DT Cards

Happy Wednesday! We lost our internet connection Monday night and did not get it back until yesterday afternoon. I was not a happy camper. The problem was finally rectified by our provider and I am really hoping that is an end to my computer problems. So today I have a double post for you!

I had to use this sweet Little Bunny that I received from The Stamp Shoppe because Easter is right around the corner! Love this sweet and bashful bunny. I used the sketch over at Mojo Monday and made this small little round card. Such a fun change from the square cards that I am always making!

Both the image and the designer paper can be found at The Stamp Shoppe. The rest of the materials were from my stash. I think this is the perfect little card to tuck into a basket of eggs!

My second card is using a Kraftin’ Kimmie stamp that I got from Stamp & Create. OMGosh does this one make me laugh! Funnily enough, both my husband and middle son are IN LOVE with this card! They are always quite lovely about my creations and always tell me that they are “nice” but this one ellicited a huge response!

• Stamps: Strawberry Pirate from Stamp & Create
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU Chocolate Chip, Black, Basic Grey Indian Summer
• Coloring: Copic Markers
• Embellies: Basic Grey buttons, brads, flower lace all from Stamp & Create

Lacey is extending her 25% sale on buttons, brads and blings over at her store Stamp & Create so it is not too late to scoop some of these goodies up. Her Stampavie order is in too! I ordered a bunch of these from her……….I couldn’t help myself……….they are too cute.

Before I go, I also want to mention that the new Wags ‘s Whiskers release is on Friday but the sneak peek start today. So head on over to the Wags blog to see some of them! I will be back tomorrow and on Friday with my cards showcasing the new stamps!

Thanks for stopping by!

High Hopes Challenge

Happy Sunday! I am back today with my card for this week’s High Hope Challenge. This week we were asked by to use Gems on our cards. Not really a problem for me! I love a little bling on my card!

I have been itching to ink up this cutie ever since I received her and what a lot of fun this was to color up! Of course I couldn’t help but give this cutie a bright pink car! I have been admiring the look of sponged skies that I have seen popping up on a lot of blogs so I gave it a go myself!

• Stamps: High Hopes
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, SU Soft Sky for the sky
• Paper: SU Chocolate Chip, Basic Grey Indian Summer
• Coloring: Copic Markers
• Embellies: Pearl brads from stash, Ribbon slider from Cute Stamps & Cards

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 High Hopes Challenge blog.

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

You’re Too Kind ~ Sketch Saturday Challenge

 

Happy Saturday! Thanks for swinging by! Today I have my Sketch Saturday card to show you.

A few weeks ago, I won my dear friend Aud’s blog candy! OMGosh! I was so excited because frankly, it is rare for me to win anything! I won two really gorgeous Belles & Whistles stamps (I can’t wait to ink them up) and when I received my package, I found this AMAZING HANGLAR stamp as well! You know how in books, they always say that a person “gasped” well I did….I literally GASPED! I love these Hanglar stamps but as you know, they do not ship to Canada.  Dear Aud knew how much I loved them and decided to surprise me! What a sweet friend she is. Thanks so much Sweetie!

• Stamps: Hanglar & Stanglar, SU sentiment
• Ink: Versafine Black
• Paper: SU Vanilla, Sahara Sand, Basic Grey wisteria
• Coloring: Distress Inks
• Embellies: Martha Stewart Pearls, Papertrey Ribbon

Check out the gorgeous cards by my fellow DT sisters! You can see them all at the Sketch Saturday Challenge blog. This week we are being sponsored by The Craft Barn so I hope you get a chance to get at little inky this week and play along!

Friday Sketchers Challenge

Hi again! I am back for my second post today! My Wags card is one post down! This week over at Friday Sketchers, “c’est moi” who is hosting the challenge! I am delighted that Sweet ‘n Sassy stamps is hosting us this week! Do you know that they have switched over to digi stamps now? Go over and take a peek! Korin is offering two  new digi images to one of our lucky participants.

For my card, I decided to pair up the glass window from Magnolia’s 2009 Easter collection with this new stamp. Tilda is cut out and placed on dimensionals so that she pops up a little bit. The paper is also by Magnolia as are the flowers. It was easy-peasy to whip up this card with all these matching elements. I don’t know if you can see it very well but I went over the glass with Shimmerz. This is such a fun and versatile product. I use it so often. I also used it on her wings. The sentiment and fancy circle are from SU! I also used my very FAVORITE lace on this card. You can find it   -->here<— at Stamp & Create.

My sketch is below. I have to admit that it always makes me a teensy bit nervous when it is my turn to create a sketch…..I have a hard time coming up with them. I hope this one is alright and that you might be inspired to try it out this week and participate in our challenge!

 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 of two posts for today! I will be back with my post for Friday Sketchers a little later!

