Happy Birthday ~ The Card Concept

Hello everyone! It's time for a new challenge over at The Card Concept challenge blog.   Our challenge is based on this fun photo... 

So many of you know that I'm a St. Patrick's Day baby so it was a true delight making this St. Patrick's Day birthday card.  I was inspired by the pieced together shamrock, the colours, and the wood background.  I hope you'll head over to The Card Concept blog to see all the different interpretations from the Design Team then join in the fun!  Have a great day!

what's in it?
stamps: Friendly Flower (PTI)
dies: Keep it Simple - Frames, From the Heart Die, medium scallop (PTI)

My Pot of Gold ~ Viva La Verve Friday!

Hi friends!  It's Friday, my favourite day of the week AND it's March, my favourite month of the year!  Could things get any better?  How about add a new Viva La Verve sketch into the mix and you have one amazing day!  Julee has designed a new digital set, Irish Coffee, with 2 of my favourite themes, coffee and St. Patrick's Day!  Heaven!  I hope you'll join us this month...there's always a fabulous Verve prize at the end of the month up for grabs.  Head over to the Viva La Verve blog for all the details and more inspiration.  Thanks for stopping by!  Have a wonderful weekend!

Happy St. Patrick's Day, the BIG Birthday, and a Giveaway!

Hello dear blog friends!  If you have been following my blog over the past years, you know that St. Patrick's Day is my most favourite day of the year.  I am blessed that it is also my birthday.  And as you may have guessed by my card, it's a BIG one. 

Yikes!  How did I get to be 50?!  With good luck and many blessings, that's how.  Instead of shying away from getting older, I am facing it full on with joy and laughter :)  AND how about with a fun giveaway?  To help me celebrate today, Julee from Verve has generously donated $50 in Verve Gift Certificates!  But because I feel so young, let's call it my 25 x 2 birthday and split that into two $25 GCs for more chance to win!

 

All you need to do is leave a comment here by 9:00 am (PST),  Sunday, March 20th.  After I announce the winners on the blog, you have 2 days to contact me with an email address so I can send you the GC.  How does that sound?

Thanks so much for helping me celebrate!  You can have some extra fun by joining me over on the Viva La Verve Blog.  I'm hosting this week with today's card sketch...

stamps: Lucky You (Verve)

accessories:  Shamrock Die Set, Shine Bright Sequin Mix (Verve)

Happy St. Patrick’s Day ~ Rewinds!

Hi friends!  Happy St. Patrick’s Day!  I can’t believe how quickly it sneaks up on me!  LOL  My days and weeks are still very FULL so while I keep my “eye on the prize” in two months (my Masters), I thought I’d leave you with some of my favourite St. Patrick’s Day cards over the last couple of years.  This first one was on my St. Patrick’s Day post last year :)  And before I leave you, here’s a little Irish Blessing I found on this blog.

Cheers!

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a card one of my sisters gave me years ago…still cracks me up! LOL

Viva La Verve Hostess!

Hi friends!  It’s SPRING BREAK!  Woohoo!  That must mean that report cards are D-O-N-E, Spring is just around the corner as well as my birthday!  That also means I’m hosting the Viva La Verve sketch this week!  It’s tradition, after all, and this is one tradition I’m going to keep!  Head over the the Viva La Verve blog for all the card details as well as how YOU could win some Verve money!  Have a great weekend!

Lucky I’m Yours ~ Curtain Call Inspiration

It's time for a new Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge!

photo source: meandmydiy.com

The LEAD of Lucky will be invited as a Guest Designer in our next challenge!

It’s no secret that this is my favourite time of year :)  It’s almost Spring and almost St. Patrick’s Day, my birthday :)  So when those sweet green shamrocks start appearing, I’m all over it!  I went for a very CAS look, inspired by the photo, then mixed a couple of Verve sets (Lucky You and  Twitterpated) with Papertrey Ink’s Lucky word die. 

Make sure you visit each of the designers' blogs for more inspiration!

Lucky Designers

Amy Kolling

Amy Sheffer

Amy Tsuruta

Gayatri Murali

Kim Singdahlsen

Laurie Willison

Lisa Henke

Marisa Ritzen

Maureen Plut

Monika Davis

Sarah Gough

Sheri Gilson

Stacey Schafer

Tenia Nelson

Tracey McNeely

Follow us!

Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge Facebook Page

Curtain Call Pinterest Boards

Stop by the Curtain Call Inspiration Challenge: Lucky for the challenge details and to play along with us!

The Most Fabulous Birthday Ever!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!  It’s my favourite day of the year AND I’m the Diva Dare hostess over on the Verve Blog!  I’ve got a little confession…I almost didn’t have a St. Patrick’s Day card to post today.  Yikes! This second card was the first one I made for the Diva Dare challenge, but I had a hard time NOT having a St. Patrick’s Day card to share.  I literally could NOT do it!  So I dropped everything and made this Lucky Charm card.

Head over to the Verve Blog for all the deets on these 2 cards and see how you can join in the Diva Dare fun!  I will leave you with an Irish blessing (that you can find in stamp form HERE in the Verve Store)  :)

May the road rise up to meet you,

May the wind always be at your back

May the shine shine warm upon your face

And the rains fall soft upon your fields.

And until we meet again,

May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

Happy St. Patty’s Day!  ox

Thanks for Making My Day Awesome!

TGIF everyone!  Today is super sweet for two reasons!  Spring Break starts at 2:25 pm AND I’m the hostess for this week’s Viva La Verve sketch challenge!  Head over to the Viva La Verve blog for all the details! 

A Little Green Surprise!

Hi friends!  As we get closer to St. Patrick’s Day, I feel a little sad that I haven’t done it up right this year here on the blog {insert sad face here}.  I’ve just had to let it go and know that my focus for the next 2 years is on something wonderful.  I can’t beat myself up for not doing it all.  I did do something fun this week, though, and thought I’d share this cute idea I saw on Pinterest while doing a “St. Patrick’s Day” search.

photo credit: Fun Home Things
It’s meant for a teacher, but I made one for our amazing secretary.  She has a heart of gold so it was easy and fun to pick out a bunch of green items on my shopping trip last weekend.  Here’s what’s in it:
St. Patrick’s Day necklace, Glysomed lotion, hand sanitizer, green Extra gum, green container of M&Ms, green Aero bar, green notepad, green paper clips, green Easter cream egg, green Skittles, and all in a green flower tin I found at Target.
I put it by our secretary’s computer Monday morning with one of my St. Patrick’s Day cards (see post HERE)  :)

Well, that’s it for me today.  I’m reviewing the new BC Draft Curriculum today so it will be a great day talking education with colleagues :)  I hope your Wednesday is fabulous too!

An Irish Blessing on St. Patrick’s Day

Top o’ the mornin’ to you and a thousand welcomes! Happy St. Patrick’s Day!  We are whooping it up here on the blog with a couple of special treats :)  First up is my card for the Waltzingmouse Stamps Blog Hop.  It’s on the 17th of every month which eventually leads us to March 17th and St. Patty’s Day!  No complaint here!  It seems appropriate that and Irish company take centre stage for my birthday celebration :)  The challenge this month is to show some “Luck.”  Easy to do with the Irish Blessings set.  So that’s where I started.  Then I thought it would be fun to add a little rainbow to one of the shamrock’s leaves.

If you’ve been here before on St. Patrick’s Day, you know that I love to offer up some Birthday Blog Candy.  It’s not a party without  presents, right?  So here’s what’s up for this year… a collection of some of my favourite stamps, dies and embellishments.

1. Stronger Love stamp set by Verve Stamps
2. Lucky You stamp set by Verve Stamps
3.  Shamrock Die set by Verve Stamps (coordinates with the Lucky You set)
4.Thanks a Bunch stamp set by Clearly Besotted Stamps
5. Bakers Twine pack from We R Memory Keepers
6. Gemstones Ritz Collection in green
7. 1 meter of green organza mini roses trim by Maya Road

And it’s easy to enter!  Just leave me a comment on today’s post with your favourite type of cake! YUM! My mom always made me a cake with green icing :) 
I’ll pick a winner next Sunday at noon (March 24th).  Please make sure you leave an email in your comment if your name is not linked to an email address through Blogger.  The winner will have 3 days to contact me, otherwise I’ll randomly pick a new winner.

