High Hopes Challenge ~ Orange & Brown and a Circle!

Happy Sunday! Thanks for stopping by! This week the High Hopes Challenge was picked by Amy who wants us to use orange & brown and a circle on our card! I decided to use this cute Tidy up Tillie stamp that has sat uninked for far too long! She is colored with copic markers and then prismacolor pencils & OMS. I added a little bit of Polar White flower soft on the ground and on her dust-pan. She is working hard to clean up all that dust!

The DP is by Cosmo Cricket and the raffia lace is from Bunny-Zoes store. The brown gingham ribbon and the charm are from Stamp & Create.  I did a little paper piercing along the edges for some extra interest.

If you are looking to purchase High Hopes stamps why not check out our Diva's stores.

• Amy Wegener - Stampin' Stuff based out of Australia
• Nikki Fairbairn - Bunny Zoe's Crafts based out of the UK/Europe
• Lacey Stephens - Stamp and Create based out of the US
• Amy Leggate - Paper Romance based out of Canada

I hope you can join us this week! Check out our very cool prize! Isn’t he too much!

Well today is the last day of the Olympics and I must say we have been spending a lot of time watching it. Wow! It has been amazing. I have a friend over there right now. He is part of the staff helping the athletes to their different venues and he just emailed a picture of himself with Wayne Gretzky! Can you imagine! We were actually out celebrating a friend’s birthday when he sent it to his sister who was also with us. So we were all passing around her phone to have a look. Too much!

Have a great day!

So Very Tweet of You ~ Sketch Saturday

Happy Saturday! Just a quick post today to show you my card for this week’s Sketch Saturday.

• Stamps: Whiff of Joy February Stamp Kit: Birdie Love
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: Papertrey Sweet Blush
• Coloring: Copic Markers, H20s, Prismacolor pencils & OMS
• Embellies: Basic grey Flourishes, Silk Ribbon  both from Stamp & Create

Be sure to check out all the samples that my fellow DT sisters have created for your inspiration.  We hope  you will be able to play along and post your own creation on the Sketch Saturday Blog. Our wonderful sponsor this week is: The Craft Barn

Friday Sketchers & Wags Challenges

Happy Friday! Today I have two cards to show you! The other day when I was working on my cards, I was just……stuck. I just couldn’t seem to get the cards together. The images were colored and waiting but my Mojo must have taken a break. Then the mail arrived and along with it, my DT package from Stamp & Create and Lacey had sent me the most exquisite ribbon and lace! OMGosh, they are so luxurious I think it is almost sinful! LOL! I instantly set to work incorporating them into my cards and now I get to show them to you!

This first card is for the Friday Sketchers challenge. It is the wonderful Carole’s turn to host this week and her sketch is just fantastic. I am using one of the stamps that is in the Whiff of Joy’s February Stamp kit and the image is also from the kit. Isn’t this such a sweet image? She is colored with a combo of copic markers and twinkling H20s and I airbrushed the background with my Copic ABS. For this card, I used the crochet and satin lace from Stamp & Create. I love that you can still see a little bit through it to the DP which is a scrap from K&Co. The finishing touches are the prima flower and the fancy tag for the sentiment! In this next picture you can see the Twinkling H20s a little better.

Be sure to check out all the samples that my fellow DT sisters have created for your inspiration. We hope you will be able to play along and post your own creation on the Friday Sketcher blog. Our wonderful sponsor this week is Simon Says Stamp.

Aud, Bea, Carole, Claudia, Tanja, Jacque

This next card is for the Wags ‘n Whiskers challenge. This week it is “Freestyle”! I have used one of our newly release stamps. This one is called Snuzzle Love. What a cutie she is and a dream to color! She is colored with copic markers and I added the shading around the image with a prismacolor pencil & OMS. On this card I used the antique gold silk ribbon from Stamp & Create. Look at it! There are a whole bunch of other gorgeous colors and it feels so light and soft and makes the most beautiful bows. I used my Bow-Easy of course! I added a few prima flowers and the little pearls are from the bridal department at a craft store.

Please check the gorgeous cards that the Divas have created for your inspiration and I hope you will get the chance to join us and share your card on the Wags ‘s Whiskers Challenge blog! We always have a lovely stamp to offer as a prize!

Chris, Inge, Jacqui, Karen, Lacey, Michelle, Nikki, Sharon, Tina

Thanks for sticking around for my long post! I hope you have a great day and I just want to send out a big congrats to the Women’s Canadian Hockey Team! Whoo Hoo! They won gold and one of the girls is from our community so we are soooooo excited for her!