This week, it was Tina’s turn to pick a challenge for this week’s Wags challenge and she created this beautiful sketch for us all to play with. Isn’t it beautiful? I just love it!

I was thrilled to discover that my LSS had ALL the new Distress Inks and you know what I did? I bought them all! I know, I couldn’t help myself. So, I was so happy to sit down with them and color up this sweet Wags image. I used Shimmerz Pearlz to color in the white flowers. It is opaque and I love the look it gives.

• Stamps: Wags ‘n Whiskers Gemma & Bella’s Spring Fun: available -->here<--
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU Sahara Sand, Chocolate Chip, Basic Grey Wisteria
• Coloring: Distress Inks, Shimmerz Pearlz in Pearl
• Embellies: Prima flowers and Lace from Stamp & Create

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! There is a lovely stamp to be had but you know what they say? “You gotta be in it to win it”!

Chris, Christa, Karen, Lacey, Michelle, Nikki, Sharon, Tina

Thanks for stopping by!

Magnolia Easel Card

Happy Wednesday! I have an easel card to show you featuring one of the new stamps from Magnolia’s Hoppy Easter Collection that I got from The Stamp Shoppe. I was so eager to use some of the new paper and flowers too. I just love when everything co-ordinates so well together! This week’s Just Magnolia challenge was to create an easel card so that is where I got the idea!

I colored this sweetie up with my Copic and then I added some Shimmerz to the egg-shell. I am still not very comfortable using my sewing machine to sew on cardstock. I am afraid of ruining my machine. I am interested in maybe purchasing a small mini one but I don’t know where to get one here in Canada. If anyone has any suggestions, I would be grateful. I love the look of sewing so I paper pierced around the edges of all my pieces to try to give a little of that effect.

Here you can see the easel aspect of the card. I have a tutorial -->here<-- on how I make my easel cards if you are interested.

• Stamps: Magnolia Hello! Tilda from The Stamp Shoppe, SU Sentiment
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU Whisper White, Chocolate Brown, Magnolia Easter Paper from The Stamp Shoppe
• Coloring: Copic Markers, Angel Wings Shimmerz
• Embellies: Magnolia Flower from The Stamp Shoppe, Crochet Lace, SU Grosgrain ribbon

Thanks for stopping by and have a great day.

Stamp & Create Product Spotlight

Happy Tuesday! I am a day late in posting this card because I am pretty behind in my DT work after a crazy busy weekend!

This week the product spotlight at Stamp & Create is “buttons, brads, and bling”. All things that I love to use, that is for sure! I decided to use this sweet new WOJ stamp illustrated by Norma Fickel. This Spring collection is so, so sweet.

• Stamp: Whiff of Joy available at the WOJ online store & Stamp & Create
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU Pink Pirouette, Red Riding Hood, Basic Grey Lemonade
• Coloring:  Copic Markers, Angel Wings Shimmerz (strawberry)
• Embellies: Basic Grey Button, Crochet Lace, Silk Ribbon, Gemstone Brads all available at Stamp & Create

This week at Stamp & Create, all buttons, brads, rhinestones, and pearls are on sale this week for 25% off!! This is the perfect time to stock up on all these little goodies. They are the perfect final touch for your card to make it just pop!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you get the chance to get a little inky today!

Hoppy Easter ~ Sketch Saturday Challenge

Happy Saturday! I has such a great time working on my card for the Sketch Saturday challenge! Jo’s sketch is really amazing AND I received my Magnolia stamps and papers AND flowers from The Stamp Shoppe. I have to say the new Hoppy Easter Collection is a real stunner.

I love this stamp of the two eggs………just a perfect little image to create a cute scene with. The gorgeous lace that I used is from Stamp & Create and I thought it looked little tiny Easter eggs! What do you think?

• Stamps: Magnolia Hoppy Easter Collection available in Canada -->here<--
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU Vanilla, Baja Blue, DP is Magnolia available in Canada -->here<--
• Coloring: Copic Markers
• Embellies: SU Satin Ribbon, Lace from Stamp & Create, Magnolia flower available in Canada -->here<-- Pearl twigs from $ store.

Have a great weekend my dears! Once again, I have an extraordinarily busy weekend with lots of guest and lots of cooking to do! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you get the chance to particpate is this week’s challenge. Please stop by the blog to see the other awesome creations by my talented fellow DT. The prize this week is being sponsored by the very sweet Nikki from Bunny-Zoe’ Crafts! I am having trouble with installing her blinkie, so if there is a large rectangle with an wee “x” at the top, that means that I didn’t magically start to work! LOL!

Double Challenge Friday!

Happy Friday! Are you all looking forward to the weekend? I sure am. My son comes home today from his ski-trip and we have a family birthday party on Saturday for the two older boys and one for my middle son and his friends on Sunday. Whew!

