Finally, time to garden

My mom and my great niece came out for a few days.  I finally had a little time to do a bit of yard work, and did my yard need it. We would fill a wheelbarrow full of weeds and trimmings then mom would take it behind the barn to dump it.  It wasn't long before my niece decided that the wheelbarrow would make a nice ride.

I just came back from my scrapbooking night.  It sure is nice to get out with friends and share ideas. I thought that I would post another picture of a card that I have made in the last few months.

In April I went to a quilting retreat and met some very nice ladies. One of the ladies made cookies to bring to the retreat.  They were fabulous and I asked for the recipe. She mailed it to me and I thought that I should make her a thank you card. Thus, this card was made. I will edit this post later and include the recipe.

Updates to my blog.

I have been playing around with the format of my blog. I am not sure that I like it very much but when I have more time I will try to do some more work on it.
I thought that I should post a photo of a card that I made recently.

 This was a thank you card  that I made using the Wild Card cartridge for the Cricut machine.  I cut out three sunflowers and then put coppper stickles on the centers of each flower.  I used 2 Stampin Up punches to punch out the sentiment and then tied a bow around the front of the card with some satin ribbon.  I got the idea for this card from "MadebyMomo" at YouTube.  If you get the chance search for her videos there. She does fabulous cards using the Cricut. 
     That's all for now.  I must get to work finishing a quilt.

What I have been up to the last few months.

I know that I haven't posted in more that a couple of months. It isn't because I haven't been doing anything, in fact I have been quite busy. Quilting has taken up most of my time but I still sneak in time for papercrafts. I just haven't worked updating my blog into my schedule. I will have to try harder at that.

Even though I wasn't updating my blog, I was trying to take pictures of my projects so that I could post them when I had more time. I will try to post these pictures in the next few days. I think that I also have a video or two that I haven't put on my blog yet and I will try to get them up as well.

My first project is a mini album that I made a few months ago. I donated this album to our local Kinette club to use on a raffle table in March.

One Friday evening a month some girls and I get together and scrap. We just bring whatever we are working on and visit. It is an evening that I look forward to every month. Last night was our evening and we had a blast. Sheena, a friend of mine, made some beautiful cards so I took pictures of them. I really like how she coloured in the cakes and then layered them. I will definitely have to try that some day.



Sheena used Glimmer Mist on the second card to give it a little bit of sparkle. I think that this card looks very elegant.



Finally, today I was working on some Easter cards. I copied a card that Mary from CardzTV made. I really like it.

I have come to the conclusion that I am not a very good blogger. I get so busy with life that I can go weeks, even months, without looking at my blog. When I last wrote I was starting a new mini album. That album is complete and I have also finished another. It can take me a month or more to finish a mini. I usually only work on it in the evenings for a short time. I will post videos of these projects to my blog as they are uploaded.

I think that I can safely say that spring has come to Saskatchewan (I hope). We have been blessed with some beautiful weather in March and April has come in much the same way. Most of the snow is gone and now we will have to contend with a little mud for a while as the ground thaws. I can't wait until everything starts to green up. Spring and summer are my favorite seasons even though there is more work to do.

I hope that everyone has a nice Easter and God Bless.

Winona