Remembrance Day Eh

It is Remembrance Day today and so I will again post my blog at 1100 hours.

This card is similar to the one I made last year ressemble the Canadian Flag.

When I got the Wonderfall Stamp Set this fall the first thing I saw was how close the "e" and "h" were to each other.
Now, it used to bother me when people from other places would stereotype Canadians as saying "eh" because growing up in Western Canada I did not know anyone who said that.  After meeting my husband and his Eastern/Atlantic Canadian friends and relatives I found out the expression is used out there.
I have attached at link here to an Alberta Musician of which the song is likely appropriate for today:

I Wanna Be In the Cavalry .
Appreciate your freedoms, and Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

Let it Snow!

One of the things that I love about being Canadian is the snow.  Yes, the cold gets awful boring about February, but it does have its advantages.  We do not have the insects, critters, and diseases faced by warmer parts of the world, and snow can be FUN.  I actually find it fun to go driving around with the Toyota in 4 x 4, and or the F-350 trying to see what kind of snow I can conquer!

The snow also means the start to ski season and one of the great things about living in Alberta is that I am only three hours away at most from some of the best skiing anywhere in the world.

This weekend we are at Sunshine Village, and thanks to the recent snow it is awesome.

To celebrate the arrival of winter and all that is alpine, I made this quick card for my crafting.

The card base is Cherry Cobbler, a layer of Whisper White run through the Snow Burst embossing folder (retired product - some Stampin Up snob will likely have something to say about it), the snow flakes are cut with the Snow Flurry Bigz Die from the Silver Glitter Paper.

The mitten is cut with my Cricut - but if you can draw or find a template that would work too.  I used the Simply Charmed cartridge for this shape.  

After the shadow was cut in Cherry Cobbler I ran it through the Stripes Embossing Folder to look like a mitten cuff.  The the knit print from the Snow Festival Designer Series was cut, layered on and run through the Lattice Embossing Folder to give some "knitted" texture.  The ribbon at the top is 1/4" sweater trim from the Christmas Mini Catalogue.

I used 2 layers of foam dots underneath to lift it off the page.

Now after a day of skiing one of the things I love about Canmore is to check out the quilt and yarn store in town before going for dinner!

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

Dinner

If you read my blog yesterday you will know that I had to go out and buy a box of the mystery ingredient for the Quick Chocolate Chip Cookies.  Now, what to do with the left overs?  I could make more cookies, but the way my son and husband consumed them bigger pants might be in order, so I have to look for other ways to use this up.

Dinner tonight used this product again, along with all the mystery vegetables in very small quantities in the crisper.  This is great because we are away skiing for the weekend, as well as the leftover chicken from earlier in the week.

This is the link for the Impossibly Easy Mini Pies, of which we had pickles and a side salad, and the last of the cookies!

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

Snow Day Chocolate Chip Cookies

Today is a snow day.  Traffic Reports were slow moving traffic this morning, lots of accidents and snow still falling!  Good day to stay home.  My son's teacher sent homework home via email last night so that the children did not have to come in this morning, as the children are all dropped off at school by their parents.

What to pass the time on this Snow/Pajama Day?

Bake cookies!

One of our clerical staff brought these in to work one day (she is a BIG fan of Pinterest).  The cookies were very tasty and when she told us how she made them we just all stared at her.

I have attached the recipe link for these Quick Chocolate Chip Cookies!

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

Snowmageddon

I am a little late in my blog posting this evening because unbeknownst to the weather man Snowmageddon was about to descend on Edmonton today.

Here is what the front yard looks like now:

Keep in mind there was no snow in the front yard at 0400 hours today (it had all melted), the snow started some time after that and snowed all day.  Now, of course this is Alberta and we should be used to this right?  So, to keep it in perspective, while all this snow was falling in Edmonton, 150 kilometers (90miles) south this is what it looked like:

My brother sent me this picture because I was texting him to let him know of the road closures etc.  

So, after playing in the snow, my son and I made this:

It's a Snowmageddon Card!

I used all kinds of craft products that I had in my craft room.  I love when I can use them all together!

The card base is Baja Breeze and then layered with Snow Festival Designer Series Paper, the markers are from the new In Colors.  All of these products are from Stampin Up.

The snow man stamp is from  Close To My Heart.  I purchased it last year.

I used Stickles for the snow flakes and my Pearl Pen for the thick snow that is out there.

Now to drink my hot chocolate that is cooling and maybe eat popcorn.  I think tomorrow is a snow day!

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

Merry Christmas Card

I made this card as a last possibility for Christmas Card Making with friends.

For this event I have chosen to use one package of Designer Series Paper - Snow Festival and three colors of card stock, Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green and Whisper White.  

The stamp set used are Snow Much Fun, and Christmas Lodge.

It has been a challenge to design cards using two stamp set and stay within my papers budgeted for this project.  And, of course: GLITTER. TAH DAH!

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

Kathy

Oh S"crap"! It's Monday

So, my post today is about S"crap" food.  What is wrong with me (that's another post...)?

Last week I accidentally opened up a can of peaches. Hmmm, what to do?  Put in refrigerator and leave for a week.  At work we have a running joke about the difference between a Registered Nurse and Registered Dietitian.  A Registered Nurse will simply clean the mold off of spaghetti sauce and cook it to a boiling temperature, a Registered Dietitian will refrigerate for three days and then discard of it!  What a waste...

Since the peaches had been in the refrigerator for almost a week, it is now time to do something with them, so last night I made muffins!

Here is the recipe I used:

Peach Muffins 

1/2 cup canola oil 

2 eggs

1/2 cup sugar

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla 

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1 cup all purpose flour

1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1 can chopped peaches (not the liquid)

Watkins Cinna-Cream Sprinkles 

 

Mix ingredients together in order listed.  I used the Cinna-Cream Sprinkles on the top just before putting in the 350 F oven for 20 minutes.

 

Hope this inspires your own creativity...

 

Kathy