used but the little sentiment is from My Craft Spot.

Please head over to Little Red Wagon for more inspiration - but perhaps not until after you've eaten, at least if you're anything like me who often craves sweets whenever I seem them! The Design Team will have their projects posted for you to view - and then you can link up your own creation(s)! 

Little Lamb

Buongiorno from Italy! I'm currently on an extended-family holiday for my niece's wedding in Tuscany tomorrow. Meanwhile, at Little Red Wagon, Jan is hosting and she's asking us to "Emboss It". This can mean heat, pressed or letterpress embossing.

I didn't have as much time as hoped to prepare my card. We flew out last Thursday afternoon and I learned on Tuesday that I needed to give a presentation on Thursday morning before leaving!! Somehow, I managed to pull it off. Thankfully, I'd already packed in the weekend. I used an embossing folder on my card. The sentiment will go inside, keeping the card sweet and simple - and saving precious minutes! The little lamb stamp and scalloped frame dies are from My Favorite Things.

Please head over to Little Red Wagon to see all the ways the Girlfriends have embossed. We'd love for you to join us too!