Smile, Hippo Rita

Everyday throughout the year people can struggle with stress

be it from family dynamics, work/school, bills, anxiety, 

depression or mental health issues, abuse (emotional, verbal and physical), bullying.

These struggles are real and can be a daily struggle for family, friends,

co-workers and strangers around us.

Sometimes the outside appearance of happiness isn't what is going on

behind closed doors or on the inside of a person life.

These struggles can make it very hard for people to stay in this world through it all.

If you know of someone struggling, please reach out to them.

If you are the one struggling you are valued, loved and the world is a better place

with you in it. There is only one you and you are so precious.

You matter, you make a difference in the smallest way

to everyone who knows you.

You make a difference to everyone who comes into contact with you.

Please reach out to someone you love, a friend or a stranger.

Call 988

You do not have to hide your struggles

You do not have to do it alone!!!

We lost our son at the end of 2023

It has been the hardest time of our lives.

Our lives will never be the same without our Robin

and our hearts are forever broken.

Stop the Suffereing Within

Men's Minds Matter Too

Your Words Matter, Don't Use Them As A Weapon

Robin was very passionate about his family

and projects such as Men's Shelters

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Good morning everyone,

Today, we are supposed to have sun/clouds and maybe some rain.

I have really enjoyed the clear blue sky days we have had

but also enjoyed having the rain that is needed.

On social media, there has been a ton of really beautiful pictures

of sunrises, sunsets and even of clouds during some nasty storms.

View nature is like a master craft in art, each day different

and something always stunning to see.

Today, we have a brand new challenge out at 

Creative Knockouts.

We are on Challenge #551 and we are being challenged to create something with

Sparkle & Shine

Our wonderful sponsor for this challenge is Pattie's Creations Digital Stamps

Prize: 3 Images

The image, I am highlighting today is called

Hippo Rita
Doesn't this image just make you want to smile.

So many creations you could make with this

fun filled image. 

I would love to be on the water

soaking in the rays and having a nice

fancy drink. Relaxing would be good on the water.

Although, I'm still recovering from last sunburn (ouch).

My image was colored using Copic Markers

It was tough to get a good picture

With all of the glitter paper I used.

Well the paper definitely, makes it shine.

The die cute word smile is from Sizzix.

Fussy cutting, was fun. It is something

that I have not done for a while.

We would love it if you came and joined us for this fun filled 

Summer challenge over at Creative Knockouts

I look forward to seeing your master pieces.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Creative Inspiration Challenges - #28 - Anything Goes

Krafty Chicks Challenge - #777 - CAS

Thank you for joining me for my latest card.

Always Remember to Smile - Robin

Yep That's Me - Robin

Wishing you a beautiful day!

May you find something that brings you joy

and comforts you heart.

Happy Crafting,

Hugs,

The Most Adorable Raccoons!

Good morning to my blogger land peeps!

I truly don't know where these weeks have been going.

The weather has been a bit up and down

really scary for some areas of our province.

The fields are too wet for the farmers

to get into to get their first cuts done and that makes me sad.

We are truly hoping for some beautiful weather with no

rain for a bit.

Today is Creative Knockouts brand new challenge.

We are on Challenge #359

What is the challenge?

Furry Friends

(show us your furry friends)

The Paper Shelter is our wonderful

sponsor this week.

The prize is 3 Images

Thank you so much for letting me high light

this adorable image called

The Most Adorable Raccoons

The above image has been colored using

Copic Markers (aren't they so cute?).

I used some Stampin' Up paper - Pacific Point, Crumb Cake, Whisper White
Wood Grain Pattern paper, edged with Early Espresso Ink.
The sentiment is from Gerda Steiner Designs
Twine from Stampin' Up
The ovals are popped up over the twine.
The embossed stars are from a Sizzix Embossing folder
The blue mat was cut out using a Gina Marie Designs die
The stitched ovals are dies from My Favorite Things.

Please come and join us for this fun filled challenge

We would love to come and check out your

awesome creations!

Thank you for your support this week.

Have a really blessed day!

Giant Mushroom

Good morning bloggerland :)

I am wishing you a very happy Thursday!

Well we had a bit of a productive week.

We celebrated our 24th Anniversary and planted a garden.

In fairness about the garden my hubby did it all for me.

Let me just say he did an amazing job too.

He has a green thumb as he has managed to

grow pineapples in our house here in Alberta.

Today, we have a brand new challenge up

at Creative Knockouts.

We are on Challenge #351 - Embossing Delight

Dry or Heat Embossing

Our fantastic sponsor this week is from SheepSki Designs

Thank you so much for letting me color up 

the Giant Mushroom image, it is super adorable.

The Prize is 3 images

I used Copic Markers to color up this super cute image.

I broke out my cuttlebug and sizzix folders

to emboss on the green and orange layers.

I then did a rectangle stitched die on the bottom layer.

Added some pearls and woola all done.

I would really love to see your amazing work

so please join us at Creative Knockouts for our brand new challenge.

