Inkspiration Challenge - Colour #18

Happy Friday Gang!
Yippee it's Friday and it's my last day of work til Monday! Today is also an Inkspiration Challenge. This week Keesh has given us a colour challenge....

First thing I thought of was boy colours for a boy card. That is something that I don't make very often so that was a challenge too!
I picked up this super cute set from Woodware USA that I picked up at CHA. It is called Teddy Remembers.

Stop by the Inkspiration design team and see what they came up with for this colour challenge!

• Chantelle Huizenga
• Cindy Major
• Kirsty Brown
• Makeesha Byl
• Renee Van Stralen
• Sarah-Jane Kale

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy your weekend!

Birthday Cupcakes!

Last weekend when I had some free time I stamped and stamped and stamped! I think this is one of the last cards I have in my stash to share so I hope I find some free time tonight to refuel ;)
I told you I can't put this new Bakery Business set from Taylored Expressions down! This image makes me smile :)
The layout comes from Taylor's sketch last week.

Stamps: Bakery Business; Cardstock: Choice Buttercream, Real Red, October Afternoon dp; Inks: Memento Black; Accessories: Copics, Circle Punches, Mat pack and Paper piercer, Dimensionals
Thanks for stopping by today! Have a GREAT Thursday!

Baby Elephants

Happy Hump Day!
I'm really looking forward to the weekend for many reasons!
1. I don't have to work
2. I'm going on a road trip with my girl friends(day trip)
3. My best friend is coming up for the weekend from Calgary
4. The Daytona 500 is SUNDAY!! Yeah!
I'm sure you didn't come to hear me ramble though...so onto my card!
I made this a few days ago using Karen's Sketch on her blog.
This is one of the new Animals in Love images from Taylored Expressions. Don't you think this would make an adorable baby card?

Stamps: Animals in Love Elephants; Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Pink Pirouette, DP; Inks: Memento Black; Accessories: Copics, Nesties, Ribbon, Glossy Accents, Wavy Border Punch, Dimensionals
Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy your Wednesday!

Friends TLC & Mojo

Yesterday was my day off and I'm happy to say I only spent a little time at work...lol! I've been taking on a little more responsibilities there and while I enjoy the challenge it will soon cut into my stamping time :( For now, I'll continue to stamp my free time away!! LOL!
This card was made for a couple of challenges.
First it uses the Mojo 125 sketch.
Second I played along with Holly's TLC259...frosted window technique.
I've been wanting to ink up this pretty image from JustRite called My Garden Set which is available from Stamper's Dream.

Stamps: My Garden Set; Cardstock: Very Vanilla, Summer Sun, Cool Caribbean, Vellum, October Afternoon Ducks in a Row dp; Inks: Memento Black; Accessories: Copics, Nesties, Ribbon, Dimensionals
Thanks for stopping by today! I'll be back tomorrow with more cards to share!

Skier Zoe

Happy Tuesday!
Today I'm sharing another card made with the PaperWorksCo. February Card Kit and also another new image called Zoe the Skier.
The Olympics start in a few days and I can't wait....this HAS to be Canada's year...seriously! I enjoy watching many sports but hockey and skiing are some of my faves when it comes to the Olympic events.

Stamps: Zoe the Skier; Cardstock: Feb Card Kit; Inks: Memento Black; Accessories: Copics, Border Punch, Mat pack and Paper piercer, Button, Thread
Thanks for stopping by!

Baking Up a Batch of Sweetness!

Good Monday Morning!
I hope you all enjoyed the weekend! For me I am happy it's Monday...whew! I worked all weekend...lol! So it's my day off! Yippee! Yesterday morning before heading off to work I was able to play along with the Featured Stamper at SCS. I was inspired by Barbara's project here. I pulled out the new Taylored Expressions set called Bakery Business along with some super fun October Afternoon Farm Fresh dp. Lookie...I sewed too...haha! Don't look too closely though...my stitching needs practice! ha! Well I had fun with it anyway ;)

Stamps: Bakery Business; Cardstock: Choice Buttercream, Chocolate Core'dinations, October Afternoon DP; Inks: Memento Black; Accessories: Copics, Sewing Machine, Oval Nestie, Circle Punches, Dimensionals
Thanks for stopping by today! I hope to spend a great deal of my spare time stamping today!

