One BIG Thing - Kayla Turnbull, Osoyoos’ own in CBC Searchlight Contest!

 

We have a very poised and talented young woman in our lives.  We have known Kayla for a couple of years - originally she attended YouLearn.ca where my husband Miles works as an instructor.  Kayla was taking some courses and one of them included a digital music course he teaches.  We developed a friendship with Kayla and her family. 

 

Credit: Osoyoos Times 

Miles and I attend Osoyoos Christian Centre and February 2013 saw us hosting a fun music night called “All ‘Bout Love and Kayla took part in it (photo above) (or read my blog post about that HERE) It was a sensation and this began our musical journey with Kayla.  Miles and she teamed up and decided that he will produce her very first album (recording) which we hope (prayers please!) will be coming out in May 2014. 

( it has been a pretty interesting year on my end, observing just how much work musicians have to put into their creations - I had no idea)

Though recording of Kayla’s first album is still a work in progress, it was decided to allow a pre-release of “Into the Wild” just for this contest (so the final rendition on the album when it does emerge will be completely polished!) 

Soooooo, will  you please visit the CBC Searchlight contest page

 

 

HERE 

and listen to Kayla’s song

and vote vote VOTE!!!

You can click on Kayla’s BIO to expand it and read more - and

The contest opens today and runs until April 6, so EVERY VOTE COUNTS! 

Click where it shows in the above graphic on the CBC Searchlight site.

This year, you can vote up to 10 times per day per region. Please spread the word!  Tweet, Facebook, Pinterest, email - lets put Osoyoos and Kayla on the airwaves in a big way. 

 

 

And in light of this momentous exciting and wonderful news - I’ve created a FREE cut file for you to make your own “Sing Sing Sing” banner using your Silhouette Cameo. Click on image to be taken to the download!

DOWNLOAD

(google drive)

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Fusion Card Challenge No. 6

I promised myself I would use this 6 x 6 “dolled up” paper pad for another project while the patterns and colors inspire me.  This challenge appealed:

Fusion Card Challenge No. 6

 

I decided to go with both these prompts, choosing the floral paper and also employing the layered rectangle in the center. 

 

 

Supplies include My Mind’s Eye “dolled up”,  Studio G stamp and some cutouts I made using my Cameo 

 

 

 

(I mimicked the flowers on the MME paper.)

Hope you are having a lovely Sunday.  I’m off to go wish my dear friend Melanie O a happy birthday today. 

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Family Challenge #11 - Partial Embossing

Oh my… I am definitely (or if I’ve been given grace I still should be) a black sheep today because its our Family Challenge day and I was the one to initiate it and yet here I am posting late because I totally forgot - buahahaha!  Yeah, right about the time I had my head in the toilet bowl cleaning my sister let me know she got her post up.  Ahhh!  (smacking my forehead)  Well, it’s been a super busy couple of days. 

So I suggested this challenge which features Partial Embossing:

 

I’ve not attempted this before and it was a bit tricky in my head to make it happen all lined up and such.  Here’s my card:

 

 

Supplies include:

Cardstock, Stamps - Inkadinkadoo (cupcake) and Bo Bunny (birthday sentiment) Crochet twine, Gems, Pearl accents,  Embossing Powder, Embossing Folder  and scraps of designer paper.

I thank you for stopping by today and encourage you to sneak on over to Nina and Judy’s blogs to see how they approached this fun challenge.

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Try it on Tuesdays AND Timeless Tuesday Card

I confess this is my first time to ever combine two card challenges into one - but it just worked out this way!  As I was hunting down a challenge to tackle today I first came across

Try it on Tuesdays Challenge (March 18th) and the challenge is:

MUSIC

and then I found

Timeless Tuesday No 263 Challenge

and it is - A Touch of GOLD!

And by combining the two in my head I came up with this card -

Supplies include:

Designer Paper - My Minds Eye  “Dolled Up” (don’tcha just ♥this FUNKY paper?”

