Memories Are Made in Flip Flops

Good morning,

Today, is a blustery and cloudy day. 

We are expecting some much needed rain.

June is flying by and this weekend Summer Solistice happens.

Bring on the Summer months.

Creative Knockouts has a brand new challenge for you.

We are on Challenge #573

Summer Fun

An easy and super fun challenge for us all.

Our spsonsor for the next two weeks is 

Mirtillamente Digital Stamps and Papers

Prize is : 2 Digi of your choice

Thank you to our sponsor for this wonderful image

they have let me use for this challenge.

Svario: Still Summer 

It is an awesome image that can be used

for so many different types of cards.

I had so much fun coloring it up with

my copic Markers. 

This image has everything in that I love to take

to the beach to make memories.

Bright colors were in order.

I love a good ice cream and fruit with some chips when at the beach.

Sitting by the water on a beautiful or cloudy day

just makes my heart feel at peace.

It is a place that some of my favorite memories have 

been made with our family and grand children.

So when I came across this saying on-line for sentiments.

It truly is perfect.

Some of our best memories have been made in flip flops

and to be honest crocks.

Image is from Mirtillamente Digital Stamps - Svario: Still Summer

The Sun, Cloud and scalloped rectangle are dies from Gina Marie Designs

The stitched rectangle and square dies are from My Favorite Things.

The twine and paper/pattern paper are from Stampin' Up (older card stock).

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges

TIME OUT Challenges - #315 - Pick Two

(Summer, Ice Cream, water)

Creative Inspiration Challenge - #39 - Anything Goes

The Paper Funday Challenge - #88 - Anything Goes with an Optional Twist: Polkadots and/or Stripes

Please come and join us at Creative Knockouts for our fun filled challenge.

We would love to see your inspiration for Summer Fun.

My fellow DT's have amazing creations for you too get inspiration from.

Always Remember to Smile  -  Robin

Wishing you a beautiful Day.

May you find something that brings you joy and comforts your heart today.

Happy Crafting,

My Happy Summer Face

June is Men's Mental Health Awareness Month

Let's Help to Stop The Suffering Within

Men's Minds Matter Too

You do not have to hide your struggles

You Do Not Have To Do It Alone

Your Words Matter, Don't Use Them As A Weapon

You Matter, You Make A Difference

Their Is Only One You

Pass On The Message and Let's Support Men's Mental Health

Our son Robin was very passionate about his family

and projects such as Men's Shelters.

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Good morning fellow crafter's.

Where is the month of June going?

So far this month we have had a mixture of weather.

Some wicked storms and also some high temperatures

that made for beautiful days.

The wind seems to always be blowing and drying things

out, so hoping that settles down.

The last couple of weeks we have been helping

with renovations in our sons house.

Moving our daughter and her fiancé to their

new home. It has been good to have family time.

We of course celebrated their dad for Father's Day.

Our Robin was sent Heavenly Father's Day wishes,

as he is sorely missed by everyone. Robin is an amazing Dad.

We are just about to Summer time...Yahooooo!

Onto why you are here.

It is the 3rd Thursday, so you know what that means.

A new challenge over at Creative Knockouts.

We are on Challenge #549 - Summer Fun

(easy peazy right???)

Our wonderful sponsor for our brand new challenge is

The Paper Shelter

Prize: 3 images

Image used for my card is called My Happy Summer Face

This little bad boy, sure makes you smile

just looking at him is colored up using

Copic Markers.

I discovered, that I need to replace quite a few

but was able to use what I had to make a scene.

My Happy Summer Face image can be

used for so many different cards. 

It is just an fun image.

The pattern paper is from Taylored Expressions and Stampin' Up.

The Stitche die is from My Favorite Things

Pearls are unknown.

We would love it if you joined us for our new challenge Summer Fun.

Our challenge runs for 2 weeks, so lot's of time

to join in on the fun at Creative Knockouts.

Always Remember To Smile - Robin

Yep that's Me - Robin

Wishing you a beautiful day!

May you find something that brings

you joy and comforts your heart.

