Yummy Creations

RTB90 - Whimsie Doodles Sponsored Sketch

2012-02-03T00:00:00.000-08:00

Hello and happy Friday!!!

It was the Beau's birthday yesterday (well, as I am typing this right now) and we went out and had dinner and I am writing this up right before I go to bed so excuse me if there are any typos! X_x

I hope that everyone has a had a great week so far. The challenge over at Raise the Bar this week is to use the sketch as drawn by Melyssa Connelly of Whimsie Doodles here:

I wanted to still celebrate Chinese New Year by making a dragon focused card but wanted to make the card for use of any occasion. So I kept the traditional "lucky" colours and used the sentiment "best wishes."

Hope to see you playing along with us! If you upload to any online galleries, please label RTB90 for your keywords.

To see what the other Bar-tenders have created, please check out all of their blogs below:

Joni

Julie

Wanda

Smiles! Have a great weekend.

Supplies:

Stamps - 2012 is Year of the Dragon (Whimsie Doodles), sentiment (Paper Trey Ink)

Paper - DCWV, Stampin' Up!

Ink - Tuxedo Black (Memento), Creamy Brown (Colorbox)

Accessories - Copic markers, border punch (Martha Stewart), circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Accidental Hiatus.. and Flat Thanh at CHA

2012-01-31T22:29:00.000-08:00

Hellooooooooooo!!! I dunno how or why it happened, but I took an accidental hiatus from the blog! LOL

I guess things have been a little extra busy, ya know - going to the Craft and Hobby Association Tradeshow (CHA) and all. *wink* Okay, so maybe I didn't quite make it to Anaheim, CA, but a part of me sure did! If you haven't seen the photos on Facebook, I will introduce you to Flat Thanh. Flat Peggy also stowed away and joined in the fun at CHA, too!

Flat Thanh and Flat Peggy chill with Sparkle

Flat Showcase Farmer Thanh "helping" at the TGF booth

Flat Peggy and Froggy3-D Thanh with new friend, Suzanne

Nom-noms from Naomi!

LOL I hope you had as much as a giggle as I did when I saw these photos!

TGF: Made By Tags

2012-01-25T00:00:00.000-08:00

Happy Hump Day, dear readers!

I hope that your week has been going smoothly. Just wanted to pop in and show you some tags I made with the new "Made By" set from The Greeting Farm. I love how many different sentiments this set comes with and I've only used four here!

These tags are about 1x2' and would be perfect attached to some home baked goods or a hand knitted item. I made these in mind for some of my baking friends.

Cute to boot and perfect for Valentine's, too!

Hugs to you and thanks for stoppin' by today.

Supplies:

Stamps - Made By (TGF)

Paper & Ink- Cameo Coral, River Rock, Very Vanilla, Rose Red, Crumb Cake (Stampin' Up!)

Accessories - Hemp twine, ribbon, heart punch, label punch (Stampin' Up!), circle punches (EK Success), Picot circles die (Spellbinders), pearls (Pizzazz a Plenty)

One Crazy Stamper Purchase

2012-01-24T00:00:00.000-08:00

Hiya readers!

Just wanted to pop in and share a lil' something with you. Back in December, I made a large purchase from One Crazy Stamper, a Canadian retailer. Even though I live close to a few local scrapbook stores, without having a vehicle, it makes it hard to get to these brick and mortar stores. So I do tend to make purchases from some online stores down south here and there but then I take the risk of incurring duties and long delays.

One Crazy Stamper Purchase from Yummy Creations on Vimeo.

I'm soo happy I found One Crazy Stamper from Ontario! I wanted to fill some holes in my Copic collection and just happened to be shopping when shop owner, Lora, was having her winter sale. She offers a Baker's Dozen when you order 12 Copic Sketch or regular markers and she also throws in some candy for ever order, too! I finally caved into the SMASH sensation and well... you can see for yourself everything I got! LOL

I would highly recommend ordering from One Crazy Stamper and will be a return customer in the future.

Happy New Year of the Dragon

2012-01-22T21:56:00.000-08:00

From my home to your home, Happy Chinese (ahem, Vietnamese) New Year...

Gung hay fat choy!

Chuc mung nam moi! (Vietnamese)

May the year of the dragon bring you much prosperity and good health!

TGF: Customer Challenge - Wonderland Nostalgia

2012-01-22T10:55:00.000-08:00

Hello, readers! Are you all enjoying your weekend? Right after I finish this post, I am off to make some yummy brunch! Omelettes and hashbrowns? Yes, please! lol

The Greeting Farm is having a Customer Challenge weekend and I hope that you'll join us as a TGF fan! We kicked the weekend off with a customer chat on Friday and it was so fun "meeting" and catching up with so many people! The theme for the Challenge is a "Night Out at the Bookstore" and there are three categories to play along with.

Favourite Book
Favourite Book Turned Movie
Favourite Children's Book

I placed my creation into #2 as I was really inspired to make something from Tim Burton's rendition of Alice's Wonderland.

I really wanted to pay some tribute to the Red Queen and while this is a decent replica of Helen Bonham Carter, she looks a little "too nice" on this card. LOL

I have fallen in love with this side step card style and you will likely be seeing more in the next while on my blog! Love making those cards that aren't the regular folds.

I hope to see you playing along with us and be sure to link up your creations to the Splitcoast gallery so I can leave a comment!

Wishing you some sunshine (because here in Metro Vancouver), I am seriously wishing I had some!!!

Supplies:

Stamps -Princess Anya, Lucky Bunnies (TGF), sentiment from Wonderland set (Crafty Secrets)

Paper - Stampin' Up

Ink -Tuxedo Black (Memento), black pigment (Colorbox)

Accessories - Copic markers, pocket watch chipboard (Tattered Angels), ribbon (Stampin' Up), hearts punch (Stampin' Up!), rhinestones (Pizzazz A Plenty)

RTB88 - Ringing in the New Year: TGF Miss Anya

2012-01-20T00:00:00.000-08:00

Happy, happy Friday, friends!!! An extra happy to those who work a 40 hour week! lol

This is the day that I have been looking forward to as I now have some time to rest, eat, drink and be merry! This Sunday will be the eve of Chinese New Year so it will be a busy one with lots of activities for me.

At Raise the Bar, we are still riding that New Years vibe and I know that I am still working hard at my goals for 2012. So yes, we are still ringing in the new year! We want to see all your circles and rings galore on your projects.

I'm still working away on Valentine's cards and had yet to make anything with my new Miss Anya Garland set from The Greeting Farm, so this is what I chose to make for this week's RTB Challenge. I love the way this card turned out!

I was inspired to play along with this month's Sketch For You To Try as seen below:

I'm also entering this card into the DYSU Patterned Paper challenge for this week.

Hope to see you playing along with us! If you upload to any online galleries, please label RTB88 for your keywords.

To see what the other Bar-tenders have created, please check out all of their blogs below:

Joni

Julie

Wanda

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Stay warm!

Supplies:

Stamps - Miss Anya Garland (TGF), sentiment (amuse)

Paper - Kissing Booth (Basic Grey), Melon Mambo, Regal Rose, Early Espresso, Pink Pirouette (Stampin' Up!)

Ink - Tuxedo Black (Memento), Brown (Colorbox)

Accessories - Copic markers, Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), ribbon (Creative Packaging), pearls (Kaiser)

TGF: Showcasing Lucky Bunnies Set

2012-01-16T22:02:00.000-08:00

Hiya friends! I hope that your Tuesday is going well so far! The snow has finally come up this way to the the Vancouver, Canada area but I am creating up a storm with the new January releases to warm my way through winter!

As the title says... I wanted to showcase the Lucky Bunnies set from The Greeting Farm, so here we go!

*GASP!!!* Where are those adorable bunnies?! LOL I wanted to show you just how versatile Lucky Bunnies really is and feature the sentiments and the smaller images.

With Valentine's Day around the corner, I really wanted to make some yummy and reasonably priced gifts for some of my friends What a better way to dress up some Hershey's Nuggets than to stamp and wrap mailing labels around them!

The main sentiment on the package itself, "made just for you," is from the Made By Set. You can pick out what I used here if you have a peek at the Lucky Bunnies set:

I've also included a "behind the scenes" photo so you can see exactly what I used.

One last note, TGF is hosting a Customer Challenge and Chit Chat Night and we'd love to see you stop by:

Where: Right on our very own SPLITCOASTSTAMPERS forum

When: Friday, January 20th at 7:00pm CST

Hosted by: Our friend/customer Rachel Parys

Thanks for visiting me today! XO

Supplies:

Stamps - Lucky Bunnies, Made By (TGF)

Paper - Doodlebug Designs, Melon Mambo (Stampin' Up!)

Ink - Melon Mambo, Real Red (Stampin' Up!)

Accessories - Avery Labels, Labels 18 (Spellbinders), twine (Stampin' Up!)

Gluttonous Weekend. Belated.

2012-01-16T16:37:00.000-08:00

Hello readers! I hope you're having a great Monday... I'll be back tomorrow with a fun themed TGF post, but for now, thought I'd show you a bit of what I indulged in last weekend (not this past). Belated... I know, lol.

Huevos Ranchero
Salad, breadsticks and a glass of wine
Dessert trio
Chai tea latté

YUMMY!!! See you tomorrow.

Raise the Bar has re-opened for 2012!

2012-01-13T00:00:00.000-08:00

Happy Friday, dear readers!

The Bar is now open!!! The Bar-tenders at Raise the Bar have had a nice, long break and we are refreshed to bring you inspiration in 2012! The first challenge of the year is to banner it! Banners are still the rage, so we thought we'd have some fun by including a banner in our projects this week.

