What a week!

Last week, I finally realized just how far behind I was in my online accounting class and this week, work has me in Calgary for two days (thank goodness we just got a laptop at the end of December that's mostly mine). Once I finish getting our new girl through her orientation course here, it's back to Leduc for two days of "Tanis-training" (cross your fingers - for her and me!), then she's back to Fort Nelson and I'm off to Saskatoon for my Aunt's birthday. In all this, I still have to get to my goal of at least three hours of online course time each day in hopes of possibly ever catching up.

So what I'm saying is be patient with me and my lack of blog visiting. I'll be trying to sneak some in during her breaks =)

And since my latest Verve order arrived, I'm hoping I may even have time to squeak out a card this week!

TE Birthday Bear

Well now that I mentioned it, I don't even want to show you my pathetic attempt at coloring. LOL! Keep in mind, I have a total of six colors - two blues (both shown here), two browns, a green and one other color that's apparently skipped my mind (purple?!)

Either way, I hope my nephew likes it. (He's five - as if he cares - it's the game Auntie got him that he'll actually want!) I used Marissa's favorite, Swiss Dots, as a simple addition to the white background, but apparently I can't take great pictures like hers that show the darn texture. LOL
I used an old Weekend Sketch Challenge (100) for the layout and some of my paper from the Taylored Expressions Key Ingredients kit for December.

Last night, I had the best ride on Zeus, the little freight train of a horse I've been riding in my lessons. By far, the best lesson we've had together. All of the horses were a little 'off' last night, but I'll take his off any day! I was so happy with him, I couldn't stop smiling. Now watch us be a train wreck next week =) Oh well - I know he has some brains in him, so now I know what to strive for.

Key Ingredients Come Together

Along with my newest TE stamps, of course, for Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch Challenge 51! Discover Your Wings is one of newest TE Giving Tree sets - $7 from each set sold goes to Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep and once again, I love what Nancy has created for this Whimsical Wishes set (which apparently are some of my faves, since looking back, every set I have from TE is from this line.

I used supplies from my new Key Ingredients set from December 2009 and the sentiment is from another stamp set.

This card is being sent to my cousin, who's celebrating a birthday on Thursday and while I'm pretty sure this card will be late, at least I finally got around to sending it!  =)

It's been a busy month and I can't wait for another weekend to regain some semblance of order. Next Sunday, though, I fly out to Calgary for a couple of nights and then the following weekend I'll be celebrating with my aunt in Saskatoon. This sure is going to fly by!

Stop by tomorrow for the first online example of my sad looking Copic coloring! LOL 

I just realized I have yet to show anything from my six markers that I won quite a while back. Once you see it - you'll know why! HAHA! Have a fabulous Monday!

Viva La New Year!

What a cool new twist...Viva La Verve - At Home with Verve! For 2010, Amber's going with a fun idea - and January's starting with Foyers and Entryways. I think if you check out her inspiration pics you can tell which one I used =)

I pulled out my Swiss Dots folder which is sorely underused, partly due to my lack of crafting lately and I felt inspired to use it thanks to Marisa, who's always got great things going on with hers. You can't see the white very well, but it's 'dotted' up, too. When I was finished, it still felt lacking, so I used my Sakura gel pen & colored on each of the dots. Verve's Circular Sayings stamp got a little inky, too! YAY! This is going to be my aunt's birthday card when I fly out to Saskatoon for my annual weekend trip at the end of the month.

It's Christmas Eve!

Usually in the Palmer house, that means we're heading to MrP's mom's in the evening to do our family supper, but this year, we're driving to Banff this afternoon to spend a couple days with The MrP, my father in law and his wife. Last night, we had supper at my sister in law's house (fantastic supper) then did a little gift exchanging and and by 10:00 I was ready to sleep. I didn't manage to pack for the next couple of days, but I did get a shower in before 11. =)

We're planning on heading out as soon as we're done work and get a few items packed up, so I just wanted to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas Eve. I hope you all are able to enjoy the time with loved ones and experience the true joy that Christmas brings. 

Oh - and I wanted to share a sweet story with you. My friend Lisa, who's hilarious Christmas tree story you can find here was telling her son not to breathe too hard or run around too much for fear of her Charlie Brown tree(s) falling over. Apparently, he told her not to worry because the moose would save them. She had no clue what he was talking about, but he ran over and grabbed the Christmas card I'd given them...

 

And the wonder of a three year old's mind really shines through =)

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

 

Mojo Returns

What a treat this card was to create! No stress since I'm already late, but I'm planning on dropping it off tonight for my friend who's birthday was on Monday and who's kids have Christmas presents currently sitting in my car.

I used Julee's Mojo 118 Sketch and it came together quite quickly once I chose which DSP I wanted to work with, which ended up being the Ginger Blossom retired paper. I popped up the balloons since that's a favorite stamp set to use for dimension and voila!

Stamps: Verve Circular Sayings, Party Time

Paper: River Rock, Ruby Red, Cameo Coral, Ginger Blossom DSP

Ink: Ruby Red, Cameo Coral

Accessories: CM Circle Punches, River Rock Ribbon

Last night I had a ton of things on my To Do list, which was only increased when I got home and discovered a Purolator package that was to be picked up after 7. When MrP finally got home from the west end (where he'd been bowling with his department for some Christmas festivities, then proceeded to pick up some new golf clubs), I was working on this card. Until I received a little surprise - a new cell phone. Well, a smart phone actually - and LG IQ. We'd checked it out when I left my cell phone in the cab after my company Christmas party, thinking it might be lost forever, but we got it back so I certainly wasn't expecting it. But I'm a nerd to the core and I love it!

So all of the rest of the evening's plans went down the drain when we started playing with it (downloading Facebook Mobile and all the other crap I could think of).

Tonight's our Christmas with MrP's family, so since I was up around 3 this morning, I went to work early so I could leave early and get done everything that I hadn't finished up last night. I'm sure I'll be asleep by 9!

Have a wonderful Wednesday!

A Gift Certificate Holding Christmas Card

Since I didn't manage to get much else done with all the other stuff happening this weekend, here's the card I made for Chelsey's family. Pretty darn simple!