Happy Crafting,

Hugs,

Spring Is In The Air with BBQ Bill

Everyday throughout the year people can struggle with stress

be it from family dynamics, work/school, bills, anxiety,

depression or mental health issues, abuse (mental, emotional, verbal and physical).

These struggles are real and can be a daily struggle for family, friends

co-workers and strangers around us.

Sometimes the outside appearance of happiness isn't what is going on

behind closed doors or on the inside of a person life.

These struggles can make it very hard for people to stay in this world through it all.

If you know of someone struggling, please reach out to them.

If you are the one struggling, you are valued, loved and

the world is a better place with you in it. There is only one you and you are precious.

You matter, you make a difference in the smallest way to everyone who knows you.

You make a difference to everyone who comes into contact with you.

Please reach out to someone you love, a friend or a stranger.

Call 988

You do not have to hide your struggles

You do not have to do it alone!!!

We lost our son at the end of 2023.

It has been the hardest time of our lives.

Our lives will never ever be the same without our Robin

and our hearts are forever broken.

Stop the Suffering Within

Men's Minds Matter Too

Your Words Matter, Don't Use Them As A Weapon

Robin was very passionate about his family

and projects such as Men's Shelters.

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Good morning fellow crafter's.

Can you believe that we are already to spring equinox.

Longer days and all the new colors to pop up.

We have had a mixture of weather but the snow

is melting and in some ways, we are ready for it.

Other ways, we are not...LOL.

We have a brand new challenge over at Creative Knockouts

this week: Challenge #543 - Spring Is In The Air

Our wonderful sponsor for this challenge is 

Dr. Digi's House Of Stamps

Prize: 2 Stamps

Thank you for letting me high light this fun image,

that can be used for so much.

This digital stamp is called BBQ Bill

BBQ Bill was colored up using Copic Markers.

The pattern papers came from my left over bin.

The Sun, clouds and birds are from Gina Marie Designs.

The stitched Rectangle Die is from My Favorite Things

Funny story, I went to put the cloud on and it was supposed to be straight.

Well wouldn't you know it the glue stuck instantly.

I made this card in honor of our son Robin!

His birthday is next Saturday. It is so hard not to have him with us and he is so missed.

As his special day approaches, I struggled with what to do about

his homemade birthday card he got every year.

So each year, he will continue to have a birthday card made

for him. They will be put away in his memory box for our grandchildren.

Robin love, love, loved to BBQ and to eat it.

So when making this card, I took his outfit colors from his Marathon that he ran.

He loved the outdoors at this time of year.

The 3 birds represent his kids and the heart represents him and how much we love him.

So to our son we will always celebrate you, you will always have a cake/card

and to honor you, blankets or scarves will be donated in your name.

BBQ Bill was the perfect image to color up and celebrate Robin's sunrise day

and to remember something he absolutely loved.

Our son is and always will be the best birthday present I ever got to bring home.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps and More! - Challenge #488 - Birthdays (birthday wish written on the BBQ)

We would love to have you join us over at Creative Knockouts.

Thank you for joining me for my latest creation.

Always Remember to Smile - Robin

Yep that's Me - Robin

Wishing you a beautiful day!

May you find something that brings you joy and comforts your heart.

Happy Crafting

Hugs,

Dinosaur Friends

Everyday throughout the year people can struggle with stress 

be it from family dynamics, work/school, bills, anxiety, 

depression or mental health issues, abuse (mental, emotional, verbal and physical). 

These struggles are real and can be a daily struggle for family, friends, 

co-workers and strangers around us. 

Sometimes the outside appearance of happiness isn't what is going on 

behind closed doors or on the inside of a persons life.

These struggles can make it very hard for people to stay in this world through it all.

If you know of someone struggling, please reach out to them. 

If you are the one struggling, you are valued, love and 

the world is a better place with you in it. There is only one you and you are precious.

You matter, you make a difference in the smallest way to everyone who knows you.

You make a different to everyone who comes into contact with you.

Please reach out to someone you love, a friend or a stranger.

Call 988

You do not have to hide your struggles

You do not have to do it alone!!!

We lost our son at the end of 2023.

It has been the hardest time of our lives.

Our lives will never ever be the same without our Robin

and our hearts are forever broken.