Who doesn't love embossing right.

Thank you so much for joining me!

Spring Chick!

 Good, good morning!

Another week is flying by even though

we are not leaving our house

and miss our family and friends like crazy!

However, being at home we are sure getting some

cleaning done and going through stuff we have put off.

Although my crafting time is a little more,

I am hoping in the near future that it will

be in full swing, after we get my new craft room painted

and everything moved and organized.

Creative Knockouts Challenge Blog has a brand new

challenge up today.

It being Thursday we are starting a new challenge #343 - Anything Goes

with a brand new sponsor Fabrika Fantasy

Prize: 3 Images

Thank you so much for letting me color up this very cute 

image called Spring Chick

lot's of little details to color but oh so much fun.

The ideas are flowing and I think making a scene

with this image would be incredible.

As a sentiment I can really see 

"Keep Calm and Ride On" Hee hee. 

This card is made for my

awesome little grandson, although his birthday is

months away, I couldn't resist coloring up this image for him.

The above image was colored using Copic Markers

Gina Marie Designs dies, Sizzix embossing folder

and Stampin' Up paper.

I would really love it if you shared your inspiration with

us over at Creative Knockouts this week.

Keep us busy commenting on your awesome creations.

Thank you so much for joining me today.

Stay Safe and Healthy

Hugs,

We Can Adjust The Sails

Good morning!
Incredible to notice that the month of
December is already half over and that we only
have 10 days till Christmas.
My goodness, we still need to do some Christmas
shopping for our presents and supper
for Christmas Day.
The last few weeks of 2019 are just going to fly by.

The stamp set, I am sharing with you today
is from The Project Bin
and it is called
Anchors Away

Times are changing for us in our house hold
some good changes and some not so good which add to the
roller coaster of life.
This sentiment really spoke to my heart today.
Although it isn't a Christmas card, it just felt
so right to share.
This sentiment can be used at anytime of the year.

Stamp set: The Project Bin : Anchors Away
The card above was colored using Copic Markers.
All dies used are from Gina Marie Designs, Craftin' Desert Divas, Sizzix.
The paper, twine and pop-ups are all from Stampin' Up.

Please be sure to hop on over to the blog to share you love
for my fellow DT's and to check out the daily inspiration.

Thank you so much for joining me
and wishing you a very blessed day!

hugs,

Santa's Letter

Good afternoon!

Today, is a two card post day.

Sadly, I am late posting for Creative Knockouts Challenge

this week that started on Thursday :(
Blogger has not been co-operating

with me and letting me into my blog!
Let's just say we had some words...hee hee.

The best news however, is they helped me fix it

and now I can share my creation with you

for the last few days of this challenge which ends
Wednesday evening.

Christmas Delight is our #327th challenge.

This is my favorite time of year

and I love creating anything to do with Christmas or Winter.

Our wonderful sponsor this week

is our Very own Kelly.

 Kelly- Independent CTMH consultant

Prize: Stamp set

Thank you so much Kelly for being our sponsor.

The image I have colored up

using Copic markers

is called

Santa's Letter

by Star Stampz

Also used on this card is Gina Marie Design dies
(scalloped stitched rectangles)

and snowflake dies (Sizzix).

An added touch with the Wink of Stella to finish it off.

Please hop on by and play in our wonderful challenge this

week. My fellow DT have some amazing inspiration

to share with you as well! Looking forward to

hopping over to your blogs to be inspired myself.

Thank you so much for sharing in my brand new creation.

Smiles and hugs are being sent your way!

Hugs,

Feline Better?

Good morning! It is the first Monday, in December. It is hard to believe the count down to Christmas is on. We had our first Christmas dinner celebration yesterday. It was good to see everyone in the family who was able to attend.  Although, there just wasn't enough time to talk to some which has made me sad.

Are you ready for what stamp set, will be high lighted today for The Project Bin!
This is an oldie but a brand new set for me, it is called Feline Good. Now this set comes with two dies, with the images and sentiments.

The image was colored up with Copic markers and then it was decided that some different shapes should be used and textures to complete this card.

I used some different lighting, it is a little tough to see the Feline Better? sentiment. It is cute though.

Please hop on by to The Project Bin Blog for more inspiration from Monday-Friday! You will not be disappointed as they inspire me weekly with their masterful creations.

Have an amazing week and thank you so much for stopping by today.

Hugs,

Biker Chic

Good, Good morning to everyone!

Well what a night watching basketball finals

Raptors vs Warriors

it was a really great game.

A great way to spend time with the family

when I wasn't able to go for a walk.

Today, is Creative Knockouts Thursday!

Kelly has a brand new challenge for you

and it is an easy peazy one this week.

Challenge # 301 - Anything Goes

Our sponsor for this week is:

LeAnn's World

Prize: 2 images

thank you so much for letting me showcase

Biker Chic

The image was colored using Copic markers

Then I used up some scrap dies after cutting out

Biker Chic to high light her.

