Crazy for Cupcakes

This has been one crazy week at work! Wow! I haven't had much stamping time at all :( We leave on vacation in less than three weeks and I have so much do to at work between now and then...panic mode will begin shortly! LOL! But for now...I'll take it one day at a time :)
Yesterdays' Ways To Use It Challenge was about patch work. Luckily I have little bits and pieces of the Washington Apple DSP left! I love the colours in this. So fresh and fun!!

Stamps: Crazy for Cupcakes; Cardstock: Riding Hood Red, So Saffron, WW and Washington Apple DSP; Inks: Memento Black; Accessories: Copics, Scalloped Edge Punch, Riding Hood Red Ribbon, Kaiser Rhinestones, Dimensionals
Thanks for stopping by today!

Just for you!

Good Morning!
Yeah! It's hump day! It's been a long week so far but I'm off tomorrow! Yippee!
This card was supposed to be for two things....
Julee's Mojo 109 sketch....which it is....
and for
the Dirty Dozen Alumni October Challenge....which it is not....haha
This month Jodi challenged us to paper piecing....BUT she also said we were to make a fall or holiday card....ummmmm somewhere along the way I broke the rules...oopsie!
I've gone to the dark side as Denise tells me! haha!
I like how the card came out so I'm going to show you anyway ;)

Stamps: Beary Special; Cardstock: White Regal Rose, DSP; Inks: Memento Black; Accessories: Paper piercer, Circle punches, Ribbon, Dimensionals
Thanks for stopping by today! Enjoy your day!

Taylored Expressions - October 20th Key Ingredients

This month's Key Ingredients Kit from Taylored Expressions is SPECTACULAR!! Seriously!
I love that Taylor picks out the perfect coordinating ingredients for you.
See that cute little chipboard birdie? Well there is a package of Maya Road birds in this kit along with this super cool Avacodo Metallic Maya Mist. I sprayed the chipboard and almost immediately it was dry. I'm not a patient person and that short wait time brought a smile to my face :) Just a tip for you on the mist....tap it lightly in the palm of your hand for it to mix nicely.
How about this super cute designer paper from Cosmo Cricket called Earth Love?!
Ok onto my project...
This was a little notebook I picked up in the $1.50 bin(remember I'm in Canada...lol) at Micheal's. With all the fabulous October Key Ingredients I managed to put together a great little cover for the book. The branch and sentiment are from Branching Out.

Here is a close up of the bird...can you see the sparkle? Oh and how about that yummy ribbon?!

Stop by and visit with half of the Baker's Dozen to see what fabulous creations they have to share today:
Denise Marzec
Jackie Pedro
Karen Motz
Laurie Schmidlin
Sankari Wegman
Taylor VanBruggen

Just a friendly reminder about the monthly KI Kit Subscription:
Taylored Expressions is now offering a monthly charge program. So instead of paying for all 3 or 6 months upfront, we will be charging their card on the 15th of each month of their subscription. The 6 month subscription breaks down to just $14.95 a month plus shipping! Can't beat that value!

Wiper Card-SU! only

Good Monday Morning!
I work the late shift this evening which isn't great BUT it does give me some stamping time in the morning!! That's a plus, right?
Today's SCS technique challenge is a wiper card. It's been ages since I have made one of these. You can find a GREAT tutorial by Beate HERE.
This is a SU! only card.

Thanks for stopping by today!

Thanks So Much - Featured Stamper

Good Evening!
While doing the laundry and working on my Taylored Expressions stuff(which you'll see in a couple of days) I played along with the Featured Stamper on SCS.
I've been wanting to make some rolling hills on a card forever and after seeing Riley's card here I knew today was the day!
This is a SU! only card.
The hills were cut freehand using some retired dsp and the edges sponged with some Kiwi Kiss. When I stamped the tree trunks it left a little white spot about the grass line so I used a choc chip marker to colour it in ;)

Stamps: Trendy Trees; Cardstock: White and retired dsp; Inks: Choc chip, Kiwi Kiss, Pumpkin Pie, Summer Sun; Accessories: Sponges, SAMJ, Antique Brads, Modern Label Punch, Kiwi Kiss Ribbon
Thanks for stopping by today~!