Thanks so much for visiting and have a glorious GREEN DAY!

what’s in it?

stamps: wms irish blessings

ink: versafine onyx

paper: pti soft stone, white, su kiwi kiss, crate paper on trend

accessories: ek success heart punch, cuttlebug and stampin up embossing folders, pti button, bakers twine, organza ribbon, mft fishtail banner die, su tag edge and ribbon punches, corner rounder, paper doily

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

Good morning!  If all has gone well, the dh and I are on our way to a nearby city for a little romantic birthday weekend :)  Shopping, wining, dining, dancing and kanoodling are all on the agenda, not necessarily in that order! LOL  I had an extra Viva La Verve card for this week so wanted to share it before the BIG DAY!  Head over to the Viva La Verve Forum to see all the details. 

I had a few followers ask to see my feather boa I wore to school yesterday…

You can also see my naughty leprechaun’s footprints on my chart paper! LOL  We had a great day and all my kids were in GREEN (under the threat of a pinch and big, wet sloppy kiss from me! lol).  Hope your weekend is lovely too!  Make sure you wear green tomorrow!

what’s in it?

stamps: Lucky You (Verve)

paper: rustic cream (PTI), Peaceful (Authentique), Lime Twist (My Mind’s Eye)

ink: onyx (Versafine), wasabi (SU)

accessories: scalloped trim trio, shamrock set, banner bundle die (A Cut Above by Verve), bakers twine (Twinery), gems (Kaisercraft)

Lucky U

Good  morning!  It’s going to be a super FUN day at work…GREEN DAY in my class, the last day before Spring Break, AND there’s a new Viva La Verve sketch and inspiration photo hosted by yours truly…check it out as well as all the deets about how you could win $100 worth of Verve products!  Wow!  That would be lucky for sure!  I was of 4 or 5 minds trying to narrow down the inspiration photo.  Finally, I went with a yummy St. Patrick’s Day photo.  We’ll be having cupcakes and cookies in class today :)  YUM!  So this picture seems very fitting.

photo credit: The TomKat Studio

I mimicked the white dots on the circle with my Uni-ball Signo pen.  I’ve tried other gel pens and nothing compares to this pen.  Seriously, take my word and don’t try the cheapo white gel pens.  Go for the best!  Right, now off to get my green feather boa and head off to work!  Enjoy your day and thanks for visiting :)

 

what’s in it?

stamps: Lucky You (Verve)

paper: kraft, white (PTI), gumball green (SU), shamrock paper (craft supply)

ink: gumball green (SU)

accessories: I Heart U (A Cut Above by Verve), bakers twine (Twinery), button (PTI), stitched sentiment flag (Lil’ Inkers Designs), circle and scalloped circle dies (Spellbinders), Uniball Signo gel pen

You’re My Lucky Charm (and my new toy!)

Good Friday morning!  I’m back to loving Fridays now that report cards are done!  I finished early last Sunday so I had time to clean up the studio a bit…boy does THAT feel good :)  I love clean counters so that’s what I was working on.  With a little bit of pre Spring Cleaning, I was ready to bring out some GREEN to start the birthday celebrations.   According to the widget on the side of my blog, there are only 9 more days till my favourite day of the year :)  Nothing like the new Viva La Verve sketch to get the old mojo running…

 

For all the deets on how to win a $100 Verve gift certificate, head over to the Viva La Verve forum.  AND there’s a new sale on over at the Verve Store…make sure to check that out too! 

Oh, and before I go, I just HAVE to share a little picture of the new toy in my classroom…

  

I didn’t know how much I was going to love my new SMART Board until I turned it on and started to play.  I only know a fraction of what it’s capable of, but it’s all mine to find out :)  It’s like a giant iPad, but better!  Thanks for stopping by and I hope your weekend starts out in the best way :)

 

what’s in it?

stamps: Love Notes, Lucky You (Verve)

paper: white (Papertrey Ink), Victoria Park (Lilybee Designs), gold (craft supply)

ink: onyx (Versafine), Gumbo Green, Chocolate chip (Stampin’ Up)

accessories: Shamrock Set, Jotted Heart Die, Pennant Trim (A Cut Above by Verve), button (PTI), gems (Kaisercraft), stitched mat die (L’il Inkers), bakers twine (Twinery)