Naughty or Nice?

I saw this lovely Basic Grey paper and put together a sweet card. This is Maurice and wouldn't any little boy LOVE a pair of socks for Christmas?? I used crayons, stickles  and the sentiment is from Kimmie.
LRW - Basic Grey
Paper Cutz Challenge - Anything goes
Digi Doodle - Christmas colours red and green
Ooh la la - Christmas song (Santa Claus is Coming to Town)
Die Cut Dreams - using a die cut
Kraftin Kimmie - seeing spots

One of a Kind

Yes - the One of a Kind Craft Show opened its doors today!! Yahoo! It was a slow start but a good ending. Our Probus Club chartered a bus and 48 ladies were at the Rec Centre at 8:00 to get a good start on their shopping. Unfortunately, the first bus we boarded wasn't ours, so off we went into the cold to wait for the next one. When the second bus arrived, the driver mentioned there were problems with the bus. After boarding and getting settled, I asked him what he meant with "problems". Oh, there is a major transmission problem he said so I called for another bus!! Third is a charm they say! So, we waited patiently, and waited not so patiently until he had a call and drove out and off to the Auditorium. He thought it would be closer for the "coach" to meet us. The coach did arrive and it did have a bathroom and it was bigger, unfortunately, it was a standard so getting in and out of first was a challenge especially in bumper to bumper traffic. We did arrive safely and saw the best show yet! There were vendors from all over Canada and incredible purchases to be had. I did get some wonderful Christmas presents and was excited to bring the haul home. I did learn that the "bum warmer" is THE gift this year. Too bad I learned this after I left the building. Go figure!

On Board Fun!



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Ziplining over the Boardwalk



While I was uploading our cruise pix, I got so excited remembering the fun times! Here are a few of the activites that I so enjoyed!!



Bougie Boarding, praying I wouldn't tip off!



Rock Climbing









Getting Ready for Christmas

Being away is nice but the time on holiday adds to the stress level when you return and discover that the majority of the neighbours have their Christmas lights up and decorations out! Today I decided to make a card. I played along at:

LRW as Rosanne's challenge was to add a banner. I have never done this so I liked the idea! I used the stamp Trimming the Tree and coloured with Prismacolors, added some Stickles to the scarf, tree, and star, used some pop dots, stickers from the DCWV Christmas Combo pack, some twine and brads. The picture isn't as vibrant as the real deal but I'll keep  experimenting with exposure.
Ooh-La-La Creations - Christmas
Scrapbook Sisters - Christmas Tree
ABC Christmas Challenge - Christmas
Pollycraft Challenge - Glittery Christmas

Gone Sailing....

The Oasis of the Seas

I have been MIA for a couple of weeks and have been having trouble adjusting to time in the real world. We left our home Oct 29 for FLL and enjoyed a day of shopping and relaxing before embarking on the Oasis of the Seas Oct. 30th on a Western Caribbean cruise. The Oasis has the reputation of being the biggest cruise ship in the world. There were 5800 passengers!! I should say so!! She is an amazing ship and if you enjoy being busy, then this might be the ship for you. Many of the passengers were on board for two weeks as it takes that long to take part in all the activities. I don't know about that...we seemed to see and do "almost" everything. Luckily, friends who sailed her in Sept, sent us the Compass...the daily listing of activities so we had a heads up and were able to prioritize. I will try to post some of the pictures we took. Royal Caribbean offers a fun cruise. I was able to Boogie Board, Rock Climb, Zip Line, play mini golf, take a scrapbooking and jewellery making workshop, take a dance class, play trivia, ride the Rising Tide bar...there must be more. The entertainment was outstanding. We saw Hairspray ( I sang along!), saw a show with the Texas Tenors (America's Got Talent), saw an ice skating show based on Hans Christian Andersen, sat in on a stand up comedy show, viewed an aqua theatre show featuring high divers, syncro swimmers and acrobats all performing in a small pool at the back of the ship. They had to postpone our show partway through as the water became rough and dangerous. Once the stabilizers were out and working, the show continued. Come Fly With Me was a show featuring the singers and dancers and acrobats performing above us in the theatre during the show! Experiencing Hallowe'en on the Oasis was an experience in itself! The activities team went all out with decorations, music, a parade on the Promenade. We even went through a haunted house! Some passengers went all out wearing the most creative costumes!  What a week! We were exhausted! Afterwards, we headed up past West Palm Beach and spent the next week on the beach. It was just what the doctor ordered!

Treat Bags

As we won't be at home Hallowe'en  night, I made some old fashioned caramel apples and with some candy and chocolate, put them into a treat bag for the neighbourhood children. I also used Paper Doll Dress Up to make the pumpkin and cat for a topper. BOO!!

Hallowe'en

This is the last week to show some Hallowe'en spirit so I entered several challenges. For the first time, I used a digistamp and coloured  it with Prismacolors, used My Mind's Eye Blackbird paper, and added some pop dots. Voila!

Dutchdare - #89 Hallowe'en

Stamp Challenges - digi stamp

Tuesday Throwdown - anything goes

Toptip Tuesday - anything goes
Paper Playtime - Hallowe'en
Crafts and Me Challenges - Hallowe'en
Creative Craft Challenge - Hallowe'en
Meljens Designs - anything goes
Other Lovelies - "H" Day
LRW - Hallowe'en

Happy Birthday Mom!

October 19th....and my Mother celebrates 93 years!! We will go out for lunch and have a good visit. Maybe a manicure and pedicure will be in the mix....mother-daughter fun! So with that in mind, I made a card for her. She loves birds and has a feeder attached to the window where she watches the flurry of eating. This card was made for someone older but the paper was given to me years ago before I started scrapping. I used the Live Simply cartridge (new) and added some glitter to the wing, some faux stitching to the leaves and the sentiment comes from My Pink Stamper Punnylicious

LRW - something old, something new

Fantabulous Cricut  - leaves

Hello

Little Red Wagon challenged us to a photo challenge. How cute is that! On owl!!

I used Create a Critter and the sentiment comes from Hero Arts.

A Steckle Woods Hike

I was thinking of the song "if you go down to the woods today, you're in for a big surprise...." as I entered the woods and began to hike with my Probus gals! What a beautiful day Monday! The sky was blue, and the leaves were changing colour but what impressed me a lot were the fungi! I had never really paid much attention to fungus before. Today, though, I looked beyond the trees. There was a lot of laughter and singing (who me?) as we got lost and ended up hiking in a big circle. Our group got separated from the main group as we were so enthrolled with the flora and fauna....oops. The pictures say it all!!

Happy Day

It was time to get back to work  so today I have been trying to make several cards for various occasions. I used  Cricut "Sweethearts" to cut the flower petals, pink and brown embroidery floss to braid the stem, Hampton Art stamp, "pumice stone" distress ink and unknown paper.
LRW - make your own  embellishments
If the Shoe Fits - flowers
Pile it On - cute and charming
Allsorts - plain and simple

Epic...urean Delight

We're back!! It seemed like forever but it was only one week. We sailed out of Miami, a week ago Saturday on the NCL Epic, the second largest cruise ship in the world! It is a beautiful ship full of exciting activities. We had an aft cabin so were able to watch the sunsets and relax with a glass of wine before dinner. The entertainment was amazing! We attended a Cirque Dreams and dinner show, a Second City comedy, had a Murder Mystery lunch, saw a Blue Man Group performance, took a Salsa dance lesson, saw the most amazing comedian and magician Jeff Hobson, and grooved along with the music of ABBA under the stars. The food was wonderfully delicious and we met so many interesting people. But, like they say...there's no place like home!!!