Little Red Wagon #102 - Use A Ticket

This week is sure flying by, of course it helps that Monday was a holiday :)

Joanne challenged us to use a ticket in our Little Red Wagon creation this week.

Jillibean had this cute little ticket die cut that I just couldn't resist using on a card:

I grouped it with some other Jillibean die cuts and a flower Regan made and gave to me sometime ago that I'd been hoarding.

I hope you'll join us over at Little Red Wagon this week with your ticket inspired creation!

85th Table Top Tuesday

It's been awhile since I've participated but I'm linking up a couple of table arrangements to Marty's 85th Table Top Tuesday.

A small arrangement on my family room table.

And another on my kitchen table.

Thanks for stopping by!

Stockholm Archipelago

To reach Stockholm our ship sailed through the Stockholm Archipelago, a vast, fan-shaped area of more than 24,000 islands and islets of which a small percentage are inhabited.

The landscape has been shaped and is still being shaped by land elevation. It wasn't until the Viking Age that the archipelago began to assume its present day contours.

The islands rise by about five millimeters each year.

A few old forts are visible along the way.

Historically this area was primarily a fishing area but is now used as a holiday destination.

Fortunately it was a gorgeous, sunny day during which it took us about 3 hours to slowly sail out of the archipelago of which we had an awesome and relaxing view from our balcony.

Posts on our last port of call to come soon!

Smile!

Today I'm sharing a card I made for the CAS-ual Fridays challenge to make a card based on the following quote:

Everyday you spend without a smile is a lost day.

The smile theme is also inspired by Julie's story, check it out on the Casual Friday blog.

I hope you're smiling today!

Thanks for stopping by.

OLW - Thoughtsgiving

Back with a second post today!

I'm posting a card I made for this week's One Layer Wednesday theme of Thoughtsgiving or Thinking of You.

I used a stamp set I recently bought at a used stamp sale to create this card:

The chandelier is popped up and embellished with glitter and a rhinestone as is the 'i' in light.

A closer view, you can almost see the glitter.

I'll be sending this card to someone who needs a bit of a boost!

Thanks for stopping by!

It's The Simple Things Saturday

Seasonal fall mums!

Have a great Saturday!

Fall Decorating with Gourds

This year gourds went a long way in decorating the house for fall.

Used in a vignette on our kitchen desk.

Clustered in leaf shaped dishes and used as a table centrepiece.

Displayed under cloches and on a candleholder.

On some spanish moss in leaf shaped dishes.

And on more spanish moss but nestled on top of a pitcher.

I usually change my decor in some way with the seasons, do you decorate for the seasons?

Thanksgiving Banner

I recently participated in a thanksgiving banner swap at a local scrapbook store, Two Scrapbook Friends.

We each made a letter on the same banner base using similar colours and voila!

An awesome banner! Each piece so unique and all work together so well!

My banner piece was the last letter G.

And we are doing another for Christmas, yea!

Little Red Wagon #101 - Giving Thanks

Happy Hump Day!

Time for another Little Red Wagon challenge and with the Canadian thanksgiving coming up, Deanna has chosen the theme of Giving Thanks.

I used some cute die cuts by Jillibean Soup to create this card;

So dig into your wagon for those thankful themed items and join us over at Little Red Wagon with your creation. We love too see what you create.

Stockholm

Hi there! I'm finally back with my Stockholm post.

We started our day with a short bus trip to Sigtuna, the oldest city in Sweden.

While there we saw the ruins of St.Olaf's, initially built in the 12th/13th century as a Dominican monastery.

Across from the ruin is St.Maria dating back to the mid-13th century.

It contains a baptismal font that dates to medieval times.

And interior paint finishes dating to the 14th century.

Nearby is a rune stone from the 12th century and is one of several in the area that are attributed to the Vikings.

Then we strolled the oldest street, Stora Gatan, in Sweden dating back to 980!

Cute little alleys.

Rowboats on Lake Malaren.

And  a street view(water view) of Stockholm.

A trip to Stockholm isn't complete without a trip to the Vasa Museum.

The Vasa sank on its maiden voyage in 1628 and was lifted from the water in 1961.

The ship has been expertly preserved and the detail is amazing, I wish my photos were better but the lighting was not the best.

And one last look at Stockholm.

I wish we had more time there, of all the places we went I think I would like to go back to Stockholm someday.

Gratitude

Well, I couldn't let World Card Making Day go by without making a card.

And since I've been preparing for an early thanksgiving celebration tomorrow, my card has a thanksgiving theme:

And as I used a ribbon loop as suggested by CAS-ual Fridays I'm also linking it there.

Thanks for stopping by!

It's The Simple Things Saturday

Fresh herbs in the garden!

Little Red Wagon Challenge #100 - Postage

Yes, it's our 100th challenge over a Little Red Wagon and this week I'm challenging you to use a postage theme on your creation.

I used a cute little PTI postage themed stamp set to create this card:



So if you can, why don't you play along with us over at Little Red Wagon, we love to see what you create.