Thomas Kinkade

Happy Weekend!
LOL it's too bad I'm at work today :(
Oh well...it's RACE Night so I have something to look forward to!
Chloe had a sleepover last night and the girls were downstairs so I didn't want to intrude while they were "hangin' out". No stamping for me but I did pull out an oldie for you to see. It's from my first month on the Dirty Dozen.

Stamps: It Doesn't Get Much Better by TK, Doodlebug Travel(sentiment) Paper: River Rock, True Thyme, WW, Apple Cider DP Ink: True Thyme, Black Accessories: Oval Nesties, HPH, True Thyme Ribbon, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by today! I'll have some new and fresh cards to share tomorrow!

Autumn Leaves

Happy Friday!
Yesterday's Ways To Use Challenge was called Autumn Leaves.
I made two cards for the challenge. The first one is a SU! only card.

Stamps: Branch Out, Live Your Dream

Paper: Kiwi Kiss, Shimmery White and retired dsp

Ink: choc chip, old olive, kiwi kiss, tangerine, going gray

Accessories: mat pack and paper piercer, curly label punch, scalloped edge punch, dimensionals

My second card also uses the SCS sketch from this week along with the Ways To Use It Challenge.

Stamps: Trendy Trees

Paper: Really Rust, Kiwi Kiss, White and dp

Ink: choc chip, Kiwi kiss, pumpkin pie, really rust

Accessories: samj, paper piercer, dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by today!

Birthday Celebrations

Good Morning!
It's looking like we are going to have warmer weather and the snow will begin to melt! I'm so glad that winter hasn't set in for good...just yet ;) It's too early!
The colour challenge on SCS the other day was Bermuda Bay, Choc Chip and Apricot Appeal.
I used Mercy's sketch for my layout. This is also a SU! only card!

Stamps: Upsy Daisy

Paper: Bermuda Bay, Choc Chip, WW and Thoroughly Modern DSP

Ink: Bermuda Bay, Choc Chip, Apricot Appeal

Accessories: Apricot Grograin, Dimensionals

I'm off today! Yeah! My sister is coming to the city and treating me to lunch! Can't wait...we don't do that often enough.
Thanks for stopping by today!

Merry Mass Production with Taylored Expressions

Good Morning!
Well it's snowing here :( Not a lot but still it's that white stuff! Oh well, it gets me in the holiday card making mood!
Today I have a fun little project to share with you.
I'm sure you are like me in that you love to make homemade Christmas cards. Now I don't usually mass produce because my cards typically have a lot of layers which makes them bulky. I do most of my Christmas card mailing to the States which costs almost $2 to mail each one. So when Taylor had the idea of us making some quick and simple cards that can be mass produced I knew I'd have to play along!
I made two designs and the only difference between them are the placement of the little crystals...lol
I love this new set from Taylored Expressions!

These were super easy to make and I'll tell you that I did them during the first period of the Oiler hockey game(which we won by the way!)
The card base is Choice Snow White...love the crisp look! I then cut pieces of Island Mist Light Prism 4.25 x 3.25. I had this pretty American Crafts DP that matched beautifully in my stash. That was cut at 4.25 x 3. After taping it to the Prism paper, I paper pierced along the bottom.
That was then taped to the cardbase. The snowman image comes from Holiday Wonder and was stamped in Memento Black Ink onto Choice Snow White. I coloured it with some Copic markers and cut it out with Oval Nesties. Another piece of Island Mist Light was cut with the Scalloped Oval. The white layer is popped up on the scalloped mat. The sentiment was stamped along the bottom. Some pretty rhinestones were added as the final detail.
Here is a group shot.

Stamps: Holiday Wonder; Cardstock: White, Prism, DP; Inks: Memento Black; Accessories: Copics, Oval Nesties, Rhinestones, Dimensionals, Paper Piercer
Would you like some more holiday card inspiration? Stop by to see what the Baker's Dozen have come up with!
Charmaine Ikach
Donna Baker
Jackie Pedro
Jami Sibley
Jodi Collins
Karen Motz
Sankari Wegman
Sharon Harnist
Taylor VanBruggen

Taylor has issued a challenge to her readers as well...so be sure to read up on her blog!

