High School Musical the Ice Tour

Went to see High School Musical The Ice Tour with my son's grade 6 class. The boys in my group were really impressed by the way the golf cart moved on the ice and by the fireworks show at the end. I enjoyed it from start to finish. Just wish it went on a little longer.

We were fortunate to go before the storm hit.

Roll Up the Rim contest

Tim Horton's has their Roll up the Rim contest on again and I received a handy dandy gadget in my stocking at Christmas to roll up those coffee cup rims. It does come with a disclaimer though to prevent burns only use on empty cups. It also does not guarantee a winning cup any time. So now that I have my coffee card, I'm all set. I'll let you know if I win anything.

Is it Spring Yet?

With a cold weather alert for South Western Ontario yet again, I can't help but long for the warmer weather of Spring.

I know why my Dad brings in forsythia and pussy willow branches in February and forces them to flower in his sunroom. He gets his seeds ready to plant there too.

Found these cute flowers at

http://www.craftideas.info/. There are a lot of ideas there so its a worthwhile site to browse.

Hope you are keeping warm today!

Dollarama find week of Feb. 28

Thurs. seems to be a good day for me to find things at our local Dollarama

2 yards of each of 4 kinds of ribbon $1.00. Glass letter tiles in upper and lower case. They also came in blue and sunshine yellow but I showed some restraint.

Sad State of Affairs

When I looked at my blog first thing this morning I found a questionable comment which has now been deleted. It is a sad state of affairs when some find it necessary to insert spyware into comments on an innocent stamping and scrapbook blog. In order to protect readers of my blog I have been forced to moderate my comments. I really appreciate all of the readers who post genuine comments and am disappointed by the fact that I have to screen out those who do not share in the purpose of this blog. So you can rest assured that if a comment remains it will be safe to click on without danger of infection of your computer or unwanted solicitation.

My favourite girls

My two favourite girls enjoying this morning's sunshine. It's always a nice way to start the day.

Thank you card

I made this thank you card for my Mother-in-law for putting on my birthday party. I'll pop it in the mail in the morning.

Conservation Station at Disney.

Used some of the Stampin Up ribbon I just acquired through a ribbon share and chipboard letters from my last Dollarama run. My goal is to use the things I buy soon after the purchase. We'll see how that goes.

There is a little slide booklet in the top left corner of this layout.

We put Lizz on the spot last night.

We were supposed to go to a card class at Skraps and Scribbles in Sarnia last night but Mother Nature did not cooperate. The roads were fine from here to Arkona but not good the rest of the way. We ended up staying at Lizz's and put her on the spot. She shared these cards with us and then we all played with an Easter stamp set. Thanks Lizz for your hospitality.

Birthday card from Eliz

I haven't had the chance to be too creative the last few days but I wanted to share this lovely card I received from my friend Eliz.

Being 50 is not all that bad.

The cake says it all. "It's not the age, it's the attitude"

I'm sure glad my kids are still young.

Don't know if I'd feel the same if they were in their 20's

Special Deliveries

I received several special deliveries for my birthday and am thrilled. Thanks so much!

The mailman brought me a package containing cards and a pair of gold hoop earrings. Eliz dropped off a card and Timmy's gift card in my mailbox. The Hoekstra's sent me a lovely floral arrangement. Thanks so much everyone for your wishes.

The kids had fun picking out some birthday balloons for my party today. They are over at Granny's decorating for a dinner Granny is hosting. I took this photo with my new digital camera. {No Arthur did not read my earlier post on my blog. I presented him with a deal he couldn't refuse. No tax event at Real Canadian Superstore. He did take me out for dinner and then we ate brownies and watched a movie at home.)

Close to you

Did this page for Memories on Main St. I used Bazill cardstock, Bazill scalloped circle cardstock,

Valentine paper by Doodlebug. Title was cut using Jasmine Cricut cartridge. Stickles and clear paper glaze added the bling.

A joy fold card

I have not been able to post as much as usual this week but have been working on things. A few of them are just not ready to show yet.

Here is a joy fold card. Really simple to do if you follow the directions found here
http://www.splitcoaststampers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=141637&highlight=joy+fold

A Black Tie Affair

Found this card in my stash of things and thought I'd share it. It is made from 1 black and 1 white 4 1/4 X 5 1/2" piece of cardstock folded so that they meet in the middle. The white one fits inside the black one. I folded the lapels down on the black and then the white tuxedo collar on the white one. Added a red rose and it makes a great invitation to a black tie affair.

How I spent my Family Day

Aaron had to make an amusement park for his science project.

This was in addition to a rollercoaster to illustrate various kinds of motion.

Dollarama finds

I only went in to Dollarama for pipe cleaners. Honest. Couldn't resist these scrapbook supplies. Card kits, embellishment, ribbon and matching

fabric coloured brads.

Layout from Saturday

It's a Small World. I must admit my photos of this attraction at Disney were a disaster so these are ones downloaded from the web. I used a couple of dolls and rub ons I had found at Dollarama ages ago and the blue and white gems were ones I found there just the other day.

Great Scrapping Day

Spent the day scrapping with some of my best scrapping buddies. It had been far too long since we had seen each other. Thanks Rachel for hosting.

Will take some photos of what I accomplished and post them in the morning.