Clipart Image - from Computer ClipArt HERE (traced in Silhouette Studio Designer Edition)

Happy Birthday Sentiment - Cardmaker’s Birthday Clear and Frosted Overlays

 

Glitter - Recollections from Michaels

 

 

And just in case you’re wondering - the bracelet is just a link recycled from a broken necklace!

Thanks for your stopping by today.

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Family Challenge 10 - Whitewash Technique

Yayyyy - another family challenge - this time Nina inivited Judy and I to join her to try this:

 

 

What a unique and interesting technique, really had me thinking.  Here’s what I built:

 

 

I used white inks and clear embossing powder - I’m not such a steady hand at embossing EXACTLY over a stamped image, but there you go, it still makes for an interesting look which I’ve never attempted before. 

Supplies used: Embossing Powder, White Ink, Cardstock, Stamp (Studio G), Button, crochet twine.

 

 

I especially like the milky look of the white ink when it’s “painted” across the surface. 

If this intrigued you, why not hop over to Nina and Judy’s blogs to see how they employed this technique?

Today’s “1 small THING” is… FAMILY

It seems so fitting to post about family right on the day of our “Family Challenge”.  This is so timely because my daughter Melanie and I got to enjoy a Mother-Daughter day this past weekend.  Though we live not so far apart (couple of hours) we really don’t get to spend much time together due to our busy schedules and … well, LIFE.  We natter all the time via technology, but face to face, not so much. 

My Mr. is busy through Spring Break in recording (much more about this in the future) with a severe time-line in place so I took the opportunity to catch a ride north with a friend who was heading up for a conference.  When I asked Melanie if she was “free for a day” she, without hesitation, not only cleared her schedule but between she and her man, Jared, set out planning a lavish and fun “Mom and Daughter Day” for me.  Wow. 

 

Mel getting her “pedi”

 

Our first stop was at Kelowna’s O Spa for my (seriously) first ever pedicure.

 

My FIRST ever pedicure!

 

Being as this was something I’d never done before, which being as I’m 55… is like, WOW!  Some who I mentioned to that I’d never had one ever, made me realize the significance of this occasion - that I got to experience it with my daughter and beside her too! 

I am sure I gave my gracious manicurist (or nail tech, according to google) a good workout because I am a runner and work out a lot and so she had to deal with feet which told the story of hard workouts.  But she transformed my feet from hooves to delicate limbs by the time our session was done.  Not only that, she lavished me with lotion to my poor winter dry skin even on my arms.  I floated out of there on new feet!

I need to say here the staff of O Spa were amazing and I’d recommend it to anyone.  If you’re reading this and you have a Mom - treat her today, if not to a high end, even if you do her nails yourself.  Its something that really brings you together.  I will think of Mel every time I look at my toes (which, because of the nude pearly color I chose look like little pinkish tinged sea-shells I think)

 

 

And then we went driving driving - Jared being the chauffer for the first part of the day to…

 

 

Eat Sushi!

We chose the BLUETAIL Sushi in Kelowna (where by the way, they have a tremendous deal on right now through GROUPON, check it HERE)

 

 

Hmmm, what to order? 

 

Gyoza

Spider Roll

 

I can’t list it all here - we practically DID order it ALL!  What a great way to try some new things.  It was incredible, both the food and service. 

 

Pickled Ginger “moustaches”

And we had fun too.  We always have fun.

Just hanging out -

or in the thrift store where Mel met a “new friend”  A real MAN-equin.  (she sent this pic to her Mr but he said “Pshaw!” He knows there is nobody like himself body for her!  I wish I could remember the funny reply he sent back - it was tooooo funny!

This is something that my daughter and I have in common, pure silliness.  I get joy out of Mel’s ability to let go and just be silly with me.  Life is too short to go around all sober and serious.  Specially when you have time with the somebodies you love more than everything in the world! 

 

“I don't think quantity time is as special

as quality time with your family.”

Reba McEntire

 

Thanks for visiting today!

 

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Case This Sketch No. 68 Card

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FIRSTLY - if you arrived here hoping to download some of my FREE files, and they do not work, please be patient.  Seems the service I was using (lalalime(at)hotmail{dot}com 

Thank you!

