Search engines

In planning our summer vacation this year I did go to the Go Chicago Card website more than a few times. Now the add shows up in all kinds of places like my Google reader,
digital photography forums, even in Kijiji. Don't think they don't do targeting marketing using search engines. They do.

Happy 16th Anniversary Arthur and 15th birthday Aaron

Just wanted to let the 2 most special guys in my life know I love them both very much. Aaron was born on our first wedding anniversary so he is the best gift I've ever received. I can't believe how the time has gone and if I had it to do over again I would in a heart beat.
Aaron, I'm so proud of you. Arthur I love you more now than when I married you. I'm so fortunate to have you both in my life. Love you always

Happy Mother's Day

Happy Mother's Day to the most important woman in my life.

Thanks for everything.

No more Cricut Cartridges

I missed the boat with wanting to purchase Making the Cut software to use with my Cricut Personal Electric Cutter but was able to download Sure Cuts a Lot version 2 to use with Cricut. for the same price (don't purchase version 3 because it will not work.)and have my Cricut machine cutting designs I have created or downloaded just like I can using Funtime with my old blue Wishblade. I can cut out any true type font without having to buy font cartridges and there are tons of free .svg files you can import into Sure Cuts a Lot. I just figured out how to separate colours in svg files to cut. You just have to ungroup the objects and pull up the layers menu. Click on the colours you do not want to cut. Insert your paper into the Cricut machine and then cut. I'm having lots of fun just playing.

Working on page titles

I've spent the morning playing with my Funtime Scrapbooking software and cutting titles for pages I haven't done yet on my Wishblade. When I have the pages completed I will make the files available for free download.
So far I have Happy Easter with eggs and a mat
and Rock and Roll with a record, guitar and mat.

Productive Day

Today is the first day since my surgery a little over 3 weeks ago that I was feeling the least little bit creative. I used my Wishblade to cut a title for a page in my Cuba album and scraplifted a card to make some Thank you cards. But first in order to get to my stamp sets and ink pads I had to empty 3 bins and put the contents away. My craft table is still buried but now it is buried in new stuff. Hopefully tomorrow I'll be able to finish putting that stuff away so I can get down to some serious crafting,
Will post pictures when the cards have been put together.

Lovely long weekend

Had a lovely long weekend with friends and family. Ended with the first barbeque of the season. Looking forward to more

Strathroy Skating Carnival.

skating to Rolling Stones Can't get no satisfaction

And Barry Manilow's Copacabana

Just got home from Jenna's skating carnival. Enjoyed the show but forgot how cold an arena can get.

Recuperating at home

I'm recuperating at home from surgery. Somedays I feel really good and others I think I have done too much the day before. Will take it a day at a time and feel better really soon.

Cuba 2011

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Oh my! I said I'd never go Digital

Oh my! I said I would never go digital. First with my camera and now with my scrapbooking. Here is a 2 page layo9ut of the highlight of our Cuba trip using another Shabby Princess digital layout.

Playing with My Digital Studio

I had an opportunity to purchase Stampin Up's My Digital Studio and took a class last week from Heather Summers last week to learn the basics.

Here are a couple of pages I was playing with. For the second one I used some digital downloads from Shabby Princess.

Some Cuba Layouts

I've been remiss and not posted since before we went to Cuba.
That was over a month ago. Just didn't get to creating anything
until last night when I joined a couple of friends at
Memories on Main in Lambeth, Sue had some kits that would work
perfectly for our recent vacation. Still need to add some glossy accents
or stickles but here is the "undressed" version.

5 more sleeps

We'll be leaving on a jet plane on Monday and heading to sunny and warm Cuba. Jenna has a small suitcase almost packed and thinks she'll need to use a bigger one instead. No problem.
We have lots of volunteers who would like to come in our suitcases but I think we'll only have room for summer clothes.

Christmas 2010

Arthur and the kids were sick for my family Christmas so my sister and her husband generously offered to have us over for dinner this evening. Thanks so much Annemarie and Brad for a lovely dinner and Christmas celebration.

Merry Christmas to one and all

Just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

The weather outside is frightful

A State of Emergency has been called for the Sarnia area

My son and I are on day 2 of snow days this week. My daughter joined us today. Last week my kids and husband were home for 3 snow days. Its only the beginning of the winter. What will be instore of our January?

Thank goodness I am not one of the 300 people standed on the 401 yesterday. I started out and turned around once I heard of all the cancellations in Sarnia. Now at least we are snug and warm in our home.

Spent the day playing with my Wishblade

I have lots of new photos so wanted to do some titles for the layouts I am going to do using my Wishblade. I am using Funtime Scrapbooking Software with my old blue Wishblade and Windows Xp. It took me some time to figure out how to fit text to a circle but once I figured it out I'm going to have so much fun with it.

Looking back I probably should have purchased the Sure Cuts a Lot software or

Making the Cut Software and then I could have used the same software with my new Cricut using a USB cord. Oh well, live and learn. May just have to get that software after Christmas to use with my laptop so I can be more portable. It would mean I would not be limited by the cartridges I have but could use my laptop to create titles using any True Type Font or Dingbat.

Enjoyed a day off

I enjoyed my day off today. The sun was shining and I had the furnace off and the front door open to get some fresh air while I battled the dust bunnies in my living room.
I finished up some layouts I started at the funraiser scrapbook day and then went out for lunch with a friend. I'll post some of the completed layouts when I get a chance.
Tomorrow, I hope to squeeze some Christmas cards in between appointments. Wish me luck.

Treats Talents and Treasures

We had a fund raiser at work that includes a Treats, Talents and Treasures raffle. Although I no longer am a Stampin Up Demonstrator, I enjoy teaching so my contribution is some stamp sets and a free card making or scrapbook page class. Congratulations to Megan. I hear you already have a group of avid scrapbooker and cardmakers ready for me.