Gate Fold Card Tutorial for Stamp Shoppe

Hi there! Thanks for stopping by today. I have a fun card to show you featuring an easy fold that adds a little extra pop to your card! I have created a tutorial for you to follow and it is posted on the Stamp Shoppe blog.

I have used the very sweet Magnolia Chef Tilda and Love Muffin. The patterned paper is Magnolia as well from the Yummy Tummy Sampler. The beautiful frame on the front is Provincial Applique by Melissa Frances. My two sentiments are from SU! but I wish I had -->this<—sentiment instead. It is a little more elegant.

Have a great day!

Stamp & Create Product Spotlight

   Happy Monday! Wow! I need a couple of days off to recover from my week-end! LOL! How about you?

My post is up a bit later today. I usually schedule my posts the night before because the mornings here are busy getting everyone breakfast, making lunches and trying to get the two older kidlets to school. Last night we went night skiing with the kids! They got to bed about an hour past their bedtime but we has such a great time! The snow was really packed down and so it was some pretty fast skiing. My legs are killing me this morning! I was too tired to write my post last night.

This week the product spotlight over at Stamp & Create is Kraftin’ Kimmie stamps! They are so cute and I decided to use this sweet one for my card today. It is called “Shy Emmylou” and is from the Crissy’s Cuties line. Since they are the spotlight, that means that all the Kraftin’ Kimmie stamps (excluding the new release) will be on sale for 25% off. OMGosh that is an incredible deal!

I colored her with my copics and airbrushed the background. I even airbrushed the cute daisy lace on my card to match the DP. Pretty cool what you can do with the Copic ABS!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Stamps: Shy Emmylou with sentiment available -->here<--
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU Sahara Sand, Black, Papertrey Plum, Basic Grey Wisteria
• Coloring: Copic Markers & Airbrushing, Angel Wings Shimmerz
• Embellies: Heart Charm, Daisy Lace, BG Pearls all from Stamp & Create
• Special Tools: Spellbinders Nesties – Label & Fancy Tags

My friend Lacey is organizing a wonderful card drive to celebrate a lovely lady’s 100th birthday! She is even offering up a blog candy for those who participate. Please click on the banner below and you will be taken to her blog post to read all the particulars.

Isn’t this a wonderful idea? I am sending this card to dear Margaret! Imagine all that she has seen in her lifetime!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day wherever you are!

High Hopes Challenge ~ It seemed like a good idea….

Happy Sunday! Here is my card for this week’s High Hopes challenge. Our guest diva Melanie has asked us to add some texture to your card!

I just had to ink up this funny little dragon. He is one of the new Dustin Pike images and is called “Troubled Travis”. The sentiment is so perfect to go along with the image and isn’t so true. To add texture I embossed some of my cardstock and I distressed the edges of my two inner panels. They look just about as roughed up as poor little Travis! I found the sketch for my card from this week’s Mojo Monday.

• Stamps: High Hopes Troubled Travis, HH Sentiment
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU Bashful Blue, Papertrey Perfect Plum
• Coloring: Copic Markers and Prismacolors with OMS
• Embellies: Papertrey Ribbon, brads from stash

If you are looking to purchase High Hopes stamps why not check out our Diva's stores.

• Amy Wegener - Stampin' Stuff based out of Australia
• Nikki Fairbairn - Bunny Zoe's Crafts based out of the UK/Europe
• Lacey Stephens - Stamp and Create based out of the US
• Amy Leggate - Paper Romance based out of Canada

I really hope you can join in the challenge this week! I have been trying to get around to all the entrants of the challenge to check out your cards!

Sweet Wishes ~ Sketch Saturday

Happy Saturday! Prepare yourselves because I have a very bright pink card for you today! This is my card for this week’s Sketch Saturday challenge. OMGosh, what would we do without Jo’s fantastic sketches?

 

I have used this cute Tilda from the Magnolia Raising the Ceiling Collection! Heidi from The Stamp Shoppe just received her shipment for this collection and oh my goodness they are so sweet.

I have had a pack of SU! paper that I received as a hostess gift and I just had to start using it! Hence the bright pink! Tilda is colored with Copic markers and I added some high-light with a white gel pen. I also used the pen to add some faux stitching to my card elements after I had paper-pierced them. The sentiment was embossed with some white embossing powder.

