The Last Snuggle

Mike and Chevy had a last snuggle yesterday  before he left his foster home to go to his puppy raiser. I have never been more proud of Mike as I was this week. He did an amazing job taking care of this little guy and teaching him some important basics. Thanks to Mike for giving it his all. Hopefully, Chevy will be an amazing service dog because he surely is an amazing puppy! Good luck little buddy. 

A Wee Visitor

Last Saturday I went to help hand out some of the "Hollywood" puppies. As it turned out, Chris needed a foster home for a couple puppies while new puppy raisers were finalized. I gladly offered to take Mr Orange now known as Chevy! He has been a sheer delight to have. We will have to hand him over to his new puppy raiser on Saturday afternoon but at least we had a chance for some puppy snuggles, kisses and antics. 

Good luck Chevy! 

Saturday Crop at the Bug!!

After spending the morning with some 8 week old Golden Retreivers, I went straight to the Scrapping Bug for an all day Crop. Worked on some copic coloring and card making. 

In June, my friend Dianne Nyeboer is holding her Loonies for Lindor Crop. This is one of the cards that I made that she will have for sale at her crop. Make sure you watch for the registration information for Dianne's crop! June 21st, 2014 in Elmira. 9am to 6pm. 

Stampin up Saleabration begins!

These cards were all made with papers, punches and stamps from Saleabration. These were part of my card swap that happened Friday evening at Team Social. Some of us braved the winter weather to enjoy some make n' takes, dinner and share some laughs. Farah made it all the way from Guelph in that terrible weather and even stopped for a Starbucks on the way! A lady after my own heart! 

Reconnecting with Dr Joey

Last night I had the opportunity to listen to a presentation by Dr Joey Shulman. I have been following her on and off for several years. She is a chiropractor and a holistic nutritionist. Several years ago I had the opportunity to work with her for several months. I enjoyed sharing the evening with Margie and we both came away with some new outlooks on improving our health.
Tonight I am off to A Stampin Up Team meeting and I am looking forward to seeing everyone! We are doing a card swap so I will post pictures when I get home tonight.
Stay safe and try to stay warm
Tammie

Hearts a Flutter Shower Card

I needed a shower card before I left for Halifax last week! Since I love the Hearts a Flutter stamp and framelits from Stampin Up I decided to give them a try. Using the colours that are already being used for the wedding, I went to work. Happy with my results and congratulations to Louisa and John.
Used Pacific Point ink and Paper
Very Vanilla paper
Sahara Sand paper
Gold embossing powder

A Great Way to Spend a Weekend

This weekend I had the opportunity to attend a weekend retreat at the Elmhurst Inn in Ingersoll, Ontario.
I have attended Denise Donald's crops so I knew that I would be well taken care of but Denise and Natasha went over and above anything that I expected.
The retreat started on Friday - anytime from 10 am on - of course Anna and I were there by 9:45 waiting in the parking lot. We arrived to a warm welcome and a wonderful loot bag set up on the table. Anna and I went right to work and started to create. Lunch was on our own so we took a trip into town and enjoyed lunch a Ye Old Bakery and Cafe - one of my favorites when work brings me to Ingersoll. The meals that were part of our package started at dinner in the Elmhurst and we had some amazing food. Sunday brunch is famous at the Elmhurst and I can see why.
Included at our crop was a 3 card class and a 2 page layout. More classes were available and I fit in as many as I could. Later this week I will post some pictures of some of the things we created.
If you ever have the opportunity to attend a Christmas Retreat .... or I hear there may be a spring on this year, don't hesitate to sign up. You will be treated like gold.
Signing off for now - I need to get my rest for my appointment with my trainer tomorrow evening. He doesn't like it when I have not had enough sleep.
Stay tuned for some of the pictures of the weekends' classes.