Little Red Wagon # 98 - Twine

And I'm back again today with another card.

This one is for Avril's Little Red Wagon challenge to use twine:



This card was inspired by one I saw in Stamper Sampler and I just love how it turned out.

And if you can why don't you join us over at Little Red Wagon with your twine creation, we love to see what you create!

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Birfday!!!

I'm back with another card this time following Card Patterns sketch 132.

I turned the sketch and used a cute Stamping Bella stamp and Sassafras Indie Girl paper.

CAS-ual Fridays - Autumn Paper Piecing

I had a chance to play along with a couple of card challenges this past weekend and created this pieced card for CAS-ual Fridays.

Like my previous apple card this card features Jillibean Cheddar Soup paper but this time I used Papertrey's Fall Elegance stamp set.

Two Scrapbook Friends Back To School Online Crop

Two Scrapbook Friends is hosting on online crop this week in their message board.

There are lots of fun challenges and today I created an apple themed card for Design Team Member Deanna's challenge.

I used Jillibean's Cheddar Soup paper line and Papertrey Everyday Button Bits stamps.

Thanks for stopping by!

Oslo

I'm back with another cruise stop on our recent Baltic adventure, this time we're in Oslo. 
This is one of the views as we sailed into port.



And this was the view from our balcony while in port. It is Akershus Castle which dates from 1299.  This medieval castle and royal residence was developed into a fortress in 1592, after which it was rebuilt into a renaissance castle in 1637-1648.

Of course the rebuilding into the renaissance castle was overseen by Christian IV.

This is a statue depicting Christian IV pointing where Oslo should start to be rebuilt after a fire in 1624.


A must see in Oslo is Holmenkollen, a large ski jump arena.

The view from only part way up the ski jump.

A little friend we found at the ski jump!

And finally a street view of Oslo.

Hope you have enjoyed this little visit to Oslo, lots of cruise highlights still to come.

It's The Simple Things Saturday

Planters thriving well into September!

OLW is back Baby!

Hello there!

I'm back with another card, this one is clean, simple and one layer.

OLW is back with their 63rd challenge which is to create a baby card.

So I got out my Papertrey Baby Button Bits stamps and created this card:

Nothing like a one layer card to quickly get your craft on!

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Little Red Wagon Challenge #97 - Use a Die Cut

It's Wednesday already, guess that's what happens when Monday was a holiday!

And so it's time for another Little Red Wagon challenge. This week Joanne challenged us to use a die cut.

Given the coolish weather we've had recently, I was in the mood to create an autumn inspired card. So using Basic Grey's Curio papers and leaves dies from Cheery Lynn Designs, I created this card:

I also followed this week's Card Patterns sketch 131, love their sketches!

So dig into your wagons for those die cuts and link up your creations over at Little Red Wagon, we love to see what you create.

Back to School for Brittany

I just had to share this back to school photo of Brittany.

Georgetown Layouts

I hope everyone had a great weekend.

Today I'm sharing a couple more layouts I recently made of our trip last summer.

This time they are of Georgetown.



I was able to use older papers and rub-ons and even older chipboard letters!



Thanks for stopping by!

Aarhus/Silkeborg, Denmark

A port of call on our recent cruise was the port of Aarhus.

After a brief bus ride we boarded an antique train for a ride through Denmark's scenic countryside.



The train was not operated by Steve!



One of the many pretty views we saw.



And I was surprised to see homes with thatched roofs.



Our ultimate destination was Silkeborg, home of Tollund Man.



Tollund Man is the naturally mummified corpse of a man who lived during the 4th century BCE, during the time period characterised in Scandinavia as the Pre-Roman Iron Age.He was found in 1950 buried in a peat bog which preserved his body. The head and face were so well-preserved that he was mistaken at the time of discovery for a recent murder victim.


While there, we also happened to be interviewed by a local newspaper who then published this photo and brief article.



Until this week, they had never in their lives heard of Silkeborg. They have now. The pairs Kathryn and Dave Muir and Rosanne and Steve Dreyer from the city Kitchener in Ontario, Canada, was part of the cruise company, which earlier this week paid a visit Tollund. The total three-week expedition to go to Denmark, Germany and the Baltic countries. The ship lay in Aarhus a single day this week, and that night it continued in the direction of Rostock in Germany. The Canadian quartet was very apropos photographed with the maritime background of Silkeborg Museum, namely at the exhibition for the golden plover 150 years anniversary. Photo: Jakob Andersen Stigsen

I never dreamed we'd end up in a Danish newspaper while on our cruise!

It's the Simple Things Saturday.

Jello filled melon(as inspired by my recent stay at Memories Manor).

Frederiksborg

It's time for another trip post!

Although I liked everywhere we visited I was particularly enthralled with Frederiksborg located about 1 hour by train outside Copenhagan.

It is the largest Renaissance palace in Scandinavia.


The oldest parts of the castle date back to 1560, and were built by King Frederick II, after whom the palace is named.


Most of the current palace was built from 1602 to 1620 by Christian IV and follows the Dutch style favoured by Christian IV for his new buildings in Copenhagen.


After Christian IV's death in 1648, the palace was used mainly for ceremonial events

The castle features heavily ornamented doors.

And balconies.

An amazing chapel.

Ornate window accents.


Amazing plaster sculptures, yes the curtains and cherubs are plaster.

Expansive grand ballrooms.



A moat.

Highly detailed ceilings.

Baroque gardens.


Detailed brickwork.



I could go on and on in sharing photos from this gorgeous castle but will stop here as I think you get the idea.

More trip posts to come soon!