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I found this nice and super simple sketch at

Case This Sketch No. 68

and decided it would be perfect to try some supplies I was gifted!  Here’s this week’s sketch:

 

I created the following:

The designer paper - Bo Bunny, the sentiment Studio G.  The Gems, Recollections and my fave part of all…

- its SO hard to see, but if you look carefully around the far wing you will see the sweet shimmer of a Wink of Stella brush.  These brushes are made for precision and add that sweet “something” to your favourite projects. 

Thanks for visiting today!

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Clear It Out Challenge - Kids & Bright Colors!

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FIRSTLY - if you arrived here hoping to download some of my FREE files, and they do not work, please be patient.  Seems the service I was using (Ge.tt) got up and went (I did recall something about them selling)  Well it has kind of created a nightmare for me.  I need to re-upload the files (I will use my Google Drive) but it will take some time.  If there is a file you particularly need or want, please send me an email request at lalalime(at)hotmail{dot}com  Thank you!

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I was thrilled to find this fun challenge because I hardly ever seem to make children themed cards and I bought a fun 6 x 6 pad like 6 months ago, expressly for that. Here’s the challenge:

Clear It Out Challenge - March 11, 2014:

This Week's challenge

 

Theme:   Kids (use a picture of a child or a card for a child)   

Stash: Bright coloured paper

 

So I did, I made a child’s card using part of my stash!

 

Can you see how fun this is?  So, the main “rocket” element (the biggie) is not part of the pad, actually.  The background is what I started with.  I found another paper that matched closely in the colors already present in the background paper.  I then drew the rocket onto it freehand! 

 

Then I shaded the rocket in using my Tombow markers, added some lines to make the “supports?” look 3d.  Next, I added foil bits and some jazzy big gems onto the side.

 

 

And as for a sentiment, I printed and cut some text using my Cameo (not using the sketch pens) and then I popped them on tags under the side of the rocket.  I enhanced the BLAST by backing it with more sparkly red (can’t have too much sparkle or color on a kid’s card, eh?) and then backing it and the rocket both with foam tape. 

So glad you popped in!

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Family Challenge No. 9 - Masking Tape Technique

FIRSTLY - if you arrived here hoping to download some of my FREE files, and they do not work, please be patient.  Seems the service I was using (Ge.tt) got up and went (I did recall something about them selling)  Well it has kind of created a nightmare for me.  I need to re-upload the files (I will use my Google Drive) but it will take some time.  If there is a file you particularly need or want, please send me an email request at lalalime(at)hotmail{dot}com  Thank you!

Thanks Nina, for stepping up to the plate to invite us (me & Judy) to create another card for our very own Family Challenge. 

Nina chose to go with this Magical Masking Tape technique from Split Coast Stampers. 

Here’s my take on it;

I did’nt have any ink pads that are water based so I used my Tombow markers.   I shaded with the side of the marker onto a resistant surface, lifted the color via masking tape and transferred it to the glossy cardstock.  Then I stamped using this sweet set from Studio G.  After all was stamped and dry, I gave a good shot of GooseBumps clear texture spray, to protect the images.  I find sometimes stamping on glossy, there is the risk of smearage (my own word - when all your hard stamping work gets wiped out!)   I let that dry too.

I added texture with an embossing folder, Then I added a bit of shiny in the center of the sun, more yellow rays on the sun, some yellow glitter and a gem to top it off.

A bit of bright yellow floss and lastly, one must never forget to dot one’s i’s *wink* 

Be sure to visit Nina and Judy to see their interpretation of this fun technique!

My one small thing is…

SPRING!

It has arrived here in Osoyoos:

first buttercup and greenery of the new season!

Addicted to CAS No. 33 - Baby!

Just popping up a quick post as I managed to sqeak in a card today for:

Addicted to CAS No. 33 - Baby (Card Challenge)

And guess what?  I managed to actually keep it “CAS” - that is, Clean and Simple! 

Some good solid cardstock (nicely textured), a bit of really thick handmade paper, a cute Studio G Stamp and my Tombow markers and voila.  I slapped my hands after I got it to this point and said “enough!” 

I appreciate your visit!

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