Live Your Dream

Good Morning!
I've had this designer paper from Autumn Leaves in my stash forever. Think someone gifted it to me. I thought this flower from Live Your Dream went really well with it.
The layout comes from last week's SCS. Pretty simple and straight forward card. If you have any questions...holler :)

Stamps: Live Your Dream; Cardstock: Kiwi Kiss, Real Red, WW and Autumn Leaves dp; Inks: Kiwi Kiss, Real Red, Summer Sun; Accessories: Modern Label Punch, Kaiser Rhinestones, Dimensionals
Thanks for stopping by today!

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving to my Canadian friends!
I cooked our dinner yesterday and today we will have left overs...YUM!
Before cooking and watching the race on Sunday I managed to play along with the Featured Stamper on SCS.
This is the card I made.
It's *almost* a SU! card....with the exception of the Martha butterflies ;)

Stamps: Upsy Daisy; Cardstock: Baja Breeze, Choc Chip, WW and Parisian Breeze Specialty DSP; Inks: Choc Chip, Baja Breeze; Accessories: Top Note Die, Baja Ribbon, Eyelet Border Punch, Circle Punch, Sponges, Dimensionals

NSR: I had a GREAT time at my 20 year high school reunion and it was wonderful to re-connect with so many old friends. Some going back to my elementary school days! To hear I haven't changed a bit made my day! *giggle* I couldn't believe that some came from so far away. Like Bejing, Washington DC, Louisianna, Australia, Seattle, Orange County....just to name a few!
OK and one more thing....lol
My friend Peggy from PaperworksCo has released some NEW stamps!!
Check out The Christmas Freckle Collection! They are so freakin' CUTE!

More Christmas cards!!

Good Morning!
I'm writing this up Saturday evening in between the festivities of my 20 year high school reunion. It was great to see so many old friends yesterday afternoon as we toured our old high school! Wow the memories it brings back. Chloe had a great time too! She says she wants to go there for high school now...lol
I had a couple of hours between the afternoon school tour and the evening get together at a lounge owned by an alumni. So what else would I do but stamp!
I've used two new sets from Taylored Expressions along with the Christmas Key Ingredients kit.
This first card uses the Wings of Joy stamp set and also Beate's WSC101.

Stamps: Wings of Joy

Paper: Choice Buttercream, Prism, Cosmo Cricket DP

Ink: Memento black

Accessories: copics, curly label punch, liquid applique, mat pack and paper piercer, Glossy accents, Dimensionals

This card uses the Holiday Wonder stamp set for Jen's SFYTT.

Stamps: Holiday Wonder

Paper: Buttercream, Prism, Cosmo Cricket Jolly by Golly dp

Ink: memento black

Accessories: copics, nesties, ribbon, chipboard snowflakes, mat pack and paper piercer, dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by! I hope to get some pics to share of my reunion!
Have a wonderful day!

Merry Christmas TESC86

Good Afternoon!
I'm rushing a bit today as I'm heading out the door for my 20 year High School Reunion! I can't believe it's been over 20 years. I'm looking forward to seeing old friends but nervous at the same time. You know what I mean?
This morning I managed to make one card before running out of time and I chose to play along with Taylor's Weekend Sketch Challenge #86.
Just this week I finally received my TE package in the mail. Canada Post sucks for getting stuff to us...ugh!
Here I have used the new set from Taylored Expressions called Wings of Joy along with the Christmas Key Ingredients Kit. The rhinestone brads are from my stash though ;)
I coloured the chipboard snowflake with a copic marker before adding dazzling diamonds glitter to it with a 2 way glue pen.

Stamps: Wings of Joy; Cardstock: Choice Buttercream, Prism, Cosmo Cricket DP; Inks: Memento Black; Accessories: Copics, Chipboard Snowflake, Rhinestone brads, Dazzling Diamonds, 2 way glue pen, Scalloped edge punch, Mat pack and paper piercer, Dimensionals
Thanks for stopping by today~!

SU! Only Lighthouse MIM cards

Again, I've been a slacker! When I got home from work yesterday I just wanted to curl up on the couch with a warm blanket! It's FREEZING here! I just couldn't get it together and head to the basement(where it's cold) to stamp...lol
So I dug deep in my file folders and pulled out this old Dirty Dozen card from July 2008. These are SU! only cards for the More Is More Challenge.