This week is is wonderful Claudia’s turn to host the Friday Sketchers challenge and as always she has provided us with a wonderful multi-layered sketch to work with. Our sponsor this week is Plum Purdy designs.

I combined this with the Wags ‘n Whiskers Challenge in which is asking us to add some dimension to our card. I did this by cutting a second little chick out and mounting it onto my image with a SU dimensional foam. I also raised the whole image panel off the card with dimensionals. Of course, I totally forgot to take a picture of it lying down so that you could see the different layers……………..sorry!

• Stamps: Wags ‘n Whiskers Hey Chickie available -->here<--
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: Papertrey and misc scraps from my drawer
• Coloring: Copic Markers
• Embellies: Lace from Stamp & Create, Flower and pearl from SU Pretties Kit

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 and the  Wags ‘s Whiskers Challenge blog!

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

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

 

Thanks for stopping by and I promise one day I will be back to commenting! There just doesn’t ever seem to be enough hours in the day! Just wanted to let you know that I appreciate all of you!

Whiff of Joy DT Card & New Video

Happy Thursday Everyone! OMGosh I cannot wait until tomorrow when my oldest son returns from his school ski trip! He has been gone since Monday and this is the first time he has gone on a trip like this. We all miss him so much and although he is an excellent skier, I get worried every-time the phone rings…..I am such a worry-wart!

I have made another video for you. This one shows how I use Twinkling H2os over my Copic marker coloring. I have had so many requests for a tutorial and so many questions on how I do it that I thought a video would be the perfect way to give you the info! I have it posted today on the WOJ Tutorial & Inspiration Blog.

Today I have another Joy-fold card to show you. I had so much fun making one last using Claudia’s excellent tutorial, that I made another one this time using the sweet and whimsical Norma Fickel Spring images from Whiff of Joy.

• Stamps: WOJ Norma Fickel: Girl and her Lamb, Mother and Child, Sentiment from WOJ Store Kit Blooming Spring
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU! Pink Pirouette, Celery Green, Basic Grey
• Coloring: Copic Markers
• Embellies: Ribbon and Flowers from Stamp & Create

Enjoy your day and thanks for stopping by!

The Stamp Shoppe ~ Magnolia Card & Coloring Video

Happy Wednesday! Today I want to show you a card that I made using one of Magnolia’s newer stamps that I got from The Stamp Shoppe. She is called Ladybug Tilda. She is so cute and I could not resist her any longer! I used the amazing sketch by Bev from this week’s Just Magnolia challenge.

• Stamps: Magnolia Ladybug Tilda available –>here <-- from The Stamp Shoppe, Sentiment is from SU!
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU! Sahara Sand, Pink Pirouette, Magnolia DP, Basic Grey DP
• Coloring: Copic Markers
• Embellies: Prima Flowers, Crochet Lace, Basic Grey Pearls & Rhinestone Heart

Here is a video I made of how I colored her face and hair. I hope this helps until I get the chance to do something more in-depth!

Thanks for stopping by and have a lovely day!

Copic Video Tutorial ~ WOJ Henry Hugging Heart

Happy Tuesday! Today I have a two part copic colorng tutorial for you that features my favorite mouse: WOJ Henry! Youtube limits the length of videos to 10 minutes so I have made it in two parts.

I have a third video that will post on the WOJ Tutorial & Inspiration  Blog on Thursday. In this one I will show you how to add Twinkling H20s to your copic coloring.

I have had quite a lot of request so I will tell you that Yes, I am going to do a lot more copic coloring videos and answer all you questions.

 

 

Stamp & Create Product Spotlight ~ The Greeting Farm

Happy Monday! Hope you all had a good weekend! Today, I am really excited to share with you my card spotlighting The Greeting Farm! This week over at the Stamp & Create blog, the DT will showcase some of these gorgeous stamps and of course, because they are the spotlight, they will be reduced by 25%! That is “sweet” as my older boys say!

When I received this stamp set in my DT package, I just fell in love. They are called the “Darling Sisters” and they look so cute together, I just had to figure out a way to have them ALL on the same card!

• Stamps: The Greeting Far, “Darling Sisters” available -->here<--
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper” SU! Certainly Celery, Basic Grey June Bug
• Coloring: Copic Markers
• Embellies: Ruffle Ribbon

The paper is so gorgeous but already quite busy so I really didn’t want to over-do things and add bling! I want these sisters to shine!

Thanks for stopping by and I hope to get my last posts updated with info and visit your blogs. It has been soooo busy here and I am also working on my Copic Coloring Videos for all of you too!

Have a great day and thanks for your comments. They make me smile!

High Hopes Challenge

Happy Sunday! I am still running around and am bone tired. What a crazy month! I am sorry for the short posts and lack of commenting but right now the only time I am able to devote is to actually making the cards to post! I hope it will calm down soon.

