Monochromatic BD Card

i was surprised to find a couple of card challenge sites shutting down, most notably caardvarks. sorry to see it go, i always looked forward to seeing all the lovely creativeness on that site. i won a couple of challenges and had the honour of being a guest designer a while back. i really wanted to participate in the last challenge, so made this quick card. however, i did find this new challenge site. i got away with doing 2 christmas cards this year. i realized the other day that we have 5 celebrations this month, including birthdays. and i had 3 final exams. and a lovely little girl who keeps me very busy! hope you had a wonderful holiday and a great new year!

Holiday Card

all the paper used on this card is stampin up, which my mom sent me. really beautiful stuff. the flowers came in a kit. i don't think i'll be making anymore christmas cards this year, but i do plan on making a few small gifts.

the little muffin got to try out her jolly jumper (also sent by grandma) today and she absolutely loved it. she hasn't shown much interest in turning over, but she sure loves to sit and stand.

we've had a bit of snow in the last week, but none of it has really stayed. the snowfall definitely got me into the christmas spirit, and it's so nice with a little one around. we've put out a few decorations and hopefully will finish putting them up this weekend.

Holly Days

i had a bit of time during the little muffin's nap to make a quick card:i got the idea from the lovely card on the cover of the nov/dec 2010 edition of papercrafts mag. i used kraft paper, the wording is cosmo cricket and my handwriting.

we are getting into a routine around here somewhat these days, and i seem to have a bit more time, though it tends to go to preparing for school, laundry, cleaning, etc. :) time sure flies though, the little muffin is growing so fast and doing new things every day. school is almost done for the semester, the city is getting all prettied up for the holidays, and it remains fairly warm although they are calling for snow in the next few days.

Sew Kind

i have to make some thank you cards for the baby gifts i received. i based this one on Laura's sketch this week at 2 sketches 4 you. it's a lovely, simple sketch that i think could be used again and again. i got the idea for the tassel from moxie fab world. i wrapped some floss around a piece of card stock, slid the thread off then wrapped some around horizontally. i cut the loops and trimmed the ends to straighten the bottom edge. i attached a loop to the button. the handwriting is my own.

thanks for stopping by!

Still Here

yup, still here, just not making cards these days. i miss being creative, but have to prioritize:) in the last couple of months, i spent some time in hospital due to a blood clot from the c-section and then my mom was here for 5 weeks, which just flew by. the weather was awesome, we did a lot of walking, sightseeing, coffees and pastries at outdoor cafe's and visiting relatives. school has started for the semester too. here are some pics of the little muffin; she's a very happy, easy baby:

Shabby & Vintage Style Seeds

a quick post today... i started this card before the baby arrived, and wanted to get it into moxie fab world's shabby and vintage style challenge before the deadline :)

She's Here!

our beautiful baby girl arrived, almost 2 weeks early. we are at home now and enjoying her very much.