Wow, what a convergence of activities for today - a Happy Valentine's Day and Goong Hei Fat Choy to celebrate the Year of the Tiger to all and the Olympics are well underway.
Unfortunately the day of the start of the Olympics was a tragic one for the fatal accident on the luge run which took the life of the Georgian luger, Nodar Kumaritashvili. Our condolences and sympathy to his family and Olympic team mates who received a standing ovation on their entry in the march of the athletes during Friday's Opening Ceremonies. And wasn't that just a fabulous show - yes there were a few glitches but with an event of such magnitude, its inevitable that there may be some technical glitches but it was handled so well by David Atkins the Executive Producer.
During the torch relay that ran through our community, there were throngs of people out to watch and Ulla was able to get much better images than I and here is the runner going through her neighbourhood.
Here's Alannah with Paige and Danielle as they were waiting for the Opening Ceremonies at the O-zone in Richmond on Friday. Paige and Dani were part of the Richmond School District choir that had about 3,000 students taking part in the opening ceremonies at the O-zone. Alannah has already done several shifts at the Richmond Oval and is absolutely enjoying it. Their venue is hosting the long track speed skating and she was on shift yesterday and had a fantastic time.
Here's Kathleen holding one of the torches used in the torch relay. The torch belongs to Blair Horn, a former Olympian, and a partner in the law firm where Kathleen works. Blair ran his leg of the relay in North Vancouver and handed off to the next runner in the middle of the Suspension Bridge - can you imagine how awesome that must have been!? Blair took his torch into the office and staff members were able to have their pictures taken with it. How neat is that!
I have to admit that I've been glued to the tv since Friday watching all the events taking place and its been worth every minute. Hmmm, productivity will be at a minimum during the next couple of weeks, I'm sure. LOL.
Here's a Valentine treat holder that I made using the Petal Card die (p. 199, #113467, $26.95). I cut out two of the petal dies, a strip of Chocolate Chip card stock 5.5" x 2" and folded in half and attached it at the bottom of the heart. The handle is a strip of Pretty in Pink textured card stock 12" x 1". It's fastened to the sides with Chocolate Chip Corduroy Buttons. On the front of the holder are two Pretty in Pink hearts cut with the Heart Embosslit and layered on top are Chcolate Chip hearts punched out with the Full Heart punch. The centre "hugs and kisses" is stamped in Pink Passion and cut out with the Heart to Heart punch and sponged on the edges with a bit of pink.
For my Chinese New Year card I used one of the sheets from the Sending Love DSP with Brushed Gold and Real Red card stock. The image is from the Level 2 Hostess Set, Asian Artistry.
Its stamped with Gold Encore ink and embossed with gold embossing powder. The image is colored using the Blender Pens with Real Red and Glorious Green classic ink.
Thanks for stopping by this beautiful day and happy stamping!
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