What's better? Our images are sponsored this week from By LORi Designs. I chose to work with Puddle Jumper Ainsley's Heart. Can you tell that I am definitely feelin' Valentine's, lol.

Hope to see you playing along with us! If you upload to any online galleries, please label RTB87 for your keywords.

To see what the other Bar-tenders have created, please check out all of their blogs below:

Joni

Wanda

Thanks for stopping by and have a great weekend!

Supplies:

Stamps - Ainsley's Heart (By LORi Designs)

Paper - Doodlebug, Stampin' Up!

Ink - Creamy Brown Cardinal Red (Clearsnap),

Accessories - Copic markers, white pen (Ranger), twine (Stampin' Up!), party hat die (Quickutz), chipboard letters (Basic Grey), Friend embossing folder (Cuttlebug), Labels (Spellbinders), border punch (Stampin' Up!)

TGF: Simply Anya, Simply Cute!

2012-01-12T18:25:00.000-08:00

Heya, friends!! Just me sneaking in a lil TGF post in the evening here.

This is Simply Anya, the brunette version which was part of the January release over at The Greeting Farm. I just think she's simply cute! I love her argyle skirt which was the inspiration to choose this paper. She definitely looks like a classy girl, lol.

The layout for this card uses Sweet Sunday Sketch #149 as seen here:

Sweet Sunday is one of my go-to places if I'm ever in need of inspiration for a layout. They recently changed their timeline so that you now have 2 weeks to play!

Don't forget to check in tomorrow as Raise the Bar opens for cocktail hour! See ya then. XO

Supplies:

Stamps - Simply Anya, Lucky Bunnies sentiment (The Greeting Farm)

Paper- Blue Bayou, Soft Sky (Stampin' Up!), (Basic Grey)

Ink - Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories -Copic markers, ribbon (Stampin' Up!), twine (My Mind's Eye), brads & button (Basic Grey)

Flashback Friday Challenge No. 19

2012-01-11T22:19:00.000-08:00

Retro Posting.. at it's best, ladies and gentlemen! LOL

I am lovin' Flashback Friday Challenges!!! This month, Amy, challenged us to showcase our clean and simple (CAS) cards. Huh, what's that? I don't do CAS that well, lol. I dusted off my archived items and I picked out this beauty:

I believe that this is when the owl obsession began... *cough* before owls became mainstream. Remember this set, Sassafras Lass!

Thanks for poppin' by today! See you Friday as Raise the Bar resumes our cocktail hours ;)

SNOW Frame ... DYSU#53 - Let it Snow!

2012-01-10T23:00:00.000-08:00

Happy Hump Day!!! It sure is strange working a 5 day work week after all of the holidays. I hope your week is going well so far!

I made this frame for myself and as a couple of gifts to give away this past Christmas. Too bad that I had a green Christmas this year; so this is a reminder that it sure is snowing in other parts of the world.

It's really hard to take a photo of a picture frame with glass... I find that it ALWAYS reflects.

I'm entering this in the DYSU - Let it Snow Challenge. SO perfect for this week.

Is it snowing where you are? Have a great day!

Supplies:

Stamps - Stampendous, Stampin' Up!

Paper - Midnight Frost (Bo Bunny), Whisper White, Night of Navy, Soft Sky, Rich Razzleberry (Stampin' Up!)

Ink - Night of Navy, Rich Razzleberry (Stampin' Up!)

Accessories - Blossom die letters (Quickutz), tag punch (Stampin' Up!), snowflake punches (Stampin' Up!, EK Success), mittens Nestabilities (Spellbinders), brads (Making Memories), Glitter Glass (Stampin' Up!)

Christmas Thank You Cards

2012-01-06T17:02:00.000-08:00

Hip hip hooray!!! I did it, I actually made some Christmas thank you cards this year versus using store bought. LOL I even made some extras for next year as sets to giveaway for Christmas presents. Smart, huh? *wink*

I wanted to keep these SUPER simple, single sided so that when the receiver opened up the envelope, my hand written note would be right there. Shhh... besides it saves on supplies and time! LOL

Hopefully you got all your Christmas thank yous out, that is, if you send them out!

Have a great weekend.

Supplies:

Stamps - snowflake set (Stampendous) Essential Sentiments (Amuse)

Paper - Bo Bunny, Baja Breeze, Night of Navy, Whisper White cardstock (Stampin' Up!)

Ink - Baja Breeze, Not Quite Navy, Night of Navy (Stampin' Up!)

Oh la la...Bonjour Mes Amis!

2012-01-03T23:15:00.000-08:00

Happy Wednesday, friends! How's your week going?

I have to admit, it was a little difficult going back to work on Tuesday after being away for the Holidays, but I'm glad to be back with a little routine. ;)

Today's card features Hello Ian from The Greeting Farm. I made this card back in December with my application for the Showcase Design Team Call. I wanted to make a card that yelled TGF nostalgia and brought back memories of when I first fell in love with TGF stamps. Hello Ian was one of my first loves, lol. I've always thought he had a French background and so I created this card with that theme in mind.

With Valentine's Day around the corner, this little romantic fellow definitely has my heart! lol

Thanks for stopping in to see me today! Hugs.

Supplies:

Stamps - Hello Ian (The Greeting Farm), Artistic Etchings, Cherie Amie, Script background (Stampin' Up!)

Paper - Stampin' Up!

Ink - Memento (Tsukineko), Crumb Cake (Stampin' Up!)

Accessories - Copic markers, rose (Prima), pearls (Kaiser), brads & Stampin Glass Glitter (Stampin' Up!), Fancy Tags Two (Spellbinders)

One Little Word 2012

2012-01-03T04:30:00.000-08:00

As 2011 ended and we all welcomed 2012, I was seeing a lot of people post about their One Little Word. I had heard and read about it for the past couple of years and it wasn't until I read fellow blogger, Sparkle's One Little Word post, did I even think that *I* would have a word. I paused for a moment after reading her post and just like that, seek came to mind.

seek /sēk/

Attempt to find (something)
Attempt or desire to obtain or achieve (something)

I won't be joining the class itself but I absolutely think it's valuable for everyone to have one little word to focus on self development and reflect upon throughout the year.

With that being said, my word is seek. The following are only a few things I wish to seek in 2012; I suspect there will be plenty more:

adventure
a healthier me
an active me
peace and relaxation

Do you have a one little word? Please share if you do!

Reflecting Upon 2011 and Welcoming 2012

2012-01-02T19:14:00.000-08:00

Hiya, friends! Just me popping in to officially say goodbye 2011 and hellooo 2012!!

I was going to post some of my favourite photos of 2011, but thought I'd post a photo(s) that summarized me in general. (If you want to see some highlights of 2011, you can click on the "life" label and see some there). As I said in my previous post, I just have a great feeling about 2012; becoming a TGF Showcase Farmer was just an awesome start! Sidenote here, THANK YOU so much for all of the sweet comments you left during the TGF Release Day Blog Hop. Each and everyone made me smile!

I had some great moments and some not so great moments last year, but such is life, no? ;)

That was me in 2011.

Hooray for 2012 and all the new memories it will bring!

**(Photos taken with this app. LOVE IT)

Happy 2012 and a Super Exciting Announcement!

2012-01-01T00:01:00.000-08:00

Hello there, readers and HAPPY NEW YEAR!

I hope that your 2012 is off to a good start. I have a great feeling about this year and I truly do wish you all the best in health, wealth and happiness!

I started the year with a bang a few weeks ago when I received an email reply from Jessica (The Greeting Farm Coordinator) that I had been chosen to become a Showcase Farmer!!! My jaw hit the floor and I had to read the email a few more times until it settled in. LOL A total dream come true!

If you're already a TGF fan, you'll know that it's RELEASE DAY! We are SO excited because not only are there a ton of new releases, there are a TON of new faces being introduced on the TGF BLOG! We are welcoming 8 new Design Team members (that's me! lol) to our "SHOWCASE" team, the team that will be carrying you through until our next round of previews in March. Our new SHOWCASE team will be bringing you lots of fresh ideas using our new releases and some fun tutorials and other special posts along the way.

What's more? We have SIX new releases available in the TGF Store and a chance to WIN all six of them just for hopping and saying hello to our new PREMIERE and SHOWCASE teams. We hope you've enjoyed the last week or so of previews, announcements and are SO grateful that you are sharing in our excitement as TGF rings in the NEW YEAR!

I'm showcasing TGF's new Creeper on the Farm, Madden. Isn't she just TOO cool!?! lol I just adore that big hair of hers; it was so much fun to colour!

Once again, HAPPY 2012 everyone! Now be sure to head over to The Greeting Farm Blog to check out all of the FUN!

Supplies:
Stamps - Madden, sentiment from Creepin Kit (The Greeting Farm), Simple Stitches (CTMH)

Paper - Sassafras Lass, Melon Mambo, Pumpkin Pie, Baja Breeze (Stampin' Up!)

Ink - Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories - Copic markers, buttons (Basic Grey), brads (Making Memories), white pen (Ranger), circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Decorative Label punch (Stampin' Up!),

A Year in Review Blog Hop

2011-12-29T11:18:00.000-08:00

Can you believe that 2011 is coming to an end? My Amber Ink Alumni pal, Karin, issued a call for a Year in Review Blog Hop and I wanted to play along! It's always good to go back and review how your style has evolved in the past year.

I'm going to show you 12 of my favourite creations of this past year. If you want to play along, too, just head on over to Karin's blog, link up and post the badge on your blog.

Here they are, in random order:

Holidays 2011

2011-12-28T23:36:00.000-08:00

Heya, readers!

I feel bad because I've been neglecting this blog... but I've had bad holiday brain in the last month. I'm currently in my hometown with the Beau visiting my parents. I didn't even get the chance to have an open house with all the decorations in my apartment... boo hoo, I really wanted to show you how much I got into the Christmas spirit this year.

