Play Date in Petrolia!!!


Well, we had a great day yesterday!!! I packed up my car with all my goodies and left the house around 9:45am. The weather was very cold but nice and sunny so it was wonderful for driving. I listened to a Janet Evanovich book on cd in the car, which made the hour and a quarter drive very enjoyable.

Mom and Dad met me in Petrolia and Dad took off to Timmy's for a coffee and let Mom and I go stamp shopping!!!! We went over to Phebe's store, The Town Scrapper which is in the front room of her home. The kids were out building a snow fort on the front lawn and having a ball!

Phebe was in the middle of doing inventory and apologized for the store, but it really wasn't bad at all!! There were shelves with Whipper Snappers and High Hopes and Sunshine Designs. There were shelves with lots of pretty patterned papers and cans of lucious Prima flowers! And of course the racks of Magnolias........oooooeeeeee!!! So we shopped and talked and shopped and talked!! I also gave Phebe a basket full of my cards to sell in her store on consignment and I really hope they do well! We'll see what happens! I just LOVE how Phebe gets so excited over my creations! It makes me feel so good! She is so sweet and so completely generous! Love ya Phebe!!! *wave*

Then we figured that it was time to meet up with Dad and go for lunch!! So we walked back out to both of our cars in the parking lot and I called him on his cell phone, thinking he was still up the street at the coffee shop. I was talking to him and telling him to come back to where we were, to go eat at this restaurant that Phebe recommended, called Actors and he said, 'Well, there are lots of people going in and out of here. Why don't we eat here then?' and I said 'Well, where are you?'....(I was thinking he was talking about some restaurant up the street where he was) and he said 'I'm sitting in the car right beside you!!!' and I turned around and sure enough, he was sitting in their car right beside where I was standing, laughing his fool head off!! He had seen us walk toward the cars but we didn't look in them, so we didn't see him and then he saw me take out my cell phone to call him and he just waited and answered the phone and thought it was really funny and had a good laugh!!! It was so funny!!

Anyway, lunch was fabulous!! Dad treated us all to lunch and we all had the yummy fish and chips!! It was SO good, I'm gettin' hungry just thinkin' about it!! We had a nice visit too. I really miss getting together with them and chatting since we moved away. THEN, after lunch, Mom wanted to back to Phebe's store......so we did!! We spent more money and it's all Mom's fault!! heehee! Yah, like she really twisted my arm!!! I bought two cans of Prima Minnie flowers, some pretty pastel spring patterned papers and some adorable Whipper Snapper stamps....you know I can't resist them!! I just LOVE stamp shopping!!! Can you relate??

Well, enough of my babbling! I'm sure you might like to hear about the card in the picture above!!!? Maybe. I have just been having SO much fun playing with my new Magnolias, so I hope you aren't getting sick of seeing them! I have ALL the new ones that Phebe has in her store and they are so sought after and hard to find, that she is sold out of some of them. But feel free to contact me and I can email you with what she does have available if you want to get your inky little fingers on some!

So this card features the adorable little Baking Tilda!! I thought she would be perfect for a Valentine card with her little heart shaped cookies! I stamped her in Archival Versafine Black Onyx ink and coloured her in using my SU markers and watercoloured under her feet with my Aquapainter. I used Rose Red, Chocolate Chip and Pretty in Pink cardstock along with some Daisy Bucket Designs patterned paper. I used some of my yummy satin Chocolate Chip ribbon and I placed it in between the matting layers and pop dotted the top two layers of the panel for the 3-D look. The sentiment layer is made using the SU scallop punch and a couple of circle punches along with the Riveting stamp set and I paper pierced each scallop with my Mat Pack. Lastly I added sparkle to her little wings with Stardust Stickles and I added a little row of three Espresso Baubles from Stampingbella!

So if you are ever taking a drive around Southwestern Ontario and you're looking for a stampin'/scrapbookin' store to visit (I mean, aren't we always lookin' for that), be sure to stop by the Town Scrapper in Petrolia!! And tell Phebe that Kimmie sent ya!!! *wink*

18 comments:

tyrymom29 said...

THese are way too cute !!!! LOVE THEM!!!!

Tricia T said...

Glad you had a fun day! I love your card. The colors are perfect, warm and sugary.

Becca said...

I enjoyed your tell all about the day with your parents...too cute. This card is so cute. I really like it. The Tildas are wonderful and don't worry about the selling, I am sure they will fly off the shelves....so make more, more, more....I have a feeling you will be very busy this year. Congrats and best wishes, Bela

Mindy said...

It's just yummy. I am lovin' all the Magnolia's you share. I have to get me some of those!

Beth Thomas said...

Oh, I so have stamp envy with your Tilda's. Keep thinking about ordering but haven't take the plunge yet. Wish someone locally carried them! You have done such a marvelous job with this as with all of your cards. I have no doubt that they will be a success!

Anonymous said...

Your card is wonderful1! I just placed my 2nd order with Phebe, but alot of stuff was gone before I got to her. Love this one. I ordered the one with basket and the one with the umbrella in the rain. Can't wait until they come!! sandie994

Anonymous said...

Love this card, it's beautiful. The colours are lovely together, an unusual but rich combination. Love those Tilda's. nd

stampingcaz said...

Hey Kimmie, did you see on the maganolia blog?? U need to run there now!!! Caz xx

Julie S. said...

Kimmie,
This is my fave so far. LOVE her as a Valentine! GREAT watercoloring. and the "babble" was wonderful. Sounds like such a nice day!

Kim said...

Great card and the colouring is fab Kimmie - what did you use?

Diane said...

Your story with your dad is too funny! I can just picture him laughing his head off!
Love your card,she's so adorable and the colors and your coloring are great!!!

Tricia T said...

Thanks for stopping by my blog, Kim! I'm so honored that I was able to "enable" you. :) I know you'll make adorable things with those stamps!! Can't wait to see them!

Suzanne said...

Sounds like you had a good day. Both Tilda cards are gorgeous but I wouldn't expect anything less!!! I am not surprised your friend gets so excited about your cards they are just wonderful. Sue :o)

Julee (Vervegirl) said...

Oh Kimmie, what an adorable card! I LOVE the colors and the image. Too sweet! Sounds like your dad has a great sense of humor. Wish we had actual stamp stores in our area to go visit twice in one day! LOL!

Monika/Buzsy said...

Cute card! Love the colors and the lay-out... TFS! She is so adorable!

Deborah said...

I just love these Tildastamps! I must order a few! I too was the lucky receipient of a box of Copic markers from DH this Christmas! Lucky us! Deb

Bonnie said...

I think my daughter (Disaster) and I were in this store when it first opened!! I can't believe we haven't been back....ROAD TRIP!!! Thanks Kim

Anita Hagen said...

OMG you make the most fantastic Magnolia-card. Your colorizing are breathtaking.

I really hope Magnolie hire you as their DT-member in Canada.

Good luck

Hugs, Anita (Norway)

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