Stop the Suffering Within

Men's Minds Matter Too

Your Words Matter, Don't Use Them As a Weapon

Robin was very passionate about his family

 and projects such as Men's Shelters

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Good morning folks,

We have been in a big deep freeze here in Central Alberta.

The weather today starts us into a major up swing in temperatures

to the plus side. Which will be very nice but makes it 

hard to climatize to the below zero temperatures.

I hope that you all had a good Valentine's Day and Family Day (17th) if you celebrate.

We are on Challenge #541 - Finish The Inside

over at Creative Knockouts

This challenge was a good one for me.

Finishing the inside isn't something,

that I do very often and really

it adds the whole card.

Truly should be something, I do more.

Our wonderful sponsor for this challenge is 

Prize: $10 Gift Card to RAM Store

Isn't that a fabulous prize.

Thank you so much for letting me highlight

Dinosaur Friends

It is simply adorable and so much fun to create with.

You can use this image for a Hello, Happy Birthday,

Thank you, Baby card. Happy Spring it is so

versatile. They have so many cute images. Be sure to

check them out.

Dinosaur and Friends was colored up using Copic Markers.

My Favorite Thing stitch die

Stampin' Up punch and Papers.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenge:

Addicted to Stamps and More - Challenge #486 - Make Your Mark Cards

We would love to have you join us over at Creative Knockouts.

Thank you so much for joining me for my latest creation.

Always Remember to Smile - Robin

Yep that's Me - Robin

Wishing you a beautiful day!

May you find something that brings you joy and comforts you heart.

Happy Crafting

Hugs

Cherry Cream Cupcake

For most people the New Year is a happy time spent with family and friends.

For other people this time of year is stressful be it family dynamics, work, bills,

depression or mental health struggles can be a daily struggle.

Others find it hard to stay in this world through it all.

If you are someone or know of someone who is struggling,

please reach out. If you are the one struggling, you are

valued, loved and the world is a better place with you in it.

You matter, you make a difference in the smallest way to everyone who know you.

Please reach out to someone you love, a friend, a stranger

call 988.

You do not have to hide your struggles.

You do not have to do it alone.

Our New Year looks very different again this year.

We lost our son at the end of 2023.

It has been the hardest year of our lives.

Our lives will never ever be the same without Robin

and our hearts will be forever broken.

Men's Minds Matter Too

Stop The Suffering Within

Your Words Matter, Don't Use Them As a Weapon

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Good morning!

Can you believe we are on the 3rd week of January already.

My hope is that you all had a good start to the new year.

We have had rain/freezing rain, snow and warm temperatures.

In the next few days our temperatures are supposed to drop.

What is the weather like where your from? 

We have our second challenge up for 2025 over at Creative Knockouts.

Our challenge to you all is

#539 - Something To Say

Pretty fun right ---I chose a Birthday sentiment.

Our sponsor for the next two weeks is Polkadoodles Stamps & Papercrafting

Prize: 3 Digi's no bundles

Thank you for letting me showcase this awesome digital Stamp.
Cherry Cream Cupcake

The color blue was chosen as it is one of my friends

favorite colors. This is the card that I'm looking forward 

to giving to her.

My image was colored up using Copic Markers.

The stitch die is from My Favorite Things

Twine, All paper and punch are from Stampin' Up.

We would love it if you joined us over at Creative Knockouts.

It will be so much fun to see how you inspire us.

Thank you for stopping bye and joining me for a brand new card.

Always Remember to Smile - Robin

Yep, that's Me - Robin

Wishing you a beautiful day!

May you find something in it that brings you joy and makes you smile.

Happy Crafting,

Hugs,

Bring on a Little Snow Time

For most people Christmas is a happy time spent with family and friends.

For other people this time of year is stressful be it family dynamics, work, 

depression or mental health struggles can be a daily struggle.

Others find it hard to stay in this world through it all.

If you are someone or know of someone who is struggling,

please reach out. If you are the one struggling, you are

valued, loved and the world is a better place with you in it.

You matter, you make a difference in the smallest way to everyone who know you.

Please reach out to someone you love, a friend, a stranger

call 988.

You do not have to hide your struggles.

Our Christmas looks very different this year.

We lost our son at the end of last year.