Well, not all is at a loss yet. I made some "Happy Holiday" cards and because I didn't miss New Years and this particular My Mind's Eye line is non-traditional, I can sneak in some 2011 Holiday cards:

I think the Colorful Christmas paper was circa 2009, but I am just making cards with the line now... I've been hoarding the cute and bright papers, but alas - I need to use up my stash! lol I'm sure you'll see more of this line in 2012 as I have a whole stack of paper left.

I'm entering these cards into the DYSU #52 Challenge this week which calls for the use of 3 or more colours from this photo:

Thanks for always still popping in to see what I'm up to - MIA or not. Hugs!

Supplies:
Stamps - sentiment (Stampendous)

Paper - Colorful Christmas - My Mind's Eye, Stampin' Up!

Ink - Tuxedo Black (Memento),

Accessories - Circle Nestabilities, Snowflake 2010 (Spellbinders), embossing folder (Provo Craft), button (Basic Grey), rhinestones (Forever in Time), ribbon (Offray)

Wishing You and Yours...

2011-12-24T23:35:00.001-08:00

Wishing you all the joys of the season, readers. Enjoy your time spent with family and friends.

Playing along with Flashback Friday 18.0

2011-12-23T18:22:00.000-08:00

OHMYGOODNESS!!! LOL

I just happened to be blurfing (blog-surfing) around on my downtime (I'm officially on holidays, ladies and gents!!) and happened to come across the Flashback Friday Challenge Blog. How FUN is the concept of going back and re-posting some of your oldie cards and making them "new" again!

The current Flashback 18.0 Challenge theme is owls. We all know how much I love owls... but it took me awhile to find a project with an owl on it! But here it is, good ol' Whimsie Doodles:

For supplies and my original post, go here.

TGF Customer Blog Hop

2011-12-19T00:00:00.000-08:00

Hello there, friends! Welcome to my blog for The Greeting Farm's 3rd Annual Blog Hop.

I hope that you've been enjoying the hop so far and if you didn't know about the Hop and my blog is the first stop, I encourage you to head on over to TGF Blog to see the list of all Hop participants and hop along. I've been told that the list is lengthy, but so worth it as there will be a random grand prize winner of the entire release in January!

Some of the Hop creations will focus on Christmas and the others, like mine, will be a general theme. So without further ado, here are my general TGF cards:

I had two of these Cheeky Cherry Pie images half coloured up and almost ready to go so I picked both of them to use as my main focal image. By half coloured, I mean that they had skin and hair pigments... just needed to fill in their clothes! I selected my patterned paper first and just picked up colouring the clothes and pie from there.

I always like creating more than one card at a time if they have similar images because I then always have cards on hand in case of any last minute birthdays or events that I need to go to.

For my layout, I used last week's Mojo Monday Sketch #219 as seen below:

Thanks so much for stopping by my blog! Now it's time to check back on the TGF Blog and see the next fabulous TGF creation.

Supplies:

Stamps - Cheeky Cherry Pie, Roll Call Set

Paper - Cherry Cobbler, Cameo Coral, River Rock (Stampin' Up!)

Ink -Cinnamon (Versacolor), Tuxedo Black (Memento), River Rock (Stampin' Up!)

Accessories - Copic markers, Vintage brad & bind seaming ribbon (Stampin' Up!), circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Pearls (Kaiser), corner punch (EK Success)

TGF November Challenge

2011-12-07T21:53:00.001-08:00

Helloooo there blog readers!

I know, I've been completely MIA from my blog, but with good reason! The Beau and I have been organizing all of our events, crafts, cards, etc, etc and we have been either busy running around shopping or staying in and creating away. I am glad to say that we are getting things done!

If you are a frequent follower of happenings over at The Greeting Farm, you may have already seen this card. Originally I had made this for a girlfriend's birthday, but it just so happened that a special Guest DT challenge was happening over at TGF and this card was entered.

The lovely Peggy won and she is creating up a storm if you want to check her out for the Guest DT member at TGF this month.

Off to bed I go... have a great rest of your week! xo

RTB86 - It's Looking a Lot Like Christmas! ... DT Call

2011-12-02T00:00:00.000-08:00

Happy December... what the heck! lol How is almost Christmas already?!

Well the good news is that I am so on top of it this year, I really have surprised myself. LOL I am always running around at the last minute, but not this year, my friends. I am ahead and hopefully will stay ahead of the game!

Speaking of looking a lot like Christmas, that is the theme this week at Raise the Bar!

Now I know these aren't traditionally Christmas colours, but I've grown fond of the non traditional and whimsy Christmas in the last while. I LOVE how bright and playful these papers are from My Mind's Eye... so much that I was hoarding them and have finally decided to use them up!

DESIGN TEAM CALL:
After seeing the Bar grow, we realize that we need a few more employees to help stir up the concoctions. Yes, we are having a DESIGN TEAM call throughout the entire month of December. The requirements are simple - one card a week, and posting it to your blog on Fridays. Easy peasy, right? We will be resuming our first Friday of the month sponsorship come the new year, which means that you will be receiving some fun digis from different companies as a designer! If you are interested, please put the initials DT next to your entry for this upcoming challenge.

And speaking of challenge, we will be taking a December hiatus for all of our holiday busyness. This challenge will be the only challenge until we see you again in January, so please join in on the fun! The winners will be announced in the new year, along with our newest Bar-Tenders who will be contacted over the holidays.

Hope to see you playing along with us! If you upload to any online galleries, please label RTB86 for your keywords.

To see what the other Bar-tenders have created, please check out all of their blogs below:

Joni

Wanda

For further information and to see what our Guest Designers have made, check out the Raise the Bar blog.

Thanks for stopping by today! Enjoy your weekend... xo

Supplies (will be written later today)

Design Resume

2011-12-01T22:42:00.000-08:00

Design Work:

The Greeting Farm Showcase Team
January 2012 - current

Raise the Bar Challenge Team
June 2010 - current

Whimsie Doodles Guest Designer
August 2011

Amber Ink Torchbearer
August 2010

Whimsie Doodles Design Team
June 2009 to June 2010

Odd Bird Planet Design Team

June to December 2008

Publications:

Just CardsHolidays, Volume 2 2010
Page 98

TheStampers’ Sampler Catch Up Issue, Volume 14 2010
Page 39

Just CardsHolidays, Volume 1 2009
Cover, page 64

Just Cards,Volume 14, Summer 2009
Page 99

Just Cards,Volume 13, Spring 2009
Page 81

Just Cards,Volume 12, Winter 2009
Page 17

Take Ten,Autumn 2008
Page 77, 80

Scrap & Stamp Arts, October 2008
Page 43, Card No. 18

Destash the Past November

2011-11-28T21:24:00.001-08:00

Helloo readers! I hope you had a great weekend. For my "household," the Christmas festivities began; tree and home decorating, making Christmas cards and other crafts. But before I get too far into the season of believing lol - I wanted to show one last ode to autumn. My Destash the Past Challenge went out in early October, but with my participants living busy lives, they were just able to get these all done for Thanksgiving, but I didn't get a chance to post them til now. Oops! lol

Here are the supplies that they were given to work with:

First up, I have Janet who made a beautiful farewell card:

Up next is Odessa who used my favourite, an owl!

Last but not least is Naomi who really got some use out of her supplies and created notepads for giving as well!

Please give these ladies a round of applause for their work! Thanks for playing along Janet, Odessa and Naomi!

RTB85 - Grateful and Giving Thanks

2011-11-25T00:00:00.000-08:00

Hello there, readers! Hope you've all had a great week. I hope that my American friends enjoyed their Thanksgiving and are getting some great deals over the Black Friday weekend.

This week's challenge over at Raise the Bar is grateful. It can be Thanksgiving related or just giving your thanks on a project.

Hope to see you playing along with us! If you upload to any online galleries, please label RTB85 for your keywords.

To see what the other Bar-tenders have created, please check out all of their blogs below:

Joni

Wanda

For further information and to see what our Guest Designers have made, check out the Raise the Bar blog.

I also played along with the Deconstructed Sketch #28 as seen below:

Have a happy Thanksgiving and enjoy Black Friday shopping, American friends! Have a great weekend to the rest of you. :)

Supplies:

Stamps - Silhouette Tree & Birds (Old Island Stamp Company), Happy Harmony (Stampin' Up)

Paper -Stampin' Up

Ink - Dusty Durango, Early Expresso

Accessories - Scallop Trim border punch (Stampin' Up), ribbon (unknown)

Happy Thanksgiving

2011-11-24T06:00:00.001-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving, American friends.

Happy Mid-Week... Just a Weekend Recap

2011-11-22T21:10:00.001-08:00

I'm always so consumed with my to do list. Sometimes I just need to take in the small things in life. Here's a quick photo recap of my weekend. :)

RTB84 - Time to Feast!

2011-11-18T16:38:00.001-08:00

Happy Friday, friends!

I'm always so dreadful of that Monday, but am always so amazed at how quickly the week goes by.

This week's challenge over at Raise the Bar is FEAST. lol We want to see all your projects with food related items!

Now I sort of did my own thing because I couldn't find one food related image or focal items that I liked. So I thought, what is food without your after-dinner-with-dessert-tea?!!! It's all apart of the food comatose, I tell ya! That's my story and I am sticking with it.

Hope to see you playing along with us! If you upload to any online galleries, please label RTB84 for your keywords.

To see what the other Bar-tenders have created, please check out all of their blogs below:

Joni

Wanda

For further information and to see what our Guest Designers have made, check out the Raise the Bar blog.

Thanks for poppin' by! Have yourselves a great weekend.

