In My Creative Opinion: November 2014

November 30, 2014

The 12 Kits of Occasions - November '14 and RetroSketches #143

It's that time again, the 12 Kits of Occasions November edition, or in the case this month Holiday Edition! Kim Heggins of Cupcakes, Cards and Kim was our hostess this month and she sent us all a kit filled to the brim with Santa inspired goodies. Isn't timing everything? Lots to see today from all the girls so lets get started...

I layered the two snowbanks with foam tape.

Kim sent us the cutest Santa sleigh that she cut with her Silhouette Cameo.

For my next card I used this week's and RetroSketches sketch #143.

Kim sent us the Santa embossed in red.

The great big Santa is the star of the show for me. I love everything about this image.

Of course I could not resist making another tag. The metal rimmed tag came with our kits, ready made.

Have you been working on your Christmas cards?

Hop around to the rest of the the teams' blogs to see how everyone else was inspired by Kim'd kit.

Renee

Kelly

Kim

Lindsey

November 28, 2014

Something to be Thankful For

Happy Friday!

I imagine that most of you are having a tryptophan hangover today from your turkey.

I hope that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving yesterday.

We had a very different day yesterday but one that makes my family very thankful.

As I have mentioned this week it was not Thanksgiving in Canada. We had it in October.

Yesterday we were up at 5:00 am to leave by 6:00 am to get to downtown Toronto to Sick Kids hospital (Toronto Hospital for Sick Children) to have our daughter Brooklyn in to have an ECG, ECO and appointment with her pediatric cardiologist.

Why so thankful?

This photo was taken in October 1997, days before Brooklyn came home from Sick Kids.

She was transferred in from another hospital in congestive heart failure at 2 1/2 months old.

An amazing hospital and with doctors who worked tirelessly to find an answer and give one to us.

She had a 5 hour emergency surgery that was successful--they saved her life.

For that we are eternally grateful to the doctors and nurses who worked so hard to save her life.

Here we are now after 17 years of bi-annual appointments with various specialists, my baby girl was officially discharged yesterday!

I have now collected all of the comments from my blog for the 25 Days of Christmas Tags and I am going to give all my guest designers the weekend to get their comments to me to put into the prize draws..

I will be announcing all of the prize winners on Monday!

Have a wonderful weekend!

November 27, 2014

25 Days of Christmas Tags - Day 25!!!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thanksgiving in Canada was way back in October, but I am sending Thanksgiving wishes to all of my American Friends.

Day 25!

I can't believe that we are at the end of the event! This month has gone so fast for me.

Keep loading your tags into the 25 Days of Christmas Tags Flickr Group, they look fantastic.
You will always be able to load your tags in the group.

As we move through the 25 days you have a new opportunity to enter for the prize draw every single day! The main prize draw HERE has five opportunities for you to enter and all the other days from Day 2 on you have one opportunity a day. You also have an opportunity every day to visit my guests and comment on their blog posts for yet another chance. As long as you enter on or before November 27th 11:59 pm EST and follow the entry guidelines.

We are ending the event with two design teams and a friend to both teams!

Today we have guests from both Lawn Fawn and Lawnscapping!

Annette Allen who is no stranger to both Lawn Fawn and Lawnscapping is also guesting with me today. Here we go...

The Pinterest board for 2014 is loaded now with 157 pins. Hopefully the boards will continue to be a source of Christmas tag inspiration for you.

I feel so incredibly blessed to have had so many wonderful friends join me as my guests.

Leave a comment to win here telling me what you enjoyed the most about this event for one last chance to win?

Be sure to visit the blogs of all of today's guests from Lawn Fawn and Lawnscapping!

Commenting for a chance to win one of the prizes closes today, the 27th, at 11:59 pm EST.

November 26, 2014

25 Days of Christmas Tags - Day 24

Day 24, only one day left.

Keep loading your tags into the 25 Days of Christmas Tags Flickr Group, fabulous inspiration over there!

Today the designers from The Card Concept are joining me as my guests, we are also excited to share that we are teaming up for the new Card Concept challenge #24, see all the details on the Card Concept blog. Today's post is once again loaded with inspiration, so grab a cuppa and lets get going...

Kim Heggins

Yoonsun Hur

I enlarged the photo of my tag today so that you could see the texture--embossed snowflakes, Glossy Accents on the goggles and a Stickles pom pom. By adding some of these subtle textures it creates interest to a CAS design without adding bulk.

Did you notice that another prize from Paper Sweeties has appeared?

For a chance to win one of all the the prizes I have, leave me a comment telling me what you love about snowmen.

Thank you to all the crew at the Card Concept for joining me today as my guests and check out The Card Concept to see the details of our next challenge.

Don't forget to comment on all of the designers blogs for another chance to win!

Pages