JeWill, My Family My Crafts

December 30, 2009

2009-12-30T12:47:00.003-05:00

Wow, it has been almost a year since I have posted on here! So much has happened. Jesse is now in JK. Both boys are active playing hockey. Paul is the coach of Will's team and I am the trainer. I also went back to school. Studying to become an Educational Assistant!

The beginning of 2009 we added a member to our family, Lilo. Lilo was a

birthday present from friends for Jesse, but we all love her. She is very chatty and very friendly!

He is turning 4!

2009-01-26T20:42:00.004-05:00

I can't believe my baby turns 4 tomorrow! Wow how time flies. I know, every mom says that!

Tomorrow he is going to daycare and wanted to bring in treats for his little friends. So I made up these little treat bags. I used clear resealable bags that I found at the dollar store and put 4 little candies in each one (to of the candies are dried fruit chews, so kind of healthy!) I made the little cards by stamping on white cardstock in blue and then using bic markers to add some colour. The Happy Birthday and stars and dots are studio G acrylic stamps. The Dinosaur and Dinomite is a small wooden stamp, also from Studio G. The Jesse is some small acrylic alphas that I have. These were easy to make, but still time consuming since I had to make 20 of them!

On the weekend we will behaving a bowling party for him.

Sketchy!

2009-01-13T10:57:00.001-05:00

I have joined a sketch club over on the cricut message board! It sounds like so much fun. Anyone can join - how you ask, by submitting a sketch. For what? Pretty much anything! Basic to advanced layouts in all sizes, cards, ATC's - everything! Want not take a dabble at sketching. The best part is this is done eloectronically so there is no postage to be paid!
here is the link http://www.cricut.com/messageboard/tm.aspx?m=3585011&mpage=1

Hope you come join us!

Star Wars

2009-01-04T06:00:00.000-05:00

Will and Daddy went on the Star Tours ride. I pushed Jesse around in the stroller as he was sleeping. Later in the week I rode the ride with Will. Note to self for next time - do not ride on a full stomach!

Splash Pad at Disney

2009-01-03T15:28:00.003-05:00

The boys loved the splash pad almost as much as the pool. Goofy sure shows the kids a good time and love his ride!

More Disney!

2009-01-02T15:23:00.002-05:00

The boys enjoyed swimming in the really large pool. Okay, not so much swimming as palying by the stairs! The weather was perfect for a dip in the heated pool. There were even people sunbathing around the sides of the pool. In the background of the lat picture you can see one of teh resort buildings. All the buildings represent different decades but they are all bright and colourful! The one in the picture represents 1960's, we were staying in teh 1970's.

Happy New Year!

2009-01-01T15:10:00.002-05:00

We spent Christmas at Disney World what a wonderful time we had. Everythign about it was just magical. Just thought I would jump in and share a few pictures! Be sure to check back tomorrow for more pictures!

Another Wonderful Christmas Glass Block

2008-12-17T12:33:00.005-05:00

My first attempt at a glass block. Made a bit of a mess of the opening at the bottom, but that is covered with ribbon! I decided I would make it for our vacation. So the front is using Tinkerbell cricut cartridge (which I got for my birthday) and the Martha Stewart branch punch. Of course I added a lot of bling with some rhinestones and stickles. The year is from Mickey Font.

The back has our saying "Just Another Wonderful Christmas". Those are the four first initials of the 4 kids in our group going to Disney. The font is Mickey Mouse font as is the Mickey head and the Disney. Michelle had hats made for all with the same saying on them. And on the hats the first letter is larger and a different colour, just like here!

Can't wait to place this in our window at Disney!

The BIG 40!

2008-12-10T14:29:00.000-05:00

Well, it is here I have hit a new decade. Don't feel any older but I am sure my body will start falling apart now! Will is at school and Jesse and I are hanging. Tonight Paul will take the boys with him and I get to go hang with Carol and do a little scrap shopping!

This morning Carol brought a totally awesome cake to moms group. She sprinkled a Mickey Head on top with icing sugar and she gave me some awesome gifts with the same theme!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!

SURPRISE!

2008-12-09T23:27:00.000-05:00

Paul arrange a surprise gathering in honour of my 40th! Yup, will be the big 40 soon.

It was great to have my parents and Paul and the boys of course and surprise visitors. Carol and her daughter Elsie came, Dave and Michelle and their kids Collin and Ainsley. Sarah and her new addition Olivia - I finally got to meet Olivia - she is adorable!~

Thanks for the great afternoon everyone (and the great gifts!)

A little birdie told me!