Supplies:

Stamps - Tea for Two (Paper Trey Ink)

Paper -Stampin' Up

Ink - Dusty Durango, Early Expresso

Accessories - Labels Twenty Nestabilities (Spellbinders), ribbon (unknown), pearls (Kaiser), corner rounder punch (EK Success)

Weekend Fun

2011-11-13T22:13:00.001-08:00

Happy Monday, readers!

Have you started Christmas shopping yet? This weekend was the launch of many of the Christmas Craft Markets in Vancouver. I'm a bit of a nut when it comes to craft fairs and I hit up three different ones: Circle Craft, Carney Craft Fair and Shadbolt Centre. LOL

The Beau and I ended the weekend at Art Knapps in Port Coquitlam. If you live in the Metro Vancouver, get over to your local Art Knapps, they have the most gorgeous displays and wonderful inspiration for Christmas decorations and gifts. I was absolutely wow'd!

Take care for now!

RTB83 - Lest We Forget

2011-11-11T10:50:00.001-08:00

Hello there blog readers,

Over at Raise the Bar, Joni challenged us to make something to commemorate Veteran's Day, but I thought I would showcase how we celebrate in Canada.

We call it Remembrance Day and we all wear poppies to show that we haven't forgotten. I may not attend a ceremony in person anymore, but I am always grateful that I have never lived to see a war in this country. Take a moment to remember those who fought for our peace and freedom (and to those who continue to do so)!

In Flanders Fields - John McCrae

In Flanders fields the poppies blow
      Between the crosses, row on row,
   That mark our place; and in the sky
   The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
   Loved and were loved, and now we lie,
         In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
   The torch; be yours to hold it high.
   If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
         In Flanders fields.

Hope to see you playing along with us! If you upload to any online galleries, please label RTB83 for your keywords.

Please check in with the other Bar-tenders to see what they have created:

Joni

Wanda

For further information and to see what our Guest Designers have made, check out the Raise the Bar blog.

Have a great weekend!

Supplies:

Stamps - Word Play (Stampin' Up!)

Paper - Real Red, Crumb Cake, Black (Stampin' Up! & Bazzill)

Ink - Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories - Framed tulips embossing folder (Stampin' Up!), Rose Creations dies (Spellbinders)

RTB82 - No Embellishments ... Oh noes!! lol

2011-11-06T00:25:00.000-07:00

Hiya blog readers! This is my second time trying to post this now... Blogger was acting up on me. *sigh* So this post comes a little late.

Joni asked us to create a project for this week's Raise the Bar Challenge without using any embellishments.

HUH? LOL I had to do a double take and ask for clarification.

It was a tough at first because I had to remind myself not to use ribbon, buttons, brads, bling, etc, etc. But luckily patterned paper saved the day!

Hope to see you playing along with us! If you upload to any online galleries, please label RTB82 for your keywords.

To see what the other Bar-tenders have created, please check out all of their blogs below:

Joni

Wanda

For further information and to see what our Guest Designers have made, check out the Raise the Bar blog.

Enjoy your Sunday! HUGS.

Supplies:

Stamps - Roll Call Kit, My Guy Ian sentiment (TGF)

Paper - My Minds Eye, Not Quite Navy, Pumpkin Pie, Kiwi Kiss

Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black

Accessories - Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Copic markers, die cut stars (Quickutz)

Halloween 2011

2011-11-02T21:03:00.000-07:00

Hello friends! I'm so sorry you haven't heard from me in a few days but it's been hard getting on here with all the Halloween hub-bub I had going on.

Here are a few highlights from this Halloween (click to see them larger):

Hmm... what shall we do next year?! lol

RTB81 - Sew What!

2011-10-28T06:00:00.000-07:00

Woot woot!! It's the Friday before Halloween!

Hope you've all had a great week, readers. :) It's been a fairly busy one at my apartment, but everything is coming together. I'm getting gussied up in my costume tonight and going out for the first of the festivities this weekend. What do you plan on dressing up?

This week's Raise the Bar challenge is titled SEW WHAT?!! LOL

We want to see stitching or anything sewing related on your projects.

Hope to see you playing along with us! If you upload to any online galleries, please label RTB81 for your keywords.

To see what the other Bar-tenders have created, please check out all of their blogs below:

Miss Julie will be taking a break for the few weeks.

Please visit Jan and send her some well wishes, she has stepped down from the Raise the Bar Challenge Team... All the best Jan!
Jan

Joni

Wanda

For further information and to see what our Guest Designers have made, check out the Raise the Bar blog.

I used Jen's Deconstructed Sketch as seen below:

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope you have a fun and safe weekend!

Supplies:
Stamps - Crafty Secrets
Paper - Basic Grey, Stampin' Up
Ink - Memento Tuxedo Black, Cyan Versacolor
Accessories - Oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders), adhesive lace ribbon & brads(Basic Grey, Stampin' Up), bobby pin & twine (Stampin' Up)

Happy Owl-oween!

2011-10-27T10:40:00.000-07:00

Hiya friends!

I am finalizing the details and decorations of my upcoming Halloween party and look forward to having a spooky ol' time this Saturday. Perhaps I will post photos, yes? :) What are you going to be doing this year for Hallow's Eve?

I didn't get to making as many Halloween cards as I had hoped, but this is one that I have been wanting to make using this My Mind's Eye line for awhile! I love the die cut stickers; they are just so easy and quick to make cards.

I'll be back tomorrow for the Raise the Bar Challenge. See you then!

Supplies:
Stamps - Essential Sentiments (Amuse)
Paper - My Mind's Eye, Bazzill
Ink - Tuxedo Black (Memento), Pumpkin Pie (Stampin' Up!)

Accessories - circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), ribbon (Michaels), rhinestones (Forever in Time), picket fence punch (Marta Stewart)

Night Out with Sparkle, Peggy and Spike!

2011-10-25T21:45:00.000-07:00

Hiya readers! Hope your week is going well. :)

Just wanted to shout out to Sparkle and my new friends Peggy and Aileen (AKA Spike). I hung out with these ladies this past Saturday evening and we were chatting about papercrafting, stamps and Copics through the wee hours of the morning! LOL

Thanks for the laughs, ladies!

RTB70 - Black and Orange

2011-10-21T00:00:00.000-07:00

Welcome... and happy Friday!!!

The day that I have been patiently waiting for is here! LOL The leaves are certainly turning as you can see in the background of this photo and Halloween is literally just around the corner now. It is my favourite holiday of the year and as always, I like to go BIG for it. ;)

This week at Raise the Bar, Joni has challenged us to make black and orange projects. That doesn't necessarily mean you need to make a Halloween related project, but hey why not? LOL

Hope to see you playing along with us! If you upload to any online galleries, please label RTB80 for your keywords.

To see what the other Bar-tenders have created, please check out all of their blogs below:

For further information and to see what our Guest Designers have made, check out the Raise the Bar blog.

Recognize the layout; I played along with Jen's Deconstructed Sketch last week. :)

While I had planned to relax and enjoy some reading time, my weekend has now been filled with a dinner party, meeting up with the amazing Sparkle and Peggy as well as attending a baptism!! It's going to be another go-go-go weekend, friends! Hope yours is less hectic. ;) Take care.

Supplies:

Stamps: Magnolia, Paper Trey Ink

Paper: Making Memories, Stampin Up!

Ink: Pumpkin Pie (Stampin' Up!), Tuxedo Black(Memento)

Accessories: Martha Stewart punch, Copics, orange paperclips, circle Nestabilities, rhinestones, corner rounder punch

Farm Fresh Spy Day - Yoga Anya

2011-10-20T00:00:00.000-07:00

Hello readers! Can you believe it's already Thursday and that I will be back tomorrow with the Raise the Bar Challenge of the week?!! Geesh, how did the week go by so fast?

This past weekend I was up in Whistler celebrating a girlfriend's birthday. She is a fellow yoga guru so I knew that I wanted to make a birthday card that was empowering the body and at peace with the mind. Her favourite colour is purple and so I had a colour scheme in mind.

Doesn't she look like she is in such a relaxed state... and she's glowing!

The inspiration for this layout came from the Farm Fresh Challenge Blog. This week's case came courtesy of Rachel's card as seen below:

Thanks so much for stopping by... your comments ALWAYS warm my heart.

Supplies:

Stamps - Yoga Anya (The Greeting Farm), Mixed Mega Messages (Paper Trey Ink)

Paper - Very Vanilla, Crumb Cake, Rich Razzleberry (Stampin' Up!)

Ink - Crumb Cake (Stampin' Up!, Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories - Copic markers, linen thread (Stampin' Up!), twine (My Mind's Eye), Labels 17 & circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), buttons (Basic Grey), border punch (Martha Stewart)

Deconstructed TGF Savannah

2011-10-18T17:26:00.000-07:00

Hey there, blog readers! I hope your week is going well so far...

Mine sure has with this card I have going on here! I needed to make a card for a friend for her birthday and last year, she was a burlesque girl for Halloween. When I saw this image from The Greeting Farm, I knew I had to have it! It's been in hibernation for the past while and I'm so glad that I was able to ink it up and colour with my Copics.

I needed a layout inspiration and I knew that my colour scheme was going to be black and turquoise (the colours of my friend's dress last Halloween) so I turned to the Deconstructed Sketch as well as the Farm Fresh Challenge's Monday Fun-Day challenge. Jen's sketch can be seen below and the Farm Fresh Challenge was black, white and one other colour... PERFECT!

What are the chances that luck would be in my favour and that I would be the winner of both the challenges!! Woot woot! But I was so busy last week that you're only seeing this card on my blog now. Ooops.

Thanks for stopping by with me today (ahem, late in the day and all lol)!

Supplies:

Stamps - Savannah (The Greeting Farm), On Your Birthday (Stampin' Up!)