Keywords: MIM0708

Stamps: A Light Unto My Path

Paper: Blue Bayou, Soft Sky, Sahara Sand, WW, Soft Sky Prints Paper

Ink: Blue Bayou, Versamark

The MIM card has added layers, Designer Paper and Cracked Glass to the image layer.
I am sooooooooooooo excited to have the weekend off!! It's Thanksgiving here in Canada and I am really looking forward to cooking a big dinner!!
Thanks for stopping by today!

Wishing You a Birthday Filled with Cupcakes!

Good Morning!
Just a super quick post today as I'm rushing to get a few things done around the house.
A friend at work asked if I could make a birthday card with lime green. It's his mom's favourite colour...lol
Hope I got it close enough!
I was totally inspired by Amy's fun layout on her card here. She has such an amazing eye for details and her colouring is always perfect!

Stamps: Stella from Stamping Bella, For the Love of Cupcakes from Taylored Expressions; Cardstock: White, Prism, DP; Inks: Memento Black; Accessories: Copics, Scalloped Edge punch, Paper piercer and Mat pack, Ribbon, 2 way glue pen, Glitter, Dimensionals, Corner Rounder punch
Thanks for stopping by today!

Sugarplums Pumpkin Emma

Good Morning!
Wow we have some nasty weather coming our way!! Seems we have jumped from summer to winter...fall has decided to skip us all together :(
Guess I better make sure my snow brush is in my car! Ugh!
Since we aren't having fall here I thought it'd be cute to use a fallish image from All That Scraps for today's ATS sketch challenge. You will find the sketch on the ATS blog later this morning. We hope that you will play along!
I love Christine's Sugarplum images!!

Stamps: Sugarplums Pumpkin Emma; Cardstock: Blue Bayou, Soft Sky, White, MME dp; Inks: Memento black; Accessories: Copics, Nesties, Mat pack and Paper piercer, Ribbons, Brads, Dimensionals
Thanks for stopping by today!

Frosty Days

Good Morning!
Well yesterday was a very productive day around the Easton house! I managed to shampoo my carpets, do three loads of laundry, scrub the bathroom and kitchen floors then STAMP!
When cleaning up I found this retired SU! holiday paper from last year called Frosty Days. It was a fave of mine then and I still love it now!
My first card uses Beate's Weekend Sketch Challenge #100 and the cute little snowman from Merry & Bright. This is a 4.25 x 4.25 SU! only card.

The second card uses Jen's sketch for you to try. This time I used a cute mistletoe cuppie from the Taylored Expression set called Season's Sweetings.

My last card started out using Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch #38 but the image turned out to be larger than I had planned for the card...lol...but the basic idea was from Karen's sketch! I used another Taylored Expressions image from Season's Sweetings for this card too :)

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you have a fabulous day!

Good Friends

Wow, what a busy weekend! I'm so thankful to have today off work and Chloe having a PD day means we can just relax together!! I'm looking forward to not rushing this morning to get ready and out the door by 7 am!
Since I worked yesterday I didn't have any stamping time. So once again, I've pulled out an old Dirty Dozen card from November 2008. I think the theme was Chick Lit. One that scared me when Carole first suggested it...lol
Was it about girls, chickens, literature? Whatever you wanted!
For this card I went with the literature theme.

Stamps: Reading Flopsy

Paper: Pumpkin pie, So Saffron, Old olive, WW and Scenic Route DP

Ink: Palette Noir Black

Accessories: Copics, Embossing folder, 5/8" old olive ribbon, Circle Nesties, Stardust Stickles, Glossy Accents, Dimensionals

Thanks for stopping by today!

Angel Emma

I've got one last sneak peek from All That Scraps to share with you this morning. Tomorrow at 10 pm Easter they will be available for purchase!!!
Look at Angel Emma! Isn't she sweet? I can see me using these Angels on many cards this holiday season!! I really enjoy colouring these images :)

Stamps: Angel Emma; Cardstock: White, Aqua Mist, Blush; Inks: Memento black; Accessories: Copics, Mat pack and Paper piercer, Ribbon, Dimensionals, Stickles
Thanks for stopping by today! I'll be stamping later as I'm at work :( Chloe has no school tomorrow so I am spending the day with her :)

Holiday Wonder

Happy World Card Making Day!
This morning I am sharing a card I made using the last of Taylored Expressions new sets. Isn't this house cute?! It's from Holiday Wonder and it's available TODAY! Yep...all the stamps are ready for you to order and show some stamping love!
The images were coloured with Copic markers and popped up on dimensionals. I added a little bit of liquid applique and glitter to the roof top and snowy ground.