It has been the hardest year of our lives.

Our lives will never ever be the same without Robin

and our hearts will be forever broken.

Men's Minds Matter Too

Stop The Suffering Within

Your Words Matter, Don't Use Them As a Weapon

Good morning,

It has been very chilly and snowy here since yesterday.

We are definitely having a white Christmas this year.

We have a brand new challenge up for Creative Knockouts.

It is our last challenge of 2024.

 Challenge #537 - Snow Much Fun

Our wonderful sponsor for our last challenge of 2024

is Beccy"s Place the Store

Prize: $10AU gift voucher

The image is called Snow Time

Thank you so much for letting me high light this image

and use this sentiment on this creation.

The card up above has been colored using Copic Markers.

The stitched outline of the image is from My Favorite Things

The die cut around the sentiment is from Spellbinders.

Please come and join us at Creative Knockouts and show

us your creative designs for this Snow Much Fun.

Always Remember to Smile - Robin

Yep, that's Me - Robin

Wishing you a beautiful day!

May you find something in it that brings you joy and makes you smile.

Happy Crafting,

Hugs,

A Little Gingerbread with Your Cupcake

 

Good Morning!

It has been a little bit chilly here in Central Alberta.

Honestly, it could be worse.

Today we are to reach a balmy -9 degrees with a chance of snow.

Not much but still a chance.

This week, I have been blessed to see Tristan, Kaitlyn and 

see a few of my girl friends.

Catching up with my sisters Tina and Jodi was

good for my heart also.

We are onto a brand new challenge at Creative Knockouts...

Challenge #535 - Tis The Season

Our wonderful sponsor for this two week challenge is 

Polkadoodles Stamps & Papercrafting

Prize is 3 Digi's (no bundles)

The image used on my card this week is called

Cupcake Gingerbread Holly

Thank you so much to our sponsor for letting

me highlight this image.

Isn't it cute...so many possibilities with this cute image.

My image was colored up using Copic Markers.

The solid paper is from Stampin' Up

The fun pattern paper is from Echo Park Papers.

I kept it as a pretty flat, clean and simple card.

Please come and join us over at Creative Knockouts.

Share your master piece with us for a chance to win

a great prize from our sponsor.

I look forward to seeing you creations.

Challenge to enter my card into:

Crafty Gals Corner : #261 - Anything Goes, with optional Twist Use 3 layers or more

The Holly and Ivy Christmas Challenge - #172 - Anything Goes

Always Remember To Smile - Robin

Yep, that's Me - Robin

Wishing you a beautiful day!

May you find something that brings you joy and makes you smile!

Happy Crafting,

Hugs,

Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 & Guest Design Spot.

 Good morning blogger land!

Today, I am excited to be the Guest Designer

over at Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2

I was given two sketches to work with.

Kathie is an incredible designer of these sketches.

The fun part is you can chose to use one sketch or you can use both.

Isn't it great to have options???

They are simply fantastic and it was so much fun

to see what these designs inspired me to create.

Hope you like them.

Sketch #1

The image is colored using Copic Markers. 

I went to through my stash of older stamps

from The Project Bin  A Way With Words North Pole

All paper, punches, glitter are from Stampin' Up

Sketch #2

Copic Markers were used to color up this cute reindeer image.

This cute image is called Holiday Reindeer

by Patties Creations Digital Images

The stitched square dies are from My Favorite Things Die-namics

All the papers, punches (arrows) and felts tree and snowflake

are from Stampin' Up

Please hop on over to their sketch challenge.

I look forward to seeing all of your creation.

Thanks for joining me today!

hugs,

First Dance

Good morning!

It is another beautiful day here in central Alberta.

We have had much needed rain, to help with the forest fires and crops.

Everyone is done school for this year tomorrow.

We will be going to our grandsons, kindergarten graduation.

I have some goals for this summer,

get my craft room and bedrooms organized.

Do you have any goals, that you are working at accomplishing?

Today, we have a brand new challenge over at Creative Knockouts

We are on Challenge #497 - All Stitched up (real or faux stitching)

Our challenges run for two weeks.

