Surviving an Ice Storm

Wow...this past week or so has been CRAZY but very memorable.

We were hit by an Ice Storm in the Greater Toronto Area and Georgetown was hit very hard. Here's some pics of what it looked like from inside my house:

We were without power for 4 1/2 days, and actually checked into a hotel on the 24th of December so that we could have warmth and nice Christmas morning. Thank you to my dear friend Peggy for arranging this for us. My hubby fell on the ice on the 23rd and fractured his wrist, so he's had a rough go of it, aside from turning 50 on Christmas Day. This holiday has gone by with a blur and I'm not sure we even feel like we had a Christmas.

On a brighter note; here's my son opening his stocking at the hotel room:

We had no internet/cable service until Sunday December 29th, which was tough too. Sadly we lost all the food in our fridge and freezers...I still feel sick about it as we'd stocked up really well for Christmas and the New Year with lots of food.

We are grateful for Hydro and heat and power and internet so much more now that we've experienced this Ice Storm.

I'm entering these pics into the Sassy Cheryl's Show Me Thursday Challenge, in the hopes that some good will come of the Ice Storm and I may win a prize (LOL)

http://sassycheryls.blogspot.ca/2013/12/show-me-135.html

It's your birthday...

Here's a cute little card I created for my stash of birthday cards. It uses a Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp.

I'm entering it in the following challenge:
1. Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - Anything Goes

http://kraftinkimmiestamps.blogspot.ca/2013/12/december-krafty-previewsday-five-plus.html

Another Glittery Christmas card

I created this card using one of my favourite Stampin' Up Stamp sets "Lovely as a Tree". I've used this set for soooo many cards.

I'd like to enter it into the following challenges:
1. Simon Says Stamp - Monday Challenge - Stamp out 2013

http://www.simonsaysstampblog.com/mondaychallenge/challenge-stamp-out-2013/

2. Glitter and Sparkle - #61 - Traditional Christmas Colours

http://glitternsparklechallengeblog.blogspot.ca/2013/12/challenge-63.html

3. Cupcake Inspiration - #241 - Let it Snow

http://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.ca/2013/12/challenge-241.html

4. Milk and Coffee - Any Christmas Creation

http://milkcoffeechallenge.blogspot.ca/2013/12/any-christmas-creation-challenge.html

4. Holly Jolly Christmas Challenge and Blog hop

http://hollyjollychristmaschallenge.blogspot.ca/2013/12/christmas-challenge-and-blog-hop_17.html

A little get well card...

Here's a little Get Well card I created.



I'm entering it in the following challenge:
1. Simon Says Stamp - Monday Challenge - use tissue

http://lynnpenguinscreativecorner.blogspot.ca/2013/12/christmas-tags-for-my-sons-classmates.html

Christmas Tags for my son's classmates

I created these very quick and easy tags to hold pencils for my son's Grade 2 classmates.

Heres'a close up:


He coloured the Platypus image from Meljen's Designs to look like Perry the Platypus from Phineus and Ferb. I think they turned out pretty good and I'm sure the kids will love to get them.

You can get the image here:

http://meljensdesigns.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=2_13&products_id=975

I'm entering these in the following challenge:
1. Meljen's Designs - Holly Berries (use red and green)

http://meljensdesignsdt.blogspot.ca/2013/12/challenge-190-holly-berries.html

A new challenge at One Stitch at a Time - #194 - Anything Goes

Here's the card I created for the latest challenge at One Stitch at at Time:
I used the image on white cardstock and put an overlay of acetate on top of it...in real-life it does look like a shiny glass ornament.

Our Sponsor this week is Stitchy Bear Digi Outlet with a prize of all the digi images the DT used in challenge #192.

Because of the Christmas holidays coming up, this challenges runs until January 11th, 2014, 10pm GMT, so you have lots of time to join in.

Head on over the blog and check out all the other DT creations...and join us for a chance to win!!

http://onestitchatatimechallenge.blogspot.ca/

A Frosty Christmas Card

Here's a card I created today. It's a cute Bugaboo image and I just couldn't resist colouring it up for two challenges.

It uses a flip-card by The Stamps of Life, and is embossed with a brick embossing folder (both borrowed from my pal Peggy - thank you!)

Catch the Bug - December theme challenge - Your Favourite Chirstmas Song (Frosty the Snowman is one of my all-time faves)

http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.ca/2013/12/december-theme-challengefavorite.html

Cupcake Inspiriations - #240 - use red, green, gold

http://cupcakeinspirations.blogspot.ca/2013/12/challenge-240.html