An Aviary Birthday Card

Hello again,

On Friday August 19th my "baby brother" turned 28! And yesterday we went up to Orangeville for a birthday party/BBQ. It is a 3 hour drive and was Jesse's longest car ride since we brought him home at the end of June 2010.

Here are 2  pictures from the car ride home from the breeders'. He was so tiny back then and was only 8 weeks old. Oh, and when we first saw the puppies - he was even smaller (he was 5 weeks when we went to see him for the first time). I will share some of the "baby" pictures and pictures of his siblings in a few days.

In this picture - we stopped at the McDonald's in Listowel and I took the picture before taking him out of the car.

This picture was taken just before he climbed up on my lap and fell asleep. It was almost like if he was asking if he could get on my lap - and with those eyes who could say no ?!?

And here is the birthday card. I chose a simple card for my brother and this one was especially easy to make. I love that the punches used to create the circles make this card come together very quickly.

Recipe for this card

Stamps - Aviary,  Fabulous Phrases
Card Stock - Pacific Point, Real Red, Whisper White
DSP - Brights Paper Stack (Real Red)
Accessories - Scallop Circle Punch, Scallop Oval Punch, 1 3/4" Circle Punch, 1 3/8" Circle Punch, Large Oval Punch, Rhinestones, pop dots.

I hope that you like the card and enjoyed the trip down memory lane. Gotta love the early puppy pictures.

That's all for now. Thanks for visiting again.

Katie

Graduation Day

Hi there,

Well, it has been a few days since I did a blog post, but I have had a busy couple of days.

On Mondays for the last 6 weeks, Jesse went to puppy obedience classes at PetSmart. And last night was his graduation night. He learned a whole bunch of things (as did I)! He can sit (which he knew before), knows the down command, loose leash walking and can even do a trick - "roll over". Some of the commands took some work (the down command was especially difficult for us to get him to do - seeing as he is already so close to the ground) - but he has mastered them. :)

Here are a couple of pictures from "Graduation"

Here is Jesse in his "down" position.

At the end of the final class, there were Graduation caps for pictures. Jesse is moving so fast that you can't even see the cord holding the cap in place.

Here is Jesse wearing his cap.

And a profile shot with the Graduation cap. By this point in the evening he was so tired and kinda just accepted the fact that he would have to wear the cap until I had taken enough pictures. I was able to get a few good pictures by having a treat in my hand while taking the picture

Well, that's all for now. I will be back tomorrow with a progress update on the Butterflies in Blue Quilt (I have the quilt back done - but still have a bit to do yet).

See you later,

Katie

A Warm Welcome

Well, I finally did it! I created my very own blog :D

I have been an avid follower of a few different blogs, and after starting my latest hobby (quilting) and following quite a few quilting/sewing themed blogs, I thought that it was the right time to try my hand at blogging myself.

To introduce myself....I currently live in London, Ontario, Canada with my very adorable long haired miniature dachshund Jesse. He is about 15 months old and I have had the pleasure of having him in my life for just over a year.

I have many hobbies - it all started back in high school (hard to believe that it has been 10 years since I graduated high school) - when I started cross stitching. My love of sewing started not long after and I am partially self taught and partially taught by my Nana.

I have been making cards for about 3 years, and I have been a Stampin' Up Independent Demonstrator for 1 year. I love seeing what people create and love getting inspiration from them as well.

I have to admit it, my card making has taken a bit of a back seat to my quilting lately. It all started when I saw an applique quilt done by Angie Kennedy Juda. The quilt that inspired it all can be seen here. My version was a quilt for Jesse (and yes - he is a very spoilt little puppy).

And of course, when I took the picture, Jesse had to be right there too!!

Anyway, that's all for now. I will be back later to let you know what projects that I currently have on the go, and some of the progress that I am making.

Have a wonderful evening,

Katie