Paper - Stampin' Up!, Piggy Tales, Hammermill

Ink - Tuxedo Black (Memento), turquoise (Versacolor)

Accessories - Copic markers, lace doily punch (Marta Stewart), oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders), flourishes dies (Quickutz), Swiss dots embossing folder (Provo Craft), pearls (Kaiser), ribbon (Offray)

RTB79 - Pink Is In!

2011-10-17T16:45:00.000-07:00

Hiya all... I hope that your start of the week is going well! I've been a bad, bad girl and haven't been getting on here to blog. :(

However, I have a few blog posts lined up for you in the next little while so I hope you look forward to seeing them as much as I had tons of fun making the projects.

Today's post is belated from this past Friday's Raise the Bar Challenge.

Pink is in! In honour of the month of October and what it represents, we want to see all your cards geared towards the strength of PINK and what it represents this month.

Hope to see you playing along with us! If you upload to any online galleries, please label RTB79 for your keywords.

To see what the other Bar-tenders have created, please check out all of their blogs below:

For further information and to see what our Guest Designers have made, check out the Raise the Bar blog.

I hope you have a great week and I will see you here again really soon!

Supplies:

Stamps - Bliss (Stampin' Up!), Hope for Japan (CTMH)

Paper - Melon Mambo, Crumb Cake, Pink Pirouette (Stampin' Up!), Hammermill

Ink - Melon Mambo, Crumb Cake, Pink Pirouette (Stampin' Up!)

Accessories - wrinkle ribbon (Prairie Bird Boutique), corner rounder (EK Success), Labels 17 (Spellbinders), sponge, Framed Tulips Textured Impressions (Stampin' Up!/Sizzix)

Keepin' Busy and Apartment View

2011-10-16T21:57:00.000-07:00

Dear friends,

I haven't posted because I've been a busy gal! Every time I want to try to sit down and post - something draws me away. When I have time to post, I am too tired to get on the computer and upload and write... eek!

Have no fear though, I need to catch up SOON. How do you like the view from my apartment balcony on Saturday morning?

RTB78 - Furry Friends

2011-10-07T00:00:00.000-07:00

Hello blog land! Happy Friday to you all!

I am heading down south of the border this weekend to visit our friends who live close to Seattle. I can't wait to have some rest and relaxation time. :)

It's the first Friday of the month and that means that Raise the Bar has a sponsor! I got to play along with Di's Digi Downloads this week and I boy do they ever have the cutest, furriest images. Our theme this week is to use your FURRIEST FRIENDS. :) One lucky winner will receive 5 free digis from Di!!!

Hope to see you playing along with us! If you upload to any online galleries, please label RTB78 for your keywords.

To see what the other Bar-tenders have created, please check out all of their blogs below:

For further information and to see what our Guest Designers have made, check out the Raise the Bar blog.

Just as a reminder to all, please support STAMP OUT and abide by the simple rules of digital images.

Does this layout look familiar? I used the Sweet Sunday Sketch 137 as inspiration.

Supplies:
Stamps - Windy Play (Di's Digi Downloads)
Paper - Apple Cider (Imaginisce), Pumpkin Pie, Early Expresso, Baja Breeze, Riding Hood Red (Stampin' Up!)
Accessories - Copic markers, scallop punch & twine(Stampin' Up!), buttons (Basic Grey), circle Nestabilities (Spellinders)

Have Hope

2011-10-04T12:55:00.000-07:00

Hello blog readers; I hope you're having a good Tuesday so far.

I was feeling under the weather today and decided to stay home from work. I had a really busy weekend that consisted of a lot of shopping, a pumpkin patch (as seen in yesterday's post), a baby shower and a dinner party. Needless to say, my body decided to tell me "I've had enough" and so I'm just resting up.

Today's card is something I made with Close To My Heart's Hope for Japan stamp set. I wanted to make something that could be altered to represent breast cancer, any cancer support or someone who is going through a hard time. I've always been attracted to pale yellows and creams for encouragement cards so this is what I came up:

A simple yet thoughtful card. I used a Stampin' Up's retired Script background and the phrase inside states:

Life doesn't always happen just as we planned, but I plan to be there for you always.

If you know anyone who is going though a hard time, I encourage you to take a moment and let them know you're there for them. For those of you who are going through something rough yourselves, I am sending an extra hug with positive vibes your way.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Supplies:

Stamps - Hope for Japan (CTMH), Script, Hard to Say (Stampin' Up!)

Paper - Early Espresso, Crumb Cake, Very Vanilla, So Saffron (Stampin' Up!)

Ink - Early Espresso, Crumb Cake (Stampin' Up!)

Accessories - polka dot (Maya Arts)

Laity Pumpkin Patch

2011-10-03T21:56:00.000-07:00

The Beau and I went pumpkin pickin' over the weekend :)

Indeed, autumn is here, my friends and that makes me one happy gal!

RTB77 - Hat's Off To You!

2011-09-30T00:00:00.000-07:00

Woot woot... it's another Friday! LOL I always am so surprised at how quickly the week passes. I hope you've had a great week!

I haven't used any of my The Greeting Farm images in awhile so when Joni challenged all the Bar-tenders to use hats in their projects, I had it narrowed down to Cuddle Anya, Hello Ian and Creeper Leslie... you can see who won:

The Bar-tenders want to see all your different hats for this challenge. :)

Hope to see you playing along with us! If you upload to any online galleries, please label RTB77 for your keywords.

To see what the other Bar-tenders have created, please check out all of their blogs below:

For further information and to see what our Guest Designers have made, check out the Raise the Bar blog.

Does this layout look familiar to you... I've played along with TGF's Farm Fresh Mystery Monday Challenge. The inspiration came from my girl Naomi and I tried to CASE the layout as well as I could:

Thanks so much for stopping by and sayin' hi! Have a great weekend. xo

Supplies:
Stamps - Hello Ian (The Greeting Farm), sentiment (Stampin' Up)

Paper - Basic Grey, Stampin' Up

Ink - Memento (Tsukineko), Creamy Brown (Clearsnap)

Accessories - Copic markers, flowers (Prima), oval Nestabilities, ribbon die cut (Spellbinders), twine (My Mind's Eye),

Happy Fall...

2011-09-28T00:00:00.000-07:00

Happy Fall, friends!

The leaves are falling rapidly and the weather has changed drastically! lol I can feel that the days are becoming the crisp mornings and warm afternoons that we love of the autumn weather.

As it rains quite a lot here in the Vancouver area, it makes me stay in and either curl up with a book or makes me want to craft up a storm. ;)

As our Canadian Thanksgiving is approaching, I have a few friends that I would like to send some warm thoughts to so I thought I would work on some fall themed cards.

Did you notice that this card uses the papers from my Destash the Past Challenge? I have a couple more spots available if you'd like to sign up! I would love to see all spots full.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Scrapbook Sisters - Leaves
Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - #101 Autumn

Thanks for stopping by today and we'll talk soon :)

Supplies:

All supplies by Stampin' Up unless noted:

Stamps - leaves (Inkadinkado), sentiment (Amuse Studio)

RTB76 - Winged Things

2011-09-23T00:00:00.000-07:00

Hello there, friends! Another happy Friday to you all!

This week at Raise the Bar, we want to see all of your winged things. Now I noticed that most of my fellow Bar-tenders chose pretty things with wings and I was the only one that went with to the "dark side." I was going to go with bats or crows and the crows won. LOL

Hope to see you playing along with us! If you upload to any online galleries, please label RTB76 for your keywords.

To see what the other Bar-tenders have created, please check out all of their blogs below:

For further information and to see what our Guest Designers have made, check out the Raise the Bar blog.

The layout I used for this card was from this week's Deconstructed Sketch:

I am also entering this card into the Sisterhood of Crafters Challenge - Silhouettes.

Thanks for poppin by today! Enjoy your weekend.

Supplies:

Stamps - Crow's Gate (Inkadinkado), Essential Sentiments (Amuse)

Paper -Blackbird (Memory Box), Very Vanilla, Dusty Durango, Pumpkin Pie, Basic Black (Stampin' Up!

Ink -Memento (

Accessories - button (Basic Gray), circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), Cuttlebug spider embossing folder (Provo Craft), fence punch (Martha Stewart), twine (Stampin' Up!, lace ribbon (unknown)

Destash the Past Sign Up for October 2011

2011-09-21T00:00:00.000-07:00

It's time to play along with the Destash the Past Challenge.

I have enough supplies again for 4 players and I will mail out the contents as soon as possible. I will take international players too!

If you would like to play along, please follow the instructions below:

Sign up and send along your mailing address to my email: ms.thanhvo@gmail.com
Upon receiving the kit contents, you will have about 1-2 weeks to create a project(s)
You may use any image and any other embellishments to add your own flair
Email your completed project(s) photos to me and post on an online album/blog
Please only sign up if you have the time to complete something as I want to feature all participants' projects on the same day

Thanks for your interest! I look forward to seeing what you come up with.

Destash the Past September 2011

2011-09-20T00:04:00.000-07:00

Hello bloggers! I am so excited to show off the second Destash the Past Challenge. If you remember, back in August, I posted for friends such as yourselves to sign up and get free goodies from me.

Each participant was given a combo of the below (Piggy Tales) and were able to add any additional embellishments, use any image(s), etc as they wished. I wanted to take the time to thank each participant finding the time to participate in my challenge. Each and everyone of you received the same products and yet you all created something unique and completely different from each other!

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First up is Angie Reece

I just adore the banner Angie made across her card here:

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Next up, I have Odessa Ditson's creations, isn't this kitty cute?

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Look at what Renu Whiteside was able to add to her cards!

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Look at all the different layers in Janet Craft's card, so gorgeous!