I hope you have time to grab a cup of java, some time to craft

or catch up on your favorite blogs this week.

Thank you so stopping by

Have a blessed rest of your week!!!

Hugs,

Happy Belated Birthday!

Hello friends,

Yesterday and today, have been very interesting.

Blogger and I have been having a bit of a love/hate

relationship when it comes to publishing my posts.

This post was to go up for my

The Project Bin Monday post, early yesterday

but that was a "No Go"

Now as an adventure we have a late night

The Project Bin Tuesday post.

The joys of technology but in all honesty

I won't complain too loudly as it is what allows 

me to share my creations with all of you.

So my darling hubby brought me home

some very, very happy mail.

The Project Bin has a brand new stamp set out

called

The Gratest

Unfortunately, I missed a friends birthday so

how perfect is this sentiment and image.

My card below was colored with Copic Markers

Image and sentiment stamped with Memento Ink

Dazzling Diamond glitter

Paper is from Stampin' Up 

and the dies used are from Gina Marie Designs and Sizzix.

Looking for fun sayings

and some cute images to go with them,

The Project Bin is the way to go!

Looking for more inspiration

join us at The Project Bin Blog

and then hop on over to the shop.

Please stay tuned, I am excited to share some changes to 

my blog over the next several days and months.

Please come follow me here on my blog.

Thank you to the followers that I have and to the knew ones

that will be completely welcomed with an open heart.

Your support means the world to me.

Thanks for joining me

Have an amazing day!

Faith is Believing...

 Happy Monday morning!

My post for you today is

highlighting

the Maybe Christmas

stamp set

from

the amazing company

The Project Bin

I adore this saying,

it can be applied to so much more

than just Christmas.

When you actually think about the words.

The card is using stampin' up paper

(always artichoke, bravo burgandy, early espresso, whisper white)

except for the pattern paper (which is unknown)

Spellbinder circle dies and sizzix leaf dies.

The star texture is a folder by Stampin' Up.

I believe that all of this

just makes the sentiment pop.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Stamping Sensations - Get Ready For Christmas - November

Hiding In My Craft Room - #380 - Any Holiday

The Corrosive Challenge - #11 - November - Anything Goes

Aud Sentiments Challenge Blog - #217 - Christmas or Winter Sentiment

Craft Rocket Challenges - #54 - Christmas Is Coming

Crafting With An Attitude - Challenge #45 - Anything Goes

Thank you all so much for joining me

hope you like the card.

Have a blessed week

Hugs,

Season's Greetings

Happy morning to you!

Today, I am excited to share

my newest creation with you for

The Project Bin

Denise the owner/designer of these stamps

has come up with another brand new and awesome 

set called North Pole.

Don't you just love the each stamp

and the fonts are fabulous.

It has been out for a couple of weeks

and boy was I super excited when

going to the mailbox and seeing this

stamping goodness there.

When I saw this sentiment and the script of it,

the pattern paper from

Bo Bunny came to mind and so did this card sketch.

Operation Write Home #244

Out came my Gina Marie stitched circle die, my 1 inch circle punch,

my banner die and snowflake die from Sizzix.

The sentiment was stamped using Momento tuxedo black ink.

It just makes the sentiment pop on the color of this  paper.

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge Blog - #489- Christmas

Crafty Friends Challenge - #94 - Use more than 1 die (used 3)

Lil Patch of Crafty Friend- Challenge #91 - Anything Goes

Come on over and join us each day of the week

my fellow teammates have amazing

crafty inspiration to share with you too.

The Project Bin Blog

Be sure to joining me again next Monday

for another brand new creation

for The Project Bin.

Thank you for joining me.

Have a blessed day!

Hugs,

Give A Girl The Right Shoes....

 Good morning!

How was your weekend? 

Our family had a pretty good weekend

busy but good.

I don't know about you but I just love

a good pair of dress shoes.

My favorites are high heels, which sadly I can't 

wear anymore but boy oh boy do still admire them.

The stamp set I am highlighting

for The Project Bin today is

Wise Women

It is a truly fun loving set

Out came the inks and I used the one of the little shoe

stamps to create some designer paper. Picking colors for the

shoes was so much fun.

Then to pick the sentiment I wanted, well it was a hard

one but in the end

"Give a girl the right shoes and she will conquer the world"

Now I used Wink of Stella on the shoes but

unfortunately, you can't see it...boo. They are so sparkly

in person.

recipe:

Stampset

Wise Women

Paper: Tempting Turquoise, Rich Razzleberry, Whisper White

Ink: Tempting Turquoise, Rich Razzleberry, Daffodil Delight, 

Wild Wasabi, Melon Mambo, Tuxedo Black (Memento)

Accessories: die, small silver grommets and YNS enamel dots, 

sizzix 3D embossing folder and sizzix double dots embossing folder

Come on over and join us

at

The Project Bin Blog to see more amazing inspiration

each day of the week. My teammates do an amazing job

of inspiring me each week.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Have a blessed week :)