(usually I do hand stitching but decided to use a stitch dies this time)

Our wonderful sponsor for this challenge is 

All Dressed Up Stamps

The prize is 2 images

The image used on this card is called The First Dance

A beautiful image to color up and one that is great

for graduations, engagement, wedding, anniversary...etc.

Thank you All Dressed Up for the beautiful image.

Our daughter's childhood friend since kindergarten is getting

married this weekend and this is the card, that is made just for them.

The image was colored up using Copic Markers.

The pattern paper being used is a retired Stampin' Up (from my mom's collection)

The stitched dies are from My Favorite Things.

For the sentiment Your Next Stamp was used.

I would like top enter my card into the

All Dressed Up Stamps Challenge Blog - June 2023 - #141 - Anything Goes

Ellibelle's Crafty Wednesday - June Challenge - Anything Goes

Fab 'n' Funky Challenges - #575 - Use a Sentiment 

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Weddings

The Crafty Addicts - Challenge #2 - Anything Goes

Please come and join us for our challenge over at Creative Knockouts.

In the up coming week, my sister is coming to visit

and boy am I over the moon about this.

Thank you for coming to my blog and checking it out!

Hoping my card has inspired you in some way.

Come and craft with me,

Hugs,

Some Platypus Love

 

Good morning everyone!

Welcome to my blog.

It is hard to believe that we are at the end of March already!

We have a few birthdays in the last few days of this month.

Our son Robin's birthday was yesterday.

My 50th birthday is today...

who knows what this year will hold.

One thing, I do know it is going to be a year

of self growth and self love.

Today, we have a fantastic brand new challenge

for you over at Creative Knockouts.

Our challenges run for two weeks

and give you time to create and enter

to win a prize from our wonderful sponsor.

Challenge #491 - 2 or more pattern papers.

Our wonderful sponsor is 

Beccy's Place

Prize is a $10AU Gift Voucher

The image you see here is from

Big Love Digital Stamp Set

Our son Robin was given a platypus stuff toy when he was little.

He just loved it and well these little babies are so

very cute. When I saw this image it was

simply perfect to make his birthday card with.

Thank you so much to Beccy's Place for letting me color up

this super adorable image and share it.

The image was colored up using Copic Markers.

I used two types of pattern paper and layered them.

All layers used stitched dies (rectangle and triangle).

The pattern paper is from my scrap stash.

A little heart brad in the top left hand corner to finish it off.

Pop-ups were used under the top layer.

A clean and simple card today,

hoping it inspires you.

My fellow DT's have created some master pieces.

Be sure to check them out and share some love.

Remember our challenges run for two weeks,

we would love to see your creations over at 

Creative Knockouts.

Wishing you an amazing day/weeek ahead.

Thank you for stopping by.

Hugs,

Ghostly Pumpkins

Good fabulous morning!

The weather here in Central Alberta

has simply just been gorgeous.

The warm Fall weather

has had me all giddy. So very grateful for it.

It has been a great week, a busy one

looking after our grandchildren,

while everyone is working and writing midterms.

Soon a little bit of a break from the major tests

for our daughter in law. 

Honestly, she is doing an amazing/fantabulous/phenomenal job

with full time nursing school, twins (10month old/8 months adjusted)

and a 5 year old son in kindergarten.

Onto why you all are here.

We have a brand new challenge for you over at 

Creative Knockouts.

Our 475th challenge is 

Halloween

or 

Color Challenge (Black/green/orange and purple) if Halloween isn't for you.

Say hello to our wonderful sponsor this week

from KLM Designs

Prize this week is $15 Gift Certificate for Digi Product

The image used in my card this week is called

Ghostly Pumpkins

It was so much fun to color up.

The ghost and pumpkins make me smile.

Honestly, there are a few sentiments

that I would love to add to this image.

With the ghost, 

the sentiment, that was settled on 

was  

Have a FAB-BOO-LOUS Day!

Thank you so much to our sponsor for letting me high light 

this fun image using copic markers.

A stitched rectangle die, some ink sponged around with daubers,

a spider web and ba-bam this card was complete.

Please come and join us for this fun filled Halloween or Color Challenge,

My fellow DT's have amazing creations to inspire you!

Wishing you all a fantastic week.

Hugs,