Haiku My Heart Friday: A New Path

When I'm feeling lost
I watch for signs to guide me
Along a new path.

Haiku My Heart Fridays is hosted by recuerda_mi_corazon.

Pink and Yellow

Personally, I would not have thought of pairing pink with yellow but when I saw this floral bouquet that my boss received for her birthday yesterday, I was blown away!

Why yes, of course, I did make her a birthday card.  It looked like this:

Next time, I might have to add a little pink to that vintage brown and yellow combination!

A Card From Dianne

I wasn't the only one making cards this past Saturday on World Card Making Day. My friend Dianne made me this cute card, it's got "Cattitude!"

I especially love the buttons sewn onto the ribbon trim.  Thank you so much, Dianne!

World Card Making Day

was Saturday. I was able to spend some happy time on the day making cards.  Here's one I made using some pretty scrapbook paper I had in my stash:

The design of this paper has a lot going one and it quite effective enough on its own.  For this first card, I just added a little bit of contrasting paper underneath and a cutout "hello" with a bit of glitter on top.

For this second card, using a piece of the same paper, I added some text and a few butterfly stamps I had picked up at the outdoor antique market a few weeks ago and voila!

Here's another card I made, using a vintage photo I had copied that printed out a distinctly purple colour.  I've had it for a while but never quite knew what to do with it, until Saturday, when I decided it would look nice with a bit of polka dot ribbon and a scrap of paper from a vintage ledger.
I love that the ledger paper refers to a "lilac duck skirt" (duck cloth being a type of heavy cotton fabric), which seemed appropriate for this card - perhaps the gentleman in the photo might have bought the skirt as a gift for his wife once upon a time.

How did you spend your Saturday?

Haiku My Heart Friday: Flock of Seagulls

Seagulls in the air
Are poetry in motion
Swooping up and down.

Haiku My Heart Fridays are hosted by the lovely Rebecca of recuerda_mi_corazon, who is leading a workshop in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico this week.

A Trip to the Dump

My sister and her friend Wayne cleared a lot of old junk out of our cottage property on the weekend and took it to the dump.  They invited me along for the ride and of course I brought my camera.

There were signs warning that bears might be present but we didn't see any.  However, I was amazed to see all the seagulls hanging out there.  Most of them are constantly in motion, taking off and landing as the bulldozer moves stuff around.

I think these guys were on a break.

Clearly, the "no scavenging" sign doesn't apply if you're a seagull!

Dinner With Sister and Cousin

My lovely cousin Aimee was in from Montreal today for a business meeting and my sister and I were able to squeeze in dinner before her flight home.

Lots of laughter ensued, we had fun catching up.

Apparently she'll be coming back in a few weeks' time, so we are already looking forward to her next visit!