The High Hopes challenge this week is flutterbies (basically anything with wings) and the HH Divas are taking this to a whole new level. We were being quite silly this week as we chatted and so you NEED to visit all of them to see what (or whom) I mean!

My image is one of the older HH ones but really one of the first “cute” stamps that I ever bought and it still remains a favorite. I changed things up and water-colored it with a mix of H20s and distress inks.

Again, I will come back and edit and provide more detailed info once this crazy weekend is over….fundraisers, hockey finals, etc, etc

Hugs Jeanette

Bee Happy ~ Sketch Saturday

Happy Saturday Everyone! Here is my card for this week’s Sketch Saturday. I will come back later and edit my post to include all the details. Right now I am so tired.

Big Hugs Jeanette :)

Friday ~ Two Cards & Two Challenges

 

Happy Friday! Today will be a quick post! My first card is for the Friday Sketchers Challenge and my dear friend Jacque has once again created such a gorgeous sketch for us. This is one talented and amazing woman! I feel so proud to be on a team with her!

I have used one of the soon to be released WOJ Norma Fickel images! This one I believe is called “Looking for Spring”  You will be able to get this one and other cuties this Saturday at the WOJ online store.

• Stamps: WOJ to be released March 13th at the WOJ online store
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU White, Celery Green, Salebration 2010 paper
• Coloring: Copic Markers
• Embellies: Prima flowers, MS pearls, Flower soft, crochet ribbon and ruffle ribbon available at 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 Friday Sketcher blog

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

 

My second card is for the Wags ‘n Whiskers Challenge and dear Michelle has challenged us to create our own hand-made flowers. Mine are nowhere near as gorgeous as the ones that she creates (I mean have you seen them?) but I did the best I could with what I had which was a Spellbinders die.

• Stamps: Wags ‘n Whiskers  “Let’s Do Lunch” available -->here<--
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU Wild Wasabi, Basic Grey Lemonade
• Coloring: Copic Markers
• Emebellies: Martha Stewart Pearls

 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!

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

 

Thanks for stopping by!

Making the Perfect Bow

Happy Thursday! I don’t have a card for you today but I will post the video I made on how to use the Bow Easy. I am going to have some copic ones soon but I need to wait until my chatty 4 year old is at pre-school to make those. He invariably comes in to chat with me whenever I am trying to record something!

Hope this was helpful and I just want to remind you that the Bow easy and all ribbons and lace are 25% off at Stamp & Create this week!

Have a great day!

The Stamp Shoppe ~ Lucky Tilda

Happy Wednesday! Today I have a card that I made using two stamps from last year’s Fortune Collection from Magnolia. Since next week is Saint Patrick’s Day, it is a great time to ink them up! Both these stamps are available over at The Stamp Shoppe -->here<--  and so there is still time to play with them!

Tilda was colored and then cut out and mounted onto the background with some foam dimensionals. The horseshoe was stamped out and I colored in just the horseshoe. I then airbrushed the whole background with B000, making sure to add more color to the edges and not very much to the center. I went over the shamrocks with a very light green – G20  that blended in with the blue. Then I colored the shamrocks and added stickles to the centers and outlined the stems with a sakura gel pen.

• Stamps: Magnolia Tilda with Clover, Horseshoe & Clover
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU Whisper White, Wild Wasabi, MME Bloom & Grow
• Coloring; Copic Markers, Copic ABS
• Embellies: SU Wild Wasabi ribbon, stickles

Thanks for stopping by! Heidi from The Stamp Shoppe has received some more gorgeous flowers in the store as well as some new paper and the Hoppy Easter collection has been ordered! I will let you know as soon as they arrive!  Have a great day.

A Challenge with Claudia

Happy Tuesday! Today I have something fun to show you. My good friend Claudia is on the Whiff of Joy DT with me. It is her turn to post a tutorial on the WOJ Tutorials & Inspiration blog and she challenged me to follow her tutorial for a Joy Fold Card! It sounded like so much fun so of course I agreed! You can find her wonderful instructions -->here<—and to see her gorgeous card, visit -->here<-- at her blog Pretty Pressings. Her card is stunning!

Here is my card which features more stamps from both the Whiff of Joy stamp kit AND the store kit. For me, these two kits just compliment each other so nicely!

• Stamps: Whiff of Joy Stamp kit: Birdie Love & Store kit: Blooming Spring
• Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black
• Paper: SU WIld Wasabi, Baja Breeze, MME La Paperie
• Coloring: Copic Markers
• Embellies: Prima Flower, SU ribbon, $ store pearls

Thanks for stopping by! Just to let you know that the Blooming Spring store kit is available over at Stamp & Create for pre-order -->here<--