Think Spring

Can you tell that I've got SPRING on the brain these days? I am so over winter but unfortunately winter is not over for us :( LOL! To chase away those winter blahs I've created a couple cute springy cards!
I adore these chicks on this card! They are from the Spring Fling Set by Pink Paislee that you can find at Stampers Dream. I coloured them with some of my new copics that my best friend sent me in the mail as a surprise! Love the fun colours!

This next one uses a set called Big and Small Flowers by Hero Arts. I thought the flower would go nicely with the 3 Bugs in a Rug DP I picked up at a LSS the other day. I added a little bit of Yellow Stickles to the flowers center.

Thanks for stopping by today! I hope you enjoy your day!

Umbrella Girl

Happy Saturday!
This image makes me wish for spring showers but it's still a couple of months away :(
I've used the super cute Umbrella Girl from MFT for my card.
I don't have much time for chit chat but I do want to wish you all a fabulous weekend!
If you are Nascar fans, like Denise and I, then you are probably gearing up to watch the race tonight! YEAH! Racin' is back!

Thanks for stopping by today!

PaperWorksCo. Release!

Hello Gang!
Tonight is the release of PaperWorksCo.'s newest stamps! Wait til you see how cute all these images are! Just darling, I tell you!
Meet Zoe the Figure Skater!
Chloe says this could be her ;) LOL!

My next card features Zach the Hockey Player. With the Olympics starting next week I knew immediately that I'd want to make a Team Canada Card with Zach. We are HUGE hockey fans in this house and I'm going to try and adjust my work schedule so I don't miss a game...haha! But shhhhhhhhhh don't tell my boss ;)
I created the sentiment with some JustRite Stamps.

Pop on over to the PaperWorks Blog to see all the cool goodies the girls will have to share!

Taylored Expressions Release Day

It's release day at Taylored Expressions!
Before you rush off to order some new stamps I hope you'll take the time to see my last couple of sneak peeks using the new Stamps A la Carte Whales and Snakes ;)
Sorry about the whale picture....one of my light bulbs burnt out...haha
These Animals in Love are just the cutest little things! The Animal Love Sentiments are a nice full sized set that will work with many other images too!

Thanks for stopping by but please stop by the Baker's Dozen blogs to see their last sneak peeks too...I know they'll appreciate it as much as I do!

• Alex Maldonado
• Charmaine Ikach
• Donna Baker
• Jackie Pedro
• Jodi Collins
• Karen Giron
• Karen Motz
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Melissa Sauls
• Sankari Wegman
• Taylor VanBruggen

Have a FABULOUS Friday!

Inkspiration Challenge meets ATS Sugarplum's

Hello!!
It's time for another Inkspiration Challenge and an All That Scraps review of February stamps.
My time is limited these days with having to work a little extra because of staff shortages so I had to combine these challenges.
Here is the sketch:

I've used an image from Sugarplum's Party for my card today. I'm soooooooooo into spring colours right now! It's this new 3 Bugs in a Rug dp cute?! So fun!
I hope that you can play along with the sketch! If you do...be sure to link up on Keesh's blog!

Stamps: Sugarplum's Party; Cardstock: White, 3 bugs in a rug dp(both sides); Inks: Memento black; Accessories: Copics, Scalloped Edge Punch, Ribbon, Circle Punch, Silver Embellishments, Dimensionals
Thanks for stopping by today! Have a FABULOUS day!

Stamps A la Carte - Taylored Expressions Day Two

Good Morning!
Today is Day Two of the Taylored Expressions sneak peeks and another surprise!
TE will now be offering you a single serving of sweetness in the same top quality deeply etched pink rubber you love! For February we have 8 irresistible Whimsical Wishes Animals in Love!