In The Cat Cave

While it's difficult to see in the picture, this project uses the Snowfall Thinlets combined with the Softly Falling Embossing Folder. The snowflakes are created using the Velveteen paper - it's almost like there's actual snow on the card!

For my two projects today, I am showcasing one stamp set called 'Happiness Surrounds'. I have created ONE project using the Snowfall Thinlet Dies and ONE project without the Snowfall Thinlets. It's amazing how Stampin' Up! can create a non-holiday stamp set to co-ordinate with a Snowflake Thinlets! You can use this stamp set and thinlets any time of year!

Lately, I have been loving all the different purple colours! This patterned paper comes from the Country Home DSP.  How perfect does this paper work with the Sahara Sand cardstock?


Thanks for dropping by today for this special blog hop - make sure that you check out Charlet's projects and the rest of the Stampin' Up! Artisan Design Team Blog Hop!

September has arrived and we are all craving routine again.

On school days an ideal morning begins with Mom waking up before everyone else around 6:30am. I sometimes will have a sip of coffee. I try to plan out the day and start lunches. However, typically I need to clear off the counter first. And in order to clear off the counter, the dishwasher must first be unloaded. If I am lucky I’ve at least thought about lunches the night before. This year St. Peters Primary does not have any cafeteria service. If we don’t pack a lunch, the kids won’t have one.

I start waking Ryan up about 6:45. He generally doesn’t budge and if he does he finds his way to the washroom. It drives me bananas but I really don’t know why I would expet him to rise and shine on his after all these years?

Kids are up next at 7am. Jane Caines is often the first up. She is always ready to tackle the day. And she is hungry immediately. She usually choses fruit, oatmeal or smoothies. She always has a small glass of juice. This is her only chance for juice on a typical day. Jack on the other hand used to have to be carried downstairs. He will still have his eyes closed. Lately hes hopping into our bed for a couple extra minutes. He’s a true sloth. Jack will eventually ask for a glass of milk and either Cheerios or peanut butter toast. In all likelihood he won’t eat much.

For this year there’s no devices or TV in the mornings when there’s school or places to go. Jack would turn from sloth to zombie. Sometimes I’ll put on the radio or Good Morning Canada. On a great morning it will be the Jay and Dan show on TSN.

Jane gets dressed and rolls her eyes at the prospect of brushing her hair. I am exhausting all efforts to get Jack in the bathroom and to get himself dressed.

By 8am the bus is there and we are ready to rock and roll.... even if I do Jane’s hair at times at the bus stop.

Then it’s Mom’s turn. I never eat breakfast until I am at work. Of course, by then I am famished. It’s so nice to have some time in the morning... just to get a shower. But most days I am rushing out the door with a long to do list in my cleanest yoga pants and running shoes.

Ryan takes it all in stride. He’s easy peezy as his busy work season is slowing down.