• Stamps: Magnolia Raising the Ceiling Collection available at The Stamp Shoppe
• Sentiment from Whiff of Joy
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU! Pink Pirouette cardstock, Hostess DP
• Coloring: Copic Markers
• Embellies: Crafty Secrets adhesive gems, Buttons from & store, leaves made with Martha Stewart punch

I invite you to hop over to the Sketch Saturday Challenge blog and see the gorgeous creations by my fellow DT sisters. They are wonderful and our sponsor this week is my good friend Lacey whose store Stamp & Create is chock-full of all the very best craft goodies and at the very best prices! Look at what one of our lucky entrants will win!

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

Fridays Sketchers Challenge

Hi again! I am back with my second post for today. My first one features my card for Wags ‘n Whiskers. Just scroll down to see it!

This card is for the Friday Sketchers Challenge which my good friend Bea is hosting this week. She came up with a gorgoeus sketch! Thanks sweetie! I love your gorgeous style!Our sponsor this week is Instyle Stamps!

I took the opportunity to make a birthday card for a boy and used this wonderful stamp from WOJ’s City Girl release. Doesn’t Oakely look like James Dean?!

• Stamps: Whiff of Joy Cool Oakley, SU Sentiment
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: Basic Grey Granola, SU Bordering Blue
• Coloring: Copic Markers
• Embellies: Raffia lace, Wooden heart from dear Bea :) Basic Grey Brads

Be sure to check out all the samples that my fellow DT sisters have created for your inspiration.  We hope  you will be able to play along and post your own creation on the Friday Sketcher blog

Aud, Bea, Carole, Claudia, Tanja, Jacque,  Jacqueline

Wags ‘n Whiskers Challenge

 

Happy Friday! This is my first post for today and I am showing you my card for this week’s Wags ‘n Whiskers Challenge. This stamp is from the Wee ones Collection which is illustrated by Cris de Lara. It is called Happy Day and I just love it! So cute! My dear friend Jacqui is asking us to use our favorite things on our card this week.

 

So here is the list of my favorites things that I have incorporated into my card:

• Wags ‘n Whiskers stamps (Happy Day available -->here<--)
• The color blue (Basic Grey DP, SU Baja Breeze)
• Copic Markers
• Prismacolor pencils & OMS
• Shimmerz (Sky Blue)
• Stickles
• Airbrushing
• Nestablities
• Pearls (Basic Grey)
• Charms (Leaf charm from Stamp & Create)
• Ribbon (SU)
• Border Punch (SU)

Please check the gorgeous cards that the Divas have created for your inspiration and I hope you will get the chance to join us and share your card on the Wags ‘s Whiskers Challenge blog! As always there is a fabulous prize up for grabs!

Chris, Inge,  Jacqui,  Karen, Lacey, Michelle, Nikki,  Sharon, Tina

Stamp Shop DT Card

Happy Wednesday Everyone! Has everybody been watching the Olympics? It is on all the time over here in my house! GO Canada GO! I did have time to squeeze some crafting in though *wink*.  I am writing this Tuesday night and the hockey game is on! My hubbie and middle son are so nervous…..they take their hockey pretty seriously!

I used the Just Magnolia Challenge of “love” as the inspiration for this card. I have been dying to try coloring this sweet hummingbird and this paper inspired be to give it a go. I had to put a Tilda on my card and I thought this one was pretty sweet! These are both available from The Stamp Shoppe in the 2009 Pet Collection.

• Stamps: Magnolia 2009 Pet Collection ~ Khaki Tilda, Hummingbird both available from The Stamp Shoppe, SU Sentiment
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU Certainly Celery, Whisper White, DP from scrap drawer
• Coloring: Copic Makers, Shimmerz
• Embellies: May Arts Taffeta Ribbon, $Store rose, Flourish and Heart bling from Stamp & Create
• Special Tools” new border punch from SU!

Charming ~ Stamp & Create DT Card

Happy Tuesday Everyone! Today I want to share my card for Stamp & Create. The product spotlight this week is Charms! I think they lend such a lovely and vintage look to your cards and they add that little finishing touch to your card!

Of course, since it is the product spotlight, they are also on sale at Stamp & Create and are all at least 25% off! That is a great deal since Lacey’s prices are already so good!

I have been itching to color this cute Kraftin’ Kimmie stamp! OMGosh does she have a face that is full of life! I love her, from her ringlet and wacky googles, right down to her little boots. In fact, I was delighted to have this boot charm to use!

• Stamps: Moonlight Whispers Lavinia available -->here<--
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU Bordering Blue, Sahara Sand, Basic Grey Granola
• Coloring: Copic Markers, Angel Wings Shimmerz
• Embellies: Ruffle ribbon, Spacers, Boot Charm all from Stamp & Create

You can see in this second picture where I added the shimmerz and I also added some glossy accents to her googles to make them look more realisitic!

