These days my blog posts are pretty repetitive ... or

at least so it seems.   Its snowed ... again!!!   This

time it was on a Wednesday, not a Saturday, so we

had to drive to work during the full brunt of it.

I worked the full day but Phil's work sent him home 

at noon so he spent Wednesday afternoon shovelling 

the driveway ... over and over and over.   

Since we haven't had a break in the cold weather

 for a month or more the snow just keeps piling up.

At this point we're running out of places to put the 

stuff. 

The back yard.   Note the pile of snow on top of

the birdbath to the right of the picture.   Phil's

bench is almost buried.    We were originally

only expecting about 5 - 10 cm of snow which

wasn't worthy of much attention given the

winter that we've had so far.   HoHum!  But

the night before the storm the weather service

 suddenly decided that it would be closer to 10 - 

15 cm and we began to sit up and take notice.

We actually got 21 cm of it.

It's snowing again today (well, it has been

almost four days since the last snow fall!)

and we've been told we're only suppose to be 

getting a few cm in total.    Since it began this 

morning it's been snowing non stop although 

it's been just a fine snow and not heavy flakes.

So what to do when winter breaks your heart?

Go to Michaels!!!!

I picked up a few choice Michael's coupons in

the local paper on Thursday night (A 30 

percent off entire purchase coupon for non 

sale items and a 20 percent off of sale items 

coupon  and a 40 percent off of one item coupon) 

and then convinced DH that actually the "official"

gift to give on Valentine's Day isn't roses

(as one has been given to understand over

the years by an evil Florists conspiracy) but

is actually craft supplies!   No really, it's

true!!

So off we went!  :)   

He got me the two Martha Stewart punches to

add to my collection and ... um ... I got the

rest.  

And what does one do with such bounty you

may be asking?  (Well, aren't you?)

I found an online collage/doodle class on sale

at one of my favourite art blogs and jumped 

at it. 

Here is the link http://cathyb.typepad.com/ 

The sale is on for another week and you

get 7 videos at around 12 minutes long

each that takes you step by step through

the process of making one of these 

doodle/collage combos.

If you're interested you can go to the Feb 

1st post for the offer which is running for 

another week.

Right side of page.   Flowers from 

scrapbook papers along with my

markers, washi tape and magazine

cut outs and old book pages.

Left side of page.    I started this

Saturday afternoon and couldn't

leave it alone so poor Phil 

didn't get much supper last night.

(Hangs head in shame)    I still

want to add a saying or something

to finish it off.

Rowyn was interested in the washi tape that

I'd mentioned before in previous posts.   Here

is my humble collection of tape.

Washi tape comes in every colour and in

an incredible array of patterns as well as

solid colours and in different widths.  It's

paper tape that can be seen through when

placed on a page to some degree.

You can use it for any kind of paper project.

Note:  washi tape is as addictive as cross 

stitch thread.

The newest rolls that I picked up yesterday.

Pretty patterns, pretty blues.

The only thing that I love more then washi tape

is scrap book paper ... and markers ... and 

punches ... and trims.

Okay, I love it all.

I'm not watching the Olympics since sports of

any sort bores me to tears.   Most of the few

TV programs that I watch are being pre-empted

for the Olympics (Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)

or are over for the season (Sleepy Hallow) or 

won't be back until March (Once Upon a Time).

So much for television.

I might mention that I'm really, really looking

forward to the Outlander TV series that's coming

this summer.   

I picked up this book at the second hand

book store not long ago and just 

finished reading it last week.   I'm not

really a huge Anne Murray fan music

wise but I do admire the lady and

found the book to be very interesting

and often quite funny.

Time to go make dinner.   Don't 

want to make Phil miss it two

nights in a row.   He won't

take me to Michaels again.

Cheers!