2008-12-02T12:46:00.001-05:00

I was just over on another blog! Gotta tell you, there are some great pieces of work over there. Be sure to check it out as from now until Christmas they are giving away treats! Just be sure to leave a comment while you are over there.
http://albtm.blogspot.com/

Even More Cards

2008-11-26T07:00:00.002-05:00

A few more cards to share with you! Silver one is a DCWV card with a Christmas Cheer ornament cut. The branch is made with the Martha Stewart branch punch. The triangle trees were my attempt to scraplift one I saw on the cricut mb, but mine does not look near as sute as the one I saw. The soft coloured snow flake card has snowflake charms attached to the front with brads. The Noel one is a DCWV card with a Christmas Cheer tree cut with some bling!

More Cards

2008-11-25T07:00:00.000-05:00

Few more of the cards I have been working on! The gingerbread men were made using a Sizzix die I purchased at a garage sale. I added some bling with a glitter writer and some stickles. The background is DCWV. Christmas Blessing is a Stampin' up stamp that I embossed in silver. Again the background is DCWV. Happy Holidays is a plastic embellishment I purchased last year. I made the tree using silver sticker sheets and the martha stewart branch punch. Added some stickles for the star and the trunk. The card is a DCWV.

Christmas Cards

2008-11-24T09:38:00.003-05:00

Well I have started on my Christmas cards - will post over the next few days! I have used DCWV cards for the base. Some of the cards are pretty simple, but all were fun to make. The Christmas trees are little die cuts that came with the bling on them. The snowmen are part of hte card. The snowflakes are from SYI, backed with metalic and a little stickles and the snow at the bottom is a snowflake glitter glue from my stash.
The holly is from Christmas Cheer, with some stickles and skittles. The stamp is a clear Studio G.

CanSkate

2008-11-23T21:12:00.002-05:00

Jesse is taking skating lessons. His little helper today was great. She rarely held his hand and he did all the moves on his own - touching the ice, marching and even jumping! It was great to see him with a smile on his face! Last year there were often tears!

Advanced Yellow

2008-11-21T18:00:00.001-05:00

Will Tested for his advanced yellow belt at karate today! I was very impressed at how much he has improved! This photo was taken during the testing. Now at class he sports a yellow and black belt!

Santa Pants and Instructions

2008-11-14T08:15:00.001-05:00

This was a fun project! Someone on the Cricut message board posted a cute little treat box. I decided I needed to try and make one! I only made one, but plan on making more! These are so simple, you start with a 6 x 6 piece of red cardstock.

Step 1: Score 6 x 6 piece of cardstock at 2" and 4".
Step 2: Rotate carstock 90 degrees and repeat step 1. You now have 9 sections on the square.
Step 3: Cut along the score lines from the bottom of the square to the first cross score line. You will have 2 cuts to make.
Step 4: Rotate cardstock 180 degrees so the cut side is now at the top. Repeat step 3.
Step 5: Bend the sides up and the two ends in on each side. the end pieces on one side and the end pieces from the other side overlap and should be glued together. I use my ATG gun, but you can use any stong adhesive.
Step 6: Bend up your top and bottom piece and glue to the side end pieces. You now have a cute little open top box.
Step 7: Cut 2 pieces of black cardstock 1/2" x 8 1/2". This will be for the straps.
Step 8: Glue both black pieces to the inside front of the box, on on each side of the front of the box at the bottom. Bend the cardstock over, crossing at the back and glue to the back of the box all the way to the bottom.
Step 9: Cut 8 1/2" of white trim, I found mine at the dollar store in the sewing/notions section. I used wet glue to glue the trim on, wrapping around the back, with a little extra glue where the ends overlapped.
Step 10: Cut a piece of black cardstock 1/2" x 9".
Step 11: Cut a 1" square for buckle - I used glitter sticker sheets from SandyLion. Make small slits on each side to weave black through.
Step 12: Weave black cardstock through buckle, and wrap and secure with adhesive around white trim.
Step 13: Add a couple of little candies to the box, and voila a sweet little treat!

Glass Ornaments

2008-11-13T08:05:00.001-05:00

After Christmas last year, I picked up a package of square clear Christmas ornaments. I wasn't sure what I was going to do with them, but liked the shape so picked them up. My friend Carol made some cute round ornaments recently and I decided to make my square ones look similar. The inside is filled with rolled pieces of Christmas paper. On the front I have added a Christmas rub-on. A little shear ribbon to the top and voila they were complete!

York Peppermint Patties!

2008-11-12T08:00:00.002-05:00

On my last trip south of the border, I picked up a couple of bags of York Peppermint Patties. Wanted to dress them up a little bit. I do not know who to give credit to this idea, but I believe it is someone over on the Cricut message board. These were simple and fast. I have placed a tag on the front with a Christmas Tree and the one on the back says Christmas Cheer. The tags were made using Stampin' Up scallop punch and Creative Memories circle punch. The stamps are Studio G clear stamps. I used Versa Gold brilliance Ink to give them a little bling. Two packages made 36! Will be something small the kids can give to people around the holidays!