RTB75 - Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn!

2011-09-16T00:00:00.000-07:00

Happy Friday, readers!

Wowzers did we ever have a drastic change in weather here in Vancouver. Remember last week, I was just telling you about how I was just enjoying the last few weeks of summer and then BAM the sky clouded over and the rain started. Rain is what we all expect to get here in the next 6 months! Booooo. LOL

Another Friday means it's time to play along with Raise the Bar again. This week's challenge is quite fitting given the weather change here, we are leaf-ing summer and falling into autumn. We want to see all your autumn foliage projects.

My card this week uses last year's papers from Stampin' Up that I absolutely just loooove! You see my nutty friend to the right? He's a candle holder that I picked up from the dollar store. :)

Hope to see you playing along with us! If you upload to any online galleries, please label RTB75 for your keywords.

To see what the other Bar-tenders have created, please check out all of their blogs below:

For further information and to see what our Guest Designers have made, check out the blog.

I am also entering this card into the following challenges:
Crafty Purple Frog Challenges - Fall into Fall
My Craft Spot - Fall Leaves

Have a great weekend and remember to smile!

Monster

2011-09-15T16:27:00.001-07:00

Isn't this lil guy so sweet?! The Beau and I were getting out of our car at the mall parking lot and this guy poked his head out of his owner's truck and said hello. I read on his dog tag that his name is Monster. LOL!

Mmm.. Brunch

2011-09-11T21:18:00.000-07:00

Mmm...don't you love a good brunch? Photo of my two different eggs benedict at Bandidas Tacqueria in Vancouver.

RTB74 - White on White

2011-09-09T00:10:00.000-07:00

Hello friends, I hope you've had a fabulous first week into September! The weather here in Metro Vancouver has been absolutely gorgeous. I hope to soak in as much sun as I can this weekend.

For this week's Raise the Bar challenge, we want you to see all your White After Labour Day. lol Yep, that's right - the more white we see, the more we are going to enjoy this week!

I don't know what the colour will look like on your desktop screen, but I mixed in Rich Razzleberry with my white. I quickly saw this post on another desktop and I noticed it almost looked burgundy! Hmm...

I remembered to take a close up of the bow lol ;)

Hope to see you playing along with us! If you upload to any online galleries, please label RTB74 for your keywords.

To see what the other Bar-tenders have created, please check out all of their blogs below:

For further information and to see what our Guest Designers have made, check out the blog.

Have a great weekend and remember to smile!

Supplies:

Stamps - Simply Soft (Stampin' Up!), sentiment (The Angel Company)

Paper & Ink - Rich Razzleberry, Basic Black, Whisper White (Stampin' Up!)

Accessories - Cuttlebug embossing folders (Provo Craft), Labels Twenty & oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders), flourishes (Quickutz), rhinestone gems (Kaiser), ribbon (Stampin' Up!), button (unknown)

2011-09-07T00:00:00.000-07:00

Hello and happy hump day!

How has your week been so far? Mine has been hectic since I got back; laundry had to be done and groceries needed to be purchased. No rest for the wicked, I tell ya!

The card I am showing today was made before my vacation. It's simple and classy...I just fell in love with this peacock feather from Stampendous as soon as I saw it in the stores and was inspired by my new friend as seen in this photo. LOL

Noooo, I'm not wonky; this peacock will be part of my Christmas decorations.

Enjoy your day and thanks for stopping in to see me today.

Supplies:

Stamps - Peacock Points (Stampendous), sentiment (Hero Arts), Script background (Stampin' Up!)

Ink - Versamark & Versafine (Tsukineko), Crumb Cake (Stampin' Up)

Paper - Stampin' Up!

Accessories - Jade green embossing powder (Stampendous), embossing gun & corner punch (EK Success), rhinestone gems (Kaiser), doily lace punch (Martha Stewart),

Back from Vacation!

2011-09-05T21:39:00.000-07:00

Hi there, friends. I hope you had an enjoyable Labour Day Weekend!

As I mentioned in my previous post, I was away visiting my parents in Kelowna for the past few days and totally enjoyed it! I wish I could head back there right now. The Beau and I were able to take in a few wineries while we were there and I thought I'd show a couple of highlights with you (click for larger photos):

I just need a day or so to get back into the swing of things, so bare with me! I know I have a Destash the Past Challenge to put up too. TTFN.

End of Summer and Whimsie Doodles Guest DT

2011-09-01T00:09:00.000-07:00

Hello blog friends! I hope that your week is going well. Mine has been a whirlwind of activity even though I am on vacation from work right now. Birthdays tend to do that to me! ;) I'll post more photos when I can - I'm going to visit my hometown with the Beau tomorrow and will be away from the City until Sunday. But before I talk more about myself and my plans, I wanted to say that my thoughts are with all of our friends over on the east coast who have been affected by the recent earthquake.

As it's now September 1st (what the heck happened to August!??! It's all a blur lol), my guest designer spot for Whimsie Doodles is complete, but I had one more card to show! I wanted to make this my last card because it reminds me of the summer BBQs and with the Labour Day weekend, you must squeeze in one last big BBQ party.

This image sure does remind me of the Beau as he grilled quite a bit for me this summer. Although this was the summer I learned how to start the grill and cook my steak(s) medium rare; Another item achieved on the bucket list, thank you! LOL I was afraid of starting those darn things previously...

Have a fabulous weekend and I will be back next week with the usual ramblings and some fun photos :D Take care!

Owl Cake Pops

2011-08-31T17:18:00.000-07:00

I have the best friends! One of them made me cake pops!

RTB72 - Red Blue Green

2011-08-26T00:04:00.000-07:00

TGIF, TGIF!!! What a fabulous weekend this is going to be here in Vancouver! The weather has picked back up and we are going to end our summer with awesome weather.

This week at Raise the Bar, we want to see your primary colours of red, blue and green.

I really, really wanted to stay away from Christmas/winter cards... but I still ended up making a Christmas card anyway! LOL Ahhh well, it's my first holiday card of 2011. Might as well get a head start! ;)

Hope to see you playing along with us! If you upload to any online galleries, please label RTB72 for your keywords.

To see what the other Bar-tenders have created, please check out all of their blogs below:

Anita
Jan
Joni
Wanda

For further information and to see what our Guest Designers have made, check out the blog.

I hope that you enjoy your weekend! Xoxo

Supplies:
Paper - Be Merry (My Mind's Eye), Real Red, Kiwi Kiss, Cool Caribbean cardstock (Stampin' Up!)
Accessories - snowman, merry sentiment die cuts (My Mind's Eye), embossing folder (Provo Craft), Top Note die (Sizzix/Stampin' Up!), buttons (misc), white pen (Ranger)

Hoot hoot! OWL Canada

2011-08-24T21:47:00.000-07:00

Hi there, friends! So here are some of those photos I wanted to show you... I have been waiting for the perfect day to go to OWL Canada out in Delta, B.C., but have never had a chance to or something else has come up.

Owl Canada is a rehabilitation centre for raptors. The birds that we got to see included falcons, vultures, eagles and of course owls!!!

You see this little guy, he means some serious business. His name is Piggy and I'm now a proud sponsor of him and his other cagemates (Kermit and Serenity).

Thanks for stopping by and checkin' out my "hooters. " LOL I couldn't help it :P

Just Peeking In ;)

2011-08-24T00:05:00.000-07:00

Woot woot - it's already Wednesday!

Just thought I'd "peek" in and show you a sneaky of my weekend. I'm still in the process of downloading some photos so bare with me, I promise the wait is so worth it!

Salt + Pepper: Whimsie Doodles Guest Designer Part II

2011-08-23T00:10:00.000-07:00

Hey there, readers!

I hope you've had a great start to your week so far. I had such a busy weekend and look forward to showing you some photos tomorrow. :D

I'm showcasing another card I made as the August Whimsie Doodles Guest Designer. Who knew you could do so much with just a salt and pepper shaker?? lol

The concept is quite simple, but the context means so much. I made it more so for a loved one (to be used for a future Valentine's), but I can see all the possibilities of friend cards in my head already.

Thanks for dropping by; see you tomorrow.

Supplies:
Stamps - Salt & Pepper Shakers (Whimsie Doodles digi)
Paper & Ink - Cherry Cobbler, Basic Black, Crumb Cake (Stampin' Up!)
Accessories - doily (Wilton), heart die (Quickutz), glitter glue (Stickles), ribbon & vintage brad, embossing folder (Stampin' Up!)

RTB71 - Beat the Heat

2011-08-19T00:04:00.000-07:00

Happy, happy Friday!!!

I hope that you've all had a great week and as always - thanks for joining me today. *grin*

The Bar-tenders are milking the last couple of weeks of summer at Raise the Bar and this week, we'd love to see your projects that beat the heat. Make a project that has an ice cream, popsicle or any cold treat!

Hope to see you playing along with us! If you upload to any online galleries, please label RTB71 for your keywords.

To see what the other Bar-tenders have created, please check out all of their blogs below:

Anita
Jan
Joni
Wanda

For further information and to see what our Guest Designers have made, check out the RTB blog.

Hope you enjoy the beach or do something out in the sun this weekend!

Supplies:
Stamps - sentiment (Stampendous)
Ink - Versafine (Tsukineko)
Paper - It's a Shore Thing (Imaginisce), Dusty Durango, Marina Mist, Groovy Guava cardstock (Stampin' Up!)
Accessories - Cuttlebug embossing folder (Provo Craft), Labels 2, circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), ribbon (Stampin' Up)

Whimsie Doodles August Guest Designer

2011-08-18T00:10:00.000-07:00

Welcome, Thursday! :D

I have fun news to share with you today: I'm the August Guest Designer over at Whimsie Doodles!! The August release was an awesome release with a mixture of summer and school inspired images. I've picked and chosen some of my favourites to work with and in fact, you saw one of them yesterday when I made a card with Dig You Leah.

