Scrapbook Layout - 2008 Cricut Circle's Patriotic Pride Challenge - Canada Day

I decided to try my hand at a challenge this week - mainly because I've never scrap booked anything "Canada Day" before - which is because I absolutely HATE RED but also because we never do anything that warrants having a photo around to do a Canada Day layout with.

 Here's the challenge:

The Cricut Circle's 35the weekly challenge was a Patriotic Pride Challenge
The Challenge: Whether you are from the United States, Canada, Australia or somewhere else, we want you to show us your Patriotic Pride with this next challenge! Create any type of project (scrapbook layout, card, home decor, . . . it’s up to you!) showing off your patriotic spirit!

Rules and Guidelines: Circle Blog Challenges are open to Cricut Circle Members only. Your project must be newly created for this challenge and include at least 2 Cricut Image Cuts. You must submit a project to be entered into the Challenge Prize Drawing. One entry per person, please.

Here's my submission - all the cuts were from the Destinations cartridge - the leaves and the Canada label. All the red leaves were inked with brown ink and popped up with pop-dots, but you can't really see it in the photos.

The shape of the maple leaf is beautiful on this cartridge.  I actually enjoyed making this page even IF there's alot of red on it.  I kind of hope I'll have the opportunity to scrapbook "Canada Day" type stuff again, I'm surprised I like it as much as I do.  

We never really DO anything for Canada day - watch the ceremony from Ottawa on TV and maybe take PJ to the playground...but its always a short event because GJA's band always plays downtown on Canada Day afternoon.  The last time I went was when PJ was almost 4 months old...so he was immobile.  He didn't like the loud music and I'm sure he'd hate it more now...and he'd be RUNNING the entire time...it would be a nightmare.   Before PJ, we'd sometimes have friends over for burgers....but really...we did nothing special for Canada Day other than not go into work.

THIS year, William and Kate will be in Ottawa for the ceremony - we we'll TOTALLY be watching!

The verbiage on the left-hand side page is the text from a Moslon Canadian TV commercial (beer commercial):

Hey,
I'm not a lumber jack
Or a fur trader
And I don’t live in an igloo
Or eat blubber
Or own a dog sled
And I don't know
Jimmy, Sally or Suzie from Canada
Although I'm sure they're really, really nice
I have a Prime Minister not a President
I speak English and French not American
And I pronounce it about not "a-boot"
I can proudly sew my country's flag on my backpack

I believe in peacekeeping not policing
Diversity not assimilation
And that the beaver is a truly proud and noble animal
A toque is a hat a chesterfield is a couch
And it is pronounced "zed" not "zee" "zed"!
Canada is the 2nd largest landmass!
The 1st nation in hockey!
And the best part of North America!
My name is PJ and

I am Canadian! 

OK...so I didn't win THIS challenge, but I DID win a separate Challenge just for Canadians  see post