Hidden Tic Tacs

2008-11-11T09:14:00.001-05:00

Another project from the retreat! Someone on the Cricut message board post cute little books that hid a package of tic tacs! I thought that was a great idea. Well this is my take on them! I created little open top boxes using DCWV Christmas glitter stack pack paper. I then used my cropodile to punch holes near the top for ribbon. The wreath on the front is cut using my Cricut (well actually Carol's since she brought hers to the retreat and I brought my cuttlebug) and the Christmas Cheer cartridge. I then added a little bling to the wreath with stickles. Golden Rod on the bow and Xmas Red for hte berries. Pull on the ribbon and up comes a package of Tic Tacs!

Cocoa for Christmas

2008-11-10T09:00:00.000-05:00

The first project I worked on at the retreat was pocket sleeves for 36 packages of gourmet hot chocolate! This was fun, and they are not all the same! I used my cuttlebug on all, and ink on some. I used the Stampin' Up scallop punch and Creative Memories circle punch to create the little tags. The stamps on the tag and along the bottom are Studio G clear stamps. Used my Stampin' Up slit punch at the top of the sleeve and then my cropodile to make the little holes for the ribbon. The ribbon is just various ribbons I had in my stash! The papers are from value packs at Michael's! The thickness of hte cardstock is perfect for the cuttlebug and folding.

Oakwood Retreat

2008-11-09T22:14:00.001-05:00

Carol and I took off on Friday for a weekend of scrapping. We stayed at a resort near Grand Bend. Boy did we get a lot accomplished this weekend. I did zero layouts, but finished off a lot of projects.

Last spring I was involved in a card face swap. I had a bag with over 100 card faces sitting in my scrap area - well I am pleased to say, they are all cards now! It is wonderful having a stash handy!

The picture may not look like 100 cards, but trust me there are over 100 in that pile! Being a part of the Cricut Card Fairy Army, it is great having so many to choose from that I can get one in the mail on the same day a mission is received. For those of you unfamiliar with the Army, it is a group of people who have come together on the Cricut Message Board. Anyone can request that a card or cards be mailed to someone for whatever the occaission! I have just recently become a member but have sent a few get wells cards, hi cards, and sympathy cards. I know how great it makes me feel to receive a card in the mail so I am happy to put a smile on someone elses face!

By the way, I will post pictures of my projects over the next couple of days! So be sure to check back!

Santa Cards for Kids

2008-11-08T10:00:00.001-05:00

A friend over on the cricut message board, Brenda, started a great movement! She encouraged people to sign up to make cards to be sent to kids "from Santa". She also encouraged members to sign up their kids to receive cards "from Santa". I jumped on board, signing up my two boys and also my 2 nieces and nephew. I also signed up to make 5 sets of 2 cards to be sent to other children! The only requirement was that the big guy appear somewhere on the cards!

An Angel from my Angel

2008-11-06T22:47:00.004-05:00

I participated in a Christmas Ornament Swap on the cricut message board. Unfortunately the ornament sent to me never arrived! :( Well a wonderful angel, Julie, stepped in and mailed me a beautiful golden angel! But that is not all, she also sent an ornament she made herself using her cricut, Christmas Cheer cartridge and vinyl! Both ornaments are fabulous and I cannot wait to hang them on my tree!

SNOW

2008-11-02T18:00:00.000-05:00

This morning we woke to find snow, snow and more snow! There is about 2 1/2 feet on the back deck! We cleared the drive and headed to hockey. Though some started melting, this is what it still looked like this afternoon!

My Treaters!

2008-11-01T10:22:00.000-04:00

The boys had a fabulous time Trick or Treating! Will was a Dragon and Jesse a dog. They were joined by some friends! All had fun and gained too much candy! Daddy carved the pumpkins - the one on the ground with black eyes and a red tongue designed by Jesse, the one on the green table with black mustache and goatee designed by Will and the final one designed by daddy!

50th Anniversary

2008-10-29T10:11:00.000-04:00

Paul's Aunt and Uncle have been together for 50 years! What a fabulous thing! They celebrated with all of their friends and family at a bowling alley in Mississauga with a 50's theme!
I made them a golden card for the occaision!

Halloween Treats

2008-10-23T10:56:00.006-04:00

Time to actually start posting to this blog! Last night I worked on some sour cream containers for my moms group, Jesse's daycard providers, Will's teachers and bus driver!

i think they turned out kind of cute! I used halloween paper from a stack I purchased a couple of years ago from Costco. They were easy to make, sealing them with my ATG tape and crimping the ends. The tags were made using scraps from my stash. The [SPOOKY] stamp is a Studio G stamp from michael's. The halloween ribbon was a gift last year from a friend (thanks carol). Hope everyone enjoys! Oh and there are caramel and truffle kisses inside! Yum!