The project that I'm sharing with you today is an altered composition book. I've always been meaning to alter one of those puppies as I've seen some great outcomes with them. I decided to use the bookworm image for my focal point and just worked from there.

I have a few friends who are teachers and plan to make one for each and likely putting their first initial on each book to personalize them. I thought that the apples went so well with the worm!

Have you altered a composition book yet? I'd love to hear/see what you've done. If you haven't - get on it!! LOL They are so much fun and will be well used.

I'll be showing off more Whimsie Doodles projects as the month continues so be sure to check in with me again soon. I'll be back tomorrow with the Raise the Bar Challenge of the week.

Supplies:
Stamps - Bookworm (Whimsie Doodles digi)
Paper - Old Olive, Riding Hood Red & polka dot (Stampin' Up!), apple print paper (K & Company)
Ink - Stampin' Up!
Accessories - rectangle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), ribbon & Decorative Label punch (Stampin' Up!)

A Whimsie Doodles Kinda Summer

2011-08-17T00:05:00.000-07:00

Happiest Hump Day, readers!

If you work a 40 hour week such as I do, I hope that the week is going by quickly and you are enjoying the last *whispers* few weeks of summer.

I just wanted to bask in the last few weeks myself and pay an ode to summer with this image from Whimsie Doodles. This plays along with this week’s Whimsie Doodles Challenge in using 3 patterned papers too!

I promise I'll explain more tomorrow... *wink wink* For this layout, I played along with Jen's Deconstructed Sketch:

See you tomorrow for some very fun news! ;)

Supplies:
Stamps – Dig You Leah (Whimsie Doodles digi stamp)
Paper – My Mind’s Eye, Bazzill cardstock
Ink – Cyan and Creamy Brown Versacolor (Tsukineko)
Accessories – Copic markers, Labels Fourteen (Spellbinders), flowers (Prima), rhinestone gems (Kaiser), twine (My Mind’s Eye), Modern label punch (Stampin’ Up!)

RTB70 - Dog Days of Summer

2011-08-12T00:05:00.000-07:00

Another week of summer gone past... hope you are all enjoying it! I'm getting ready for a luau that I will be hosting in my apartment near the end of the month. It should be a blast :)

For this week's Raise the Bar Challenge, we are toasting the dog days of summer. Make a project with a furry friend.

I had to admit I was a puzzled at what to do, but at the last minute, I remembered I had stashed away this Basic Grey set. I know it came out a few seasons ago, but it's so darned cute!

Hope to see you playing along with us! If you upload to any online galleries, please label RTB70 for your keywords.

To see what the other Bar-tenders have created, please check out all of their blogs below:

Anita
Jan
Joni
Wanda

For further information and to see what our Guest Designers have made, check out the blog.

For my layout, I played along with Mojo Monday's Sketch 203:

Thanks for popping in. Remember to smile, you'll make someone's day! :D

All supplies by Basic Grey except for:
Stampin' Up cardstock (River Rock, Soft Suede, Early Expresso, Dusty Durango)
Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), loop punch (Martha Stewart), twine (unknown)

Photos, Take 2

2011-08-11T18:51:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Ms. Purkey, I downloaded a new app on my iPhone and I love it!!! I know you've seen all these before, but I just think this is so darn cool. LOL

Learn more about it HERE

My username: thanhvo

Weekend Summary

2011-08-10T00:04:00.000-07:00

Happy Hump Day!

Just thought I'd pop in and share a bit of my weekend...

I was able to attend one of the many Farmer's Markets here in the Metro Vancouver:

The Beau's family dog also needed a bath because he was a stinky dog... and I just thought the look on his face was priceless:

Hope this made you smile too! xo

The Bar Is Now Open - Anything Goes!

2011-08-05T00:10:00.000-07:00

Aloha, friends!

Summer is finally here in Vancouver and I am loving the sun! Raise the Bar Challenges are back and we are ready to serve you everything under the sun! ;)

I was inspired by and the soft shades of summer that I wanted to use it for my project for the Anything Goes theme this week. I'm also still rockin' out those Sparkle Creations images lol. Especially when it's also anything goes this week at SCRS Challenges.

For my layout, I used Jen's Deconstructed Sketch... have you been playing along?

The Copic colours I used to colour Lucy are as seen below:

Hope to see you playing along with us! If you upload to any online galleries, please label RTB69 for your keywords.

To see what the other Bar-tenders have created, please check out all of their blogs below:

Anita
Jan
Joni
Wanda

For further information and to see what our Guest Designers have made, check out the blog.

Thanks for bringing your smile to my blog, enjoy the sun this weekend!

Supplies:
Stamps - Swimming Lucy (Sparkle Creations), sentiment (Hero Arts)
Paper - cardstock (Bazzill), patterened paper (My Mind's Eye)
Ink - Memento (Tsukineko), Creamy Brown (Clearsnap)
Accessories - Copic markers, egde distresser (Heidi Swapp), oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders), hibiscus die (Relax alphabet, Quickutz), twine (Limetwist)

Bellingham, WA - 7.31.11 - Chihuahuas

2011-08-02T00:05:00.000-07:00

The Beau and I headed down south for a quick shopping trip to pick up a few goods and we finally had the chance to stop by Chihuahuas Mexican restaurant in Ferndale, Washington. The restaurant was recommended to me by a colleague a few years back and now I wonder why we didn't stop by sooner. Great proportions, great service and delish food!

This was my jumbo Pina Colada... sooo tasty and just what I needed on a gorgeous Sunday afternoon.

Mmm... see you next time, Chihuahuas!

Destash the Past August 2011

2011-08-01T12:24:00.000-07:00

Hello August 1st!

I'm going to try and enjoy some sun today and I hope that you get out to see some, too! Happy long weekend to my fellow Canadian friends. August 1st also means that it's time to play along with the Destash the Past Challenge.

I have enough supplies again for 4 players and I will mail out the contents as soon as possible. I will take international players too!

If you would like to play along, please follow the instructions below:

Sign up and send along your mailing address to my email: ms.thanhvo@gmail.com
Upon receiving the kit contents, you will have about 1-2 weeks to create a project(s)
You may use any image and any other embellishments to add your own flair
Email your completed project(s) photos to me and post on an online album/blog
Please only sign up if you have the time to complete something as I want to feature all participants' projects on the same day

Thanks for your interest! I look forward to seeing what you come up with.

Sparkle Creations Charlotte & Color Throwdown

2011-07-31T00:05:00.000-07:00

Hiya, friends!

I hope you're enjoying your weekend. Here in Canada we have a holiday on Monday which means it will be a long weekend for us, yippie!

I just wanted to pop in and show you this card that I've had in my head all week and finally had some time to create. I've been wanting to ink up this Charlotte with Rose image for the past while and when I saw this week's Color Throwdown Challenge, I saw it all come together.
After having my morning tea, I got right to work with this card and am pleased with the way it turned out.

I also remembered to take note of all the Copic colours I used:

Thank you for stopping by today! Enjoy the rest of your weekend and I will be back tomorrow with my Destash the Past Challenge.

Supplies:
Stamps - Charlotte with Rose (Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps), sentiment (Hero Arts), Script background (Stampin' Up!)
Paper, ink & ribbon - Stampin' Up!
Accessories - lace border punch (Martha Stewart), circle punch (EK Success), butterfly die (Sizzix), embossing folder (Provo Craft), pink pearls (Kaiser)

Amber Ink Birthday Hop Winner & Weekend

2011-07-25T22:07:00.000-07:00

Hello readers!

I haven't had a chance to get on here and announce the winner of my Amber Ink Birthday Hop, but all the details are over at the Amber Ink Blog. The winner that was picked from my blog is Chelsea Comer. Congratulations!

This was my Sunday over at Clipper Street Scrapbooking Co. in Langley. They had a tailgate style garage sale and I was one of thirty "vendors" that was there. It was a beautiful day and I hid underneath my umbrella for the most part because it was pretty hot! LOL

Amber Ink Birthday Celebration

2011-07-20T07:00:00.000-07:00

WOOT WOOT!!!

Welcome to the Amber Ink Birthday Celebration.

Twelve short months ago
we made our big debut,
So now we'd like to commemorate
our 1st birthday with you!

This flash mob of torchbearers
always light our way.
Won't you please jog along
on our special day?

Leave your comments here and there
over the next 48
On Friday we'll announce the loot
Don't wait...let's CELEBRATE!

My card for the blog hop uses the Can I Keep Him? as well as the Oh! What a Doll sets from Amber Ink. That gorgeous digi ipaper background is also from Amber Ink as well.

The sketch I used for this layout is courtesy of Sweet Sunday Sketches as seen below:

I hope you'll join in on the fun and visit the rest of the girls for the birthday blog hop. Thanks for coming by my ol' blog. :D

Supplies:
Stamps - Can I Keep Him?, Oh! What a Doll (Amber Ink)
Ink - Memento, Versacolor (Tsukineko)
Paper - ipaper (Amber Ink), Stampin' Up!
Accessories - Copic markers, Cuttlebug embossing folder (Provo Craft), Labels 2 and Circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), scallop border punch (Stampin' Up!), rhinestone gems (Kaiser)

Destash the Past July Challenge Entries

2011-07-19T00:05:00.000-07:00

Hello bloggers! I am so excited to finally be able to showcase all these lovely projects for my first Destash the Past Challenge. If you remember, back in June, I posted the original call for friends such as yourselves to sign up and get free goodies from me.

