Gotta Catch 'Em All

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 Suffering 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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It has been a whirlwind for the last couple of months.

Last month saw our daughter get married.

It was nice to be with family and friends.

Of course our daughter was stunning and her husband was handsome.

This month the weather is still exceptional and we have been

able to enjoy it with everything going on.

Today we have a brand new challenge over at Creative Knockouts.

We are on Challenge #555 - Anything Goes

Our wonderful sponsor for this challenge is 

Stars Stampz

Prize: 3 images

Thank you so much for letting me high light

this super fun image called Gotta Catch 'em All.

This fun image reminds me of our kids playing Pokemon Go

and how many times we would be stopping and looking for the Pokemon.

Honestly, it made for a lot of fun family moments

and exploring.

My card is colored with Copic Markers.

The papers are from Stampin' Up

The stitched rectangle and triangles are from my leftover stash.

Please come and join us at Creative Knockouts

for this brand new challenge.

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 Book Elf - Thank you

 

Good morning!

Hoping you are having a good week so far.

May is just flying by.

We celebrated our anniversary this past week

and we had a long weekend.

Who doesn't love a long weekend?

It has been very hot and windy

so many fires in our province.

Praying for gentle rains that will help

with all of the fires.

We have a brand new challenge for you

over at Creative Knockouts.

for challenge #495

we would like to see Fun Fold cards

Our wonderful sponsor for this challenge is

Star Stampz

Prize: 3 Images

The Book Elf is the image being high lighted on this card.

It was colored using Copic Markers.

Fun fold cards are great. It has been a while.

The fun fold I am sharing with you is called a W Easel Card.

My image is probably a little bigger

than it should be but it still works out.

You use a 4.25x11"

Score at 5.5"

Score at 2.75"

Then you fold it to the inside.

or you fold it in half and then fold one piece in half again.

It was so much fun to color up this image.

I adore books and absolutely love

to read outside in the summer, especially while camping.

One of my dream spots to read would be to have a 

spot with pillows and a bench around

a tree with lights, a good drink and then relax.

Just read until my heart is content.

The stitched dies are from Gina Marie Designs.

The two punches with the sentiment are from Stampin' Up

The thank you stamp is from Stampin' Up

Paper is from Stampin' Up.

Please be sure to join us over at Creative Knockouts

for our Fun Fold Challenge.

We would love to see you creations.

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Have an amazing week.

Hugs,

Fall Is In The Air

 

Hello, Hello, Hello!

The trees are so beautiful 

and they sure are losing their leaves

here in Millet.

I love this time of year...even with the chilly nights.

We have a brand new challenge up and running over

at Creative Knockouts

with a wonderful sponsor this week.

Challenge #421 is Fall Is In The Air!

Our wonderful sponsors this week are from

Star Stampz

Thank you so much for letting me highlight

this wonderful image.

Autumn Fall Girl Reading

The prize is 3 Digital Images

It was so much fun coloring up Autumn Fall Girl Reading

with my Copic Markers.

I then cut the image out using my Gina Marie Design Dies

(oval and scalloped rectangle)

The pattern paper is from my scrap bin.

Please join us this week for this wonderful challenge 

and a chance to win some digi's.

Thank you so much for stopping by.

Thanks For Being There

 

Good morning!

It is so very hard to believe that we

are into Fall already.

The tree color changes are simply magnificent.

They remind me of the constant change

of nature and it is just so hard not to appreciate

the gorgeousness around us.

Today, I am lucky to share a brand new creation with you,

for Creative Knockouts.

We are on Challenge #369 - Thankful Thoughts 

Our wonderful sponsor this week is from

Star Stampz

Prize: 3 Images

Monster under bed

Thank you so much for letting me work with this cute

image. We all get scared sometime and we

are certainly grateful to our parents, family and friends

for their support.

My card was colored using Copic Markers

and Stampin' Up paper.

Thank you so much too everyone, including you

that are here to support me, when I need you.

Please join us at Creative Knockouts

for this fun filled challenge.

I look forward to coming to see your creations.

Wishing you a fantastic day!

Thank you,

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,

Spring Bumble Bee

Hello, friends! Welcome to my blog.
Today, is a beautiful day with some wind
and the temperatures should be above 0 again today.
Doing a dance.

Today, is Creative Knockouts Thursday
where I will share some of my card
inspired by our challenge this week.

Thank you so much to our sponsor this week
for letting me color up this adorable image called

Spring Bumble Bee

Prize is 3 images

The challenge number is #289

Challenge: Tic Tac Toe- use the items in any line- straight or diagonal

Pearls	Vintage	Bling
Paper Piecing	Image/Sentiment	Die Cuts (nestie, punches, etc)
Distressing	Embossing	Ribbon/Twine

I chose the bottom row

Distressing is on the top two layers

Embossing is on the bottom layer

Ribbon (3 different colors)

Isn't this fun!!!
So many different ways to make your project.

I colored the image using Copic Markers
On the wings, flower, crown and spot on the cheek Wink of Stella was used.
The paper is from Stampin' Up (Whisper White, So Saffron, Rich Razzleberry
The stitched rectangle die is from Gina Marie Designs
The butterfly is a left over from a Spellbinders die.
The embossing folder is D'vine Swirl from Cuttlebug

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges
Craft Rocket Challenge - Challenge #57 -  March - Flowers
Crafting with an Attitude - Challenge #49 - Always Anything Goes

Thank you so much for joining me today!
Wishing you an amazing week and may someones
smile brighten your day!

Hugs,

Cheers To You

The cute image you see on this card is from a Company called Star Stampz.  Her name is My Sweet Rose and she was so much fun to color with my Copic's.  They are our brand new sponsor this week over at Creative Knockouts - Challenge #153 Birthday Wishes.  I would like to thank them for letting me use this awesome image.

Prize: 3 Images

The stamp, butterfly, punch, black marker, black memento ink and Wink of Stella are all from Stampin' Up.  It is just a simple design and well colors are just because I really like pink.

Come share your Birthday inspiration this week at Creative Knockouts.

Thanks for stopping by.