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Happy Monday everyone!

As promised, here are a few of the hundred photos I took yesterday at Heritage Park! We headed out of town bright and early and made the Park a full day event that left us exhausted:)The park has changed so much in the last 6 years or so since we’ve been there, which was great to see!! This first picture was fun for me to see as we had our photo taken in this exact same spot the last time we were here and I love to see how much we’ve changed:)I should have found the old photo and did a comparison on here for you…maybe I still will!

The park also reno’d their Gasoline Alley museum which, especially if you are a vintage car enthusiast, is a great place to check things out! I love how this photo turned out..

Now this little guy was parked in behind the school yard and although it served no real purpose I loved its colours and now I’m glad I took this shot..its a favorite of mine from the entire day! I love its colours and the font they’ve used…need to investigate its name and use it on upcoming projects!

This is just a random shot of one of their main streets and all the vintage cars that they staff use to drive around in. The greatest thing about this park is that the staff don’t just dress up, they live the lives of their characters! You can speak with them and they let you know who they are and what their jobs are as if they are living back in the 1900’s.

Here is the school teacher explaining to us the student’s curriculums and how teachers jobs were dependent on their Christmas productions as it was the “social event of the year”. If the Christmas play was a failure? The teacher was not asked back to teach the following year!

We decided to take a ride on their ferry boat, the S.S Moyie.. which takes you along the shore of the Glenmore Resevoir!
After our ferry boat ride, we went to the candy store and ice cream shoppes to load up on goodies:)I just love these registers!

Also, I would like to introduce you to our new friend, Bart. He is the parks’ resident donkey (and a very handsome fellow if you ask me!) Kim fell in love with this little guy..but unfortunately you turn black when you pet him, so it was a short lived love affair 😉

Before even leaving home, I knew the one shot I wanted was of their steam locomotive..and I wasn’t disappointed..
You can pay for a train ride through the park and it picks you up/drops you off at any one of the 4 unique train stations!
And last but not least, the main ranch where there is always usually something cooking in the kitchen and ranchmen on hand to talk with. Unfortunately though, as we went on a Sunday the housekeeper let us know that Sundays were their days of rest so she was there to talk of her usual routines on the farm. On the porch was the dinner triangle (the “bell” to ring and let the ranch hands know dinner was on!) as well as another woman who went through the daily routines of the children of the house!!

All in all it was a great day and I’m so glad I got to go back to the Park that I’ve visited quite a few times with my family. It made me realize the kind of life I truly want to live and hopefully one day I will get on an acreage myself! But until then, I can’t wait for the day that I will have children to bring back to this place and let the magic of its heritage excite them like it did for me when I was kid!
Have a great Monday everyone!
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It’s Friday!!!

I am so excited to have another weekend ahead of me! There really isn’t anything better than knowing you have 2 solid days to blissfully do whatever you want! (and yes I am fully aware that this will all change with children!) Tomorrow its a full day in the studio to complete some orders and then Sunday its off to Heritage Park in Calgary..a place that I have loved going to ever since I was a child! If you’ve never been there and are ever in Calgary, I fully recommend it! An entire village built upon life in the 1930’s and 40’s including a steam train and ferry boat! I promise to take lots of photos:)
My card today came after a request for Bridal Shower cards and I instantly thought up of this stamp from Stamping Bella (of course!) And whenever I think of bridal showers/bachelorette parties, I always think of pink and black! And this is what I came up with..
I just love it when I finish a card, step back and am instantly happy with the results! It doesn’t always happen that way unfortunately but it sure feels good when it does!! I used Making Memories “Sabrina” line of patterned papers and the sentiment is also Stamping Bella..
For an added sparkle, I used Cotton Candy Stickles on the polka dotted present and the fluffy part of her way-too-cute shoes!
We’re off to walk the poochie so enjoy your evenings and I will be back tomorrow!!
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Hey Everyone!

Just a little note to let you all know that you can come find us on Facebook! Join the Tailored Sentiments group and be one of the first to see all of our new designs which are updated almost weekly!

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Enjoy the rest of your day!!

Happy Crafting!

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Hey Everyone!

How is it in your area? We’re starting to look like drowned rats here in Southern Alberta, the rain has been coming down all day long!! And, unfortunately, it doesn’t look like its getting any better til Sunday! So to cheer myself up, I started on a birthday order of a sweet cupcake bella from none other than Stamping Bella!

I stamped my image onto PTI’s Stamper Select white cardstock, then coloured it in with Prisma’s and Copics…

To finish off its yummy-ness I drew on Star Dust Stickles for an oh-so-pretty sparkle =)

Here’s the final project!! Doesn’t it remind you of bubblegum ice cream?

I’m off to cuddle up and keep warm for the rest of the evening..have a great night!!

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Hey Everyone!

I hope your Sundays are relaxing and the sun is shining in your neck of the woods, wherever that may be. It has been a very long week for many of us and nothing says summer like a few hours of sitting back and enjoying the day! I had a request this morning for a card to celebrate a long awaited engagement and here is the finished product..

I bought this stamp from Rubber Romance a few months back and joked that it would be used to announce my own engagement!:)And since that hasn’t happened, I thought it was the perfect time to bring it out for this card!

I know the bride-to-be a little so I had to think of her and what she likes and then the card just fell in to place! I used Making Memories’ wedding line for the patterned papers and the cardstock embellishments, filled in the ring image with “Stardust” stickles and added a few gemstones in to finish it off..

I will be delivering this card tomorrow and then its off to Edmonton for the happy couple!!

Now its back to the studio for me..enjoy the rest of your Sunday!!
Happy Crafting!
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