Each participant was given a combo of the below (Stampin' Up!) and were able to add any additional embellishments, use any image(s), etc as they wished. I wanted to take the time to thank each participant finding the time to participate in my challenge. I know time is precious. :D

The first showcase is Shirl Leong all the way from Malaysia:

There's just something about Penny Black images that melt my heart!

My second participant is Odessa Tapia. She was an ambitious little bee and made 6 different projects:

Here's a close up of her fridge magnet using Scooter Chloe from Sparkle Creations

Last but not least, I have Kim Hutchinson who also made two projects out of the items she was given:

Isn't this an adorable treat holder for those yummy Rocket candies!

Thanks for stopping by and please give these ladies some love on their blog for being my first Challenge takers! The next sign up will be for August 1.

Amber Ink Birthday Party

2011-07-17T20:58:00.001-07:00

Look for it on Wednesday! :D I'm SO excited to be participating!!!

(If you're reading this from Google Reader or a subscribed page, you're going to have to link here to see what I'm talking about ;) !

Current Works

2011-07-15T00:05:00.000-07:00

Hiya friends!

Hope you've had a great week so far. Bad news is that I put my back out about a week ago and have been going to the chiropractor every couple days to get straightened out. I can't sit for too long of periods so unfortunately haven't been able to papercraft for my own. Although I was recruited to make a title page and assist with a retirement scrapbook at work so of course my days have been busier than usual :D

I thought I'd show two things that I've made in the last couple of weeks. One was a bridal book for one of the girls at work and the other was a masculine birthday card.

Have a fabulous weekend.

Supplies for Bridal Book:
Stamps - Close to My Heart
Paper - Making Memories and Stampin' Up!
Ink - Stampin' Up!
Accessories - flowers (Recollections and Prima), ribbons (Maya Arts, Offray, Stampin' Up!), brads (Basic Gray)

Supplies for Masculine card:
All supplies by Stampin' Up! except for eyelets (Making Memories)

SCRS + Mojo Monday 198

2011-07-10T13:32:00.000-07:00

*** Post edited with supply list.

Hope you're all enjoying your weekend, friends! I have a lot of errands to do, but wanted to get this up on the blog for Mojo Monday... will be back later to edit this ;)

The sketch for Mojo Monday #198:

My interpretation, rotated. lol

Sparkle Creations is also holding a month long Throwback Challenge that I've entered! If you would like to win the entire new August release, play along and and enter HERE

Copics I used to colour the SCRS image:

Thanks for stopping by today! I know I randomly post here and there only.. lol

Supplies:
Stamps - Cocktail Emily (Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps), You're a Gem (Stampin' Up!)
Paper & Ink - Pink Flamingo dsp and cardstock (Stampin Up!)
Accessories - Copic markers as pictured, flowers (Prima Marketing Inc), rhinestone gems (Kaiser), twine (Limetwist - My Mind's Eye), lace ribbon border punch (Stampin' Up!), oval Nestabilities (Spellbinders)

Catch of the Day and an IMO

2011-06-21T00:05:00.000-07:00

Hello friends!

Thanks for stopping in to check up on me today. I'm posting a little belated, but just for the record, I made two of these cards - one was for a birthday and the other was for Father's Day. So let's just pretend that the card below says "Happy Birthday" instead ;) lol

Before I move on, I feel like I have to address the havoc after the Canucks' hockey game last Wednesday. I was truly ashamed that the world got to see our beautiful city in such a disaster. I want to express how sorry I am that you got to witness that over all the social medias. The riot was caused by a small group of people and the rest of them followed a "mob mentality," it by no means represents the rest of the population who live here. There were many volunteers who worked hard to restore Vancouver back to the way we all know it the very next day and I cannot thank them enough. Okay my 2 cents is over! :D

My dad is a true fisherman, he is out on the lakes almost every weekend and so this card really was custom for him. Unfortunately with the nationwide Post Office strikes, this card is currently locked down in a Post facility somewhere and he hasn't received it. He got an e-card instead. lol

I hope you had a relaxing Father's day with your friends and families. Until next time...

Supplies:
Stamps - Catch of the Day (Close to my Heart), Plane & Simple, Woodgrain, Sanded (Stampin' Up!)
Paper - Early Espresso, Old Olive, Soft Suede, Very Vanilla (Stampin' Up!)
Ink - Whisper White, Soft Suede, Early Espresso (Stampin' Up!)
Accessories - buttons (Basic Gray), chalk (Pebbles Inc), Nestabilities Labels & Circle dies (Spellbinders), linen thread (Stampin' Up!)

Summer Cherries Tilda

2011-06-16T00:05:00.000-07:00

Hello bloggers! Hope your week is going well so far.

Well... I'm feeling a little down as I write this as the Vancouver Canucks lost to the Boston Bruins in the Stanley Cup Finals. Ahhh well, there's always next year!

Summer is slowly peeking out here and teasing us every once in awhile and it inspired me to pull out some fun Magnolia images to colour and make into a card.

This card makes me think of the summer cherries that I always had growing up in the Okanagan. Yummy!

Thank you so much for stopping by today, I need that extra little cheer. :)

Supplies:
Stamps - Tilda (Magnolia), sentiment (Cornish Heritage Farms)
Ink - Memento (Tsukineko), Creamy Brown (Clearsnap)
Paper - Old Olive, Real Red, Sky Blue (Stampin' Up!)
Accessories - Copic markers, lace punch (Martha Stewart), ribbon & Modern Label punch (Stampin' Up!), pearls (Kaisercraft), circle Nestabilities (Spellbinders), brad (Creative Memories)

Welcome, Baby!

2011-06-10T00:05:00.000-07:00

Happy Friday, dear friends!

I hope that you've had a wonderful week. I have been creating up a storm with swaps and summer birthdays that are soon coming. Are your summers quite busy with birthdays and other events?

I had to come up with a quick baby boy card and thank goodness I remembered that I had these Sandylion stickers brand new in their package. I rarely use stickers, but was I glad I had these hanging around!

I think I whipped this card up in a total of 45 minutes. Phew! I even had a couple leftover stickers to put on the front of the envelope.

I'm hoping that many of you are finally seeing the sun and feeling warming days. :) Have a great weekend!

Supplies:
Stamps - Bundle of Joy (Stampin' Up!)
Paper & Ink - Stampin' Up!
Accessories - stickers (Sandylion), brads (Making Memories), oval dies (Spellbinders), stars embossing folder (Lifestyle Crafts)

Bellingham, WA - 6.4.11

2011-06-07T00:05:00.000-07:00

Hello, hello. As promised in yesterday's post, I'm sharing some photos of our quick day trip down to Bellingham. I'm decked out in a Canuck's t-shirt and received quite a few comments on it while down south. lol

The highlights of the trip were finding the Antique District around the corner from the Post Office, visiting the Antique Mall, eating frozen yogurt at 11am in the morning, taking photobooth photos and seeing a large hamburger cake. :D

Thanks to The Beau for making the day fun and being understanding that this crazy gal had to go down south to send snail mail out. lol

Hope the photos brought a smile to your face. Thanks for stopping by today!

Destash the Past Weekend

2011-06-06T00:05:00.000-07:00

Good morning, friends.

Sorry I haven't blogged in a few days, it was a busy week as I was trying to tidy up a few last minute things that came my way.

The ladies I have playing in first De-stash the Past Challenge are:

From what I knew of the Canada Post strike, I wasn't able to ensure that the packages would be sent without delay so I went down south of the border into Bellingham, WA to mail them off. :D It seemed a little bit extreme, especially finding out that the strike is currently on rotation and will not affect the Vancouver area (yet). But hey, the Beau and I had a special date day and I'll show you some fun photos tomorrow.

Thanks for stopping by today, see you again tomorrow!

Destash the Past Announcement & Sign Up

2011-06-01T00:01:00.000-07:00

Happy Hump Day, wonderful blog readers! :D

I am feeling extra good about this day because I've been waiting to tell you about my fun announcement and am finally able to. What is this Destash the Past badge all about you ask? It's really simple and here is the background story:

I found some time over the past weekend to clean up and go through my stash of paper crafting items. As I was organizing, I had this brilliant idea come to mind! Literally there was a "ding!" noise. How about I destash by sharing some loot with you through a challenge? Huh?? LOL I want to send you free stuff so that you can create and showcase some ideas with the blogging world and myself.

In summary, this will give A. me a chance to interact more with you B. share my stash with you and C. you get free loot to make a card (or project) and get showcased on my blog.

I want to try this every month and I hope that you are as excited as I am! As the craft stash varies every month, the number of people participating will also vary as well.

The above photo is your June package. Not all packages are as shown; they vary but you will be getting about the same amount of product to work with. This package comes from Stampin' Up!'s Ice Cream Parlour line.

For the month of June, I will take the first 4 people who comment letting me know you want to play along. (International players welcome). Please also comment with your email address and I will email you requesting your mailing address and work out the fine print with you. Be fair and only sign up if you are able to comply with making a project,posting it in a gallery or your blog and allowing me to post your creation here at Yummy Creations. Thanks!!

I look forward to hearing from you :P

Mmm... Another Delicious Dragon Roll

2011-05-31T05:54:00.000-07:00

Thought I'd share apart of my Saturday evening with you. I just adore how creative sushi rolls can be! Remember to tune in tomorrow for my fun reveal. :D

New & Exciting at Yummy Creations

2011-05-30T00:05:00.000-07:00

Good morning, friends! I hope you all had a great weekend.

I just wanted to pop in and show you a peek of something that I am currently working on and will reveal to you on Wednesday, June 1. I'm really excited to have thought of this idea and hope that it will connect my readers to me a little more. I envision fun and innovative ideas as well as a lot more socializing. *grin*

If you also have a chance, check out my new blog design by Leelou Blogs, so awesome!

Curiouser and curiouser...