Here is the invitation I made for Harvey's forest friends birthday party.


Trying to be time concise and low-waste, I decided to text out a picture of the invitation this year instead of making multiple invitations. This way I was able to take the time I wanted to make the invitation really special and afterwards I will stick it in Harvey's photo album.

I was SO excited to see a favourite sketch challenge come back this week - Mojo Monday! I needed a birthday card for my friend's daughter and set to work. She is born on Halloween, 5 days after my son! Jamie and I grew up across the street from each other, so it is pretty neat to have our kids so close in age.
Last October I was stoked to see the arrival of a beautiful fall set from Verve stamps. I fully intended on making a few fall cards with it, but SURPRISE! Harvey decided to come a few weeks early and then once I got back into my craftroom the snow was flying :). I knew that I wanted to incorporate these Verve pumpkins somehow without making a full on Halloween card. I had intended on colouring the pumpkins but ended up quite liking them in the white. This sweet little owl seemed to be fitting and I know I'll get lots of use out of this October birthday set from Papertrey Ink. Finally, I paired all of this with some fun paper I received from Lawn Fawn in my package - check out the name of it! I am linking up with the Lawn Fawnatics "bling it out" challenge and the "animal antics" challenge over at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge. I also decided to make a little matching tag to go along with the card!



FabricLand released some NHL prints this fall and I thought it would be cute to do up Brooklyn's gift in a little bag of her Daddy's favourite team.

It's my baby's 1st birthday this week! Harvey turns one on Friday and I thought it best to get his card finished earlier in the week so that I can focus on finishing up a few other things for his big day. When I started thinking about his birthday theme awhile ago, I knew I wanted to do something with mountains and woodland animals. Lawn Fawn seemed like the perfect company that carried what I needed. To make this card, I started out with Freshly Made Sketches and decided to turn the sketch on its side. I thought it would be fun to paper piece some leaves together for my leaf pile that the fox is jumping into and I added some sparkly gold paper to be celebratory and to play along with the Lawn Fawnatics "bling it out" challenge. I am also linking up with the "animal antics" challenge over at Simon Says Stamp Wednesday Challenge.

I've been wanting to get this older Close To My Heart wreath set for awhile now this fall. When I saw the current layout over at Freshly Made Sketches, it just screamed wreath to me! Needing some sympathy cards, I felt the wreath could serve as a warm heartfelt sympathy card. I intended to add the "three" items to the wreath at the bottom like the sketch, but it just looked too busy with this wreath, so I chose to make this paper bow instead.

It is definitely sweater weather here in the Kootenays and I am having lots of fun with these sweet little Lawn Fawn critters! I am still playing around with how best to colour them. I put together this simple cozy card for a friend and to play along with the "awesome autumn" challenge over at Lawn Fawnatics.

Happy Thanksgiving!
Today I am feeling so thankful for my family, good health and good friends. I am linking this card up to the "awesome autumn" challenge over at Lawn Fawnatics!

Apples from Wloka Fruitstand in Creston :)