Stamps: Holiday Wonder; Cardstock: White, Pretty in Pink, So Saffron, Cosmo Cricket Jolly by Golly DP; Accessories: Copics, Wavy border punch, Pretty in Pink ribbon, Liquid Applique, Glitter, Ghost snowflake, Snowflake punch, Halfback pearl, Dimensionals
Want to see what the Baker's Dozen have done? Go check them out!

• Charmaine Ikach
• Denise Marzec
• Donna Baker
• Jackie Pedro
• Jodi Collins
• Karen Giron
• Karen Motz
• Laura Fredrickson
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Sankari Wegman
• Sharon Harnist
• Taylor VanBruggen

Today is World Card Making Day and Taylored Expressions is celebrating in a special way!
We hope you've set aside some time today to make and mail out some cards in celebration of World Card Making Day! Taylored Expressions wants to help you celebrate in 4 ways -

1. Free digital download. Head over to Taylor's blog for a free

digi-stamp for the backs of all your holiday cards.

2. Free card kit with all purchases in the TE Store today only. Orders must be received by 11 pm PST October 3rd to receive the free kit pictured below. It will not appear in your cart, but we promise it will be in your package.

3. WCMD Challenge and Prize on the Stamp a Sweet Impression Blog! Hurry because the deadline to enter is Sunday night!

4. The Taylored Expressions Christmas Release.

TE sneak peek Wings of Joy

Hi! I'm so glad you could come by and check out my sneak peek for Taylored Expressions new set called Wings of Joy. I paired this sweet image up with some wonderful Cosmo Cricket designer paper Jolly By Golly. This paper is so much fun!
There is a Christmas Key Ingredients kit that has some of this paper line in it.
My TE package is stuck at the border...boo hoo....so I don't have all the Key Ingredients but the girls from the Baker's Dozen will!

Stamps: Wings of Joy; Cardstock: Prism, Choice Buttercream, Cosmo Cricket DP; Accessories: Copics, Nesties, Oval punch, Ribbon, Stickles, Dimensionals
I'm loving this new set and can't wait to find some extra time to make more cards!
I bet the Baker's Dozen have come up with some gorgeous creations so stop by and check them out for yourself!

• Charmaine Ikach
• Denise Marzec
• Donna Baker
• Jackie Pedro
• Jodi Collins
• Karen Giron
• Karen Motz
• Laura Fredrickson
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Sankari Wegman
• Sharon Harnist
• Taylor VanBruggen

Swiss Pixie - Brigitta

Good Morning!
brrrr it's chilly here in the mornings now....I have frost on my car windows....bummer eh?
This new All That Scraps image makes it a little better though...lol
Isn't Swiss Pixie Brigitta CUTE? I have coloured about 5 of these images so you'll be seeing more of her very soon...lol!

Stamps: Swiss Pixie Brigitta; Cardstock: White, Brocade Blue; Inks: Memento Black; Accessories: Copics, Mat pack and Paper piercer, Dimensionals
Remember that all the new All That Scraps images will be available on Monday, October 5th at 10 pm Eastern. Stop by the ATS design team blogs for more sneak peeks!

ATS Pond Life

Good Morning!
Yesterday was a super long day but I had to prepare my desk for an audit at work. LOL! You should have seen my filing cabinet...YIKES! My filing was just dropping it in the drawer...not in the nice folders that are hanging there, all labeled and in order...haha! So it took me three hours to get my junk in order! From this day forward I WILL take that extra couple of minutes to be sure I've put the right paperwork in the right place ;)
Anyway, I'm sure you didn't come by to hear about my unorganization!
How about another All That Scraps sneak peek?!
Look at this super cute turtle! He is from a new set called Pond Life. It will be available on Monday, October 5th at 10 pm Eastern.
Now mozy on over to the ATS DT blogs to see what adorable cards they created with this set!

Thanks for stopping by today!
***Note that Taylored Expressions will begin their sneak peeks at 8 am PST***
Stop by the Baker's Dozen blogs to see what fabulous creations they will have to share! I won't be able to play along today :(