I used the sketch from this week's Create4fun challenge which was designed by my good friend Tanja!

Thanks for stopping by and for all your lovely comments! Have a wonderful day!

WOJ Coupon Folder

Happy Monday Everyone! I hope you all had a love-ly Valentine’s Day yesterday! I was so completely spoiled. I am the only “girl” in my house so I had 4 boys showering me with cards, gifts and love! I am so lucky!

To top it all off, we all went night skiing for about 2½ hours. It was so beautiful and peaceful. The little guy is getting a lot more confident on his skis and doesn’t need a harness anymore. He was so funny. He said he didn’t want to do S’s anymore, he wanted to do I’s! OMGosh! So basically he didn’t want to go slowly from side to side on the slope, he wanted to go straight down! Yup, he is just like his older brothers who can ski circles around me!

So today I don’t have a creation to post on my blog. Instead I will direct you to the Whiff of Joy Inspiration and Tutorial blog where I have posted a tutorial to make this cute coupon folder that features, of course, Willow Shopping.

I confess, I clip coupons. There, I said it. I have it down to a fine art and I had a plastic folder that I store them in and they ARE categorized. LOL!

I was shopping with a friend a week or so ago and I whipped it out and she looked at me and said “What?!! You don’t have a fancy, decorated folder? I am shocked!”

Well, she planted the seed and here are the results. I LOVE it! So, hopefully you will go and have a look! -->Here<--  is the link! If you end up making one, please link it to this post. I would love to see it!

Be Mine ~ High Hopes Challenge

Happy Valentine’s Day everyone! Sending you very happy wishes for a wonderful day! I am pre-scheduling my post….I am going to be watching the Olympics tonight. Once the kiddies are in bed, I can set the table for breakfast and then put their Valentine Chocolate gifts at their places. They will for sure sneak down in the morning to take a peek! Hubby also gets one…..their favorite is Lindor Chocolates!

 

This week the challenge at High Hopes was set by Sirpa and she chose a fun recipe:

3 buttons, 3 flowers, 3 patterned papers

I love this type of challenge because I create a card I wouldn’t have dreamt of without the recipe! This one is for my hubby for Valentine’s day! We have a thing for anything with moose ever since our encounter with one while we were camping. This was ages ago, before the kids even. All I can tell you is that boy, they are BIG and they have a very distinct odor!

• Stamps: High Hopes ~ Mooshie Steal a Kiss
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU Kraft cardstock, Basic Grey Eva pack
• Coloring: Copic Markers as a base and prismacolors & OMS, Twinkling H20s
• Embellies: Papertrey buttons, Basic Grey Flourish, SU ribbon

If you are looking to purchase High Hopes stamps why not check out our Diva's stores.

• Amy Wegener - Stampin' Stuff based out of Australia
• Nikki Fairbairn - Bunny Zoe's Crafts based out of the UK/Europe
• Lacey Stephens - Stamp and Create based out of the US
• Amy Leggate - Paper Romance based out of Canada

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you can join us in the challenge! We have a fabulous HH stamp up for grabs every week!

Sketch Saturday DT Card

Happy Saturday! I have my DT card for Sketch Saturday to show you today! We are being sponsored this week by: Simon Says Stamp!

I have used this amazing stamp from the new City Girl Collection from Whiff of Joy! Boy, these cuties just went so fast but they are now back in stock over at the online store so if you weren’t able to get them last week…they are there now but I am not sure for how long!

When I saw Jo’s sketch I had the idea to punch holes and thread my ribbon through them ending in a bow instead of just adhering something down. When I was coloring Willow, I couldn’t resist giving her a cheeks a rosy blush….she looks slight abashed at all her bags. I paper-pieced two of them.

I LOVE this paper and am so sad that I only had the one sheet! It was the inspiration when I chose my copic markers!

At the same time as I made this card, I made a little something else too. You can see it here in the picture above but you will have to wait until Monday and go to the WOJ tutorial post to see exactly what it is! LOL! I have prepared a little tutorial for you all to follow!

• Stamps: Whiff of Joy Willow Shopping
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU Sahara Sand, Chocolate Chip, Cosmo Cricket
• Coloring: Copic Markers, Twinkling H20s
• Embellies: Bead Caps from Whiff of Joy, Su Ribbon, Prima flowers

Be sure to check out all the samples that my fellow DT sisters have created for your inspiration.  We hope  you will be able to play along and post your own creation on the Sketch Saturday Challenge Blog!