Happy Birthday / Bonne Fête

Two colleagues of mine celebrated their birthdays this week. I could not resist making two special cards for them. I decided to make them at the very last minute and everything fell into place quite nicely. I love them and so did they.

I sure have been busy...

I never thought March and April would be so busy. Even though I only made two cards for St. Patrick's Day, I had eight cards to make for our Easter and birthday celebrations.

My son Matthew and my aunt Grace celebrated their birthdays this past Saturday. Happy Birthday once again to the both of them. Matthew (my baby) turned 17 (WHOA!) and Grace, well, I think she would prefer I did not mention her age

The family gathered once again at Nanny's. This was a special day as we had not seen my aunt Grace and uncle Karol in a few years. Nanny is 96 years young and will definitely outlast the Energizer Bunny! Thanks to aunt Dorothy for an excellent roast beef and yorkshire pudding dinner. Mmmm Mmmm!!

Happy Easter, Birthday and Spring to everyone! Keep scrolling - here are the pictures of my cards.


For Matthew - This one I CASED from the Stampin' Up! catalogue. My creative juices had run dry after seven cards.



For Grace - This card was made using the new Manhattan Flower Textured Impressions Die for the Sizzix Big Shot.












All the cards were made using Stampin' Up! products (except for the button on Matthew's birthday card and the flower on the last bunny card). Please contact me if you would like a detailed list of products.

Happy Birthday Nanny and Happy Thanksgiving!!!

I have many things to be thankful for in my life - my wonderful husband, my great boys (more like young men now), my family and friends. Most importantly, I am also thankful for being able to celebrate with my Nanny on her 96th birthday today. She is an extraordinary Great-Grandmother.

Happy Birthday Nanny - we love you lots!

We always gather at Nanny's for special occasions, as it is the place we call home. We arrive for our visit and smell the turkey cooking in the oven. I have made Walnut Torte for her birthday and my aunt has made Pumkin Pie. What's Thanksgiving without Pumpkin Pie and a birthday without cake? Thank you once again!

We catch up on our news and then sit down for dinner. Turkey, stuffing and all the trimmings. Can't wait for dessert. Here comes the Walnut Torte. Oh, here comes the Pumpkin Pie with whipped cream. Our tummies have said - enough, enough!!!

Now it's time for the presents. Presents galore!!! It's not everyday you can celebrate your 96th birthday. Here is a pic of the birthday card I made for her.

"Thank you." she says.

Thank you Nanny, for everything! I Love you!!! xoxoxoxo

What to do when it rains on your vacation

I have spent the last week of my summer vacation at my Grandmother's cottage. As a child, I spent my summers at the cottage. Now that I am older, I try to spend at least one week at the lake with my dearest Grandmother, who is 95 years old, and one of my Aunts.

I cannot remember the last time it rained for a full week in July. A vacation at the beach it was not. Fortunately, I brought my Stampin' Up supplies with me.

My aunt and I stamped until we dropped, every day.

I guess you could call it our own Stampin' Retreat.

Using techniques I learned at CeeCee's workshops, we completed several projects.

Hope you enjoy the pictures.

All supplies are Stampin' Up, except for the adhesive and the beige and red ribbons.

Bonne fête Belle Maman

I don't have any new pictures to post this evening, so I thought I would share with you the beautiful verse (en français) my husband wrote for the 'Saisis la vie' card I made for his mother for her birthday (see post from March 24th).

Merci beaucoup chéri.

La vie est un éternel recommencement

Mais tu continues de l'écrire pourtant

Ta vision, ton entrain et ta joie de vivre

Forment la trame d'un magnifique livre

À travers les chapitres de tes expériences

On peut voir avec quel entrain tu avances

Et si on devait titrer cette biographie

Elle s'appellerait simplement: Saisis la vie

Embrace Life

I received my Embrace Life stamps from Stampin' Up and have spent the last few evenings attempting to make a few cards. Here are my samples.