Canadiana Socks

I went to River City Yarns last week to get double pointed needles  for a project I was going to start while camping in Banff, however, found these instead!  The pattern is super easy to follow, and goes together very quickly!
Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

Stamp Set of the Month Club

If you follow my blog at all, (and really, who wouldn't), you will know that I am a subscriber of Stamp of the Month Club offered by my friend and Stampin Up demonstrator Karina.

This month the Stamp set is called postage due.  I love the retro graphics on it and as soon as I get back from Banff, I will be playing with this set.  

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

Cupcake Card

Everyone knows I LOVE cupcakes.  Why?  Why not?

For this card I used a piece of Pool Party card stocked, topped with a piece of Designer Series Paper from the Sweet Shop Collection, a coordinating band of Calypso Coral, and Whisper White on which to stamp the image.

Now the image......I was doing alright til I got to the cupcake image and although everything til now was Stampin Up, I broke out my new Penny Black Sweet Wishes stamp set.  I did color the images with the Stampin' Write Markers in the In Colors, but I really like this cupcake and the entire set (shhhhhh).

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

Canada Day T-shirt

I love all things red and white with the maple leaf on them.  One simply cannot own too many Roots products.  I made this T-shirt albeit after Canada Day last summer and have been waiting to wear it.  I bought the T-shirt for $4.99 at that large craft store with the 40% off coupon (they will remain nameless due to my numerous dislikes of the operation).  The red fabric is left overs from my Canada Day Table Runner.   The maple leaves (not Maple Leafs) are cut in the Big Shot die cut using the Leaves 2 die cut, and the letters are die cut by borrowing Karina's letters die cut.  All of the fabric cuts are adhered with Wonder Under and then satin stitched in place.  Wore it for Canada Day, and got lots of questions as to where I got it!!!

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

Canada Day Soap

Every year for the past few years I make soaps for Canada Day.
We always spend Canada Day in either Jasper National Park or Banff National Park.  This year was Banff.
Making these soaps is always an art as getting the red the right color is always tricky, some years we have pink soap, others maroon would be more like.  This year.....close.
Hope you all had a wonderful Canada Day, and Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

Oh S"Crap"! It's Monday

It's that time of week again to dig through the stash (paper not cookies) again.

Today I found a piece of Garden Green, Cherry Cobbler and a bit of Whisper White and decided it was really time to start thinking about Christmas (after all the longest day of the year has passed and winter is on it's way).

I embossed the Snow Swirled stamp set in Cherry Cobbler and Silver, used a left over piece of Cherry Cobbler Satin ribbon from last Christmas.  I ran the Cherry Cobbler card stock through the Snow Burst Embossing Folder and TAH DAH.  Another card made from scraps!

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

Happy Canada Day, I am Canadian!

My friend Kathleen once asked the question that many of you are probably asking right now "Who would make a table runner for Canada Day"?  To which I will give the response I gave her "Who wouldn't"?
 I made this beauty a couple of years ago and since it has never been on my blog before, today is the perfect day for it.  I got this as a kit from Loris Country Cottage and although you may not be able to see well enough the white, red, and tan fabrics all have maple leaves in the print!  The surrounding pattern is obvious in it's print as to what it is.  I love this table runner, and yes every year it graces my table with patriot pride from June 30th until it's first spill somewhere around July 02.  I have posted here a couple of links appropriate for today:
I Am Canadian Anthem
God Bless You Canada
 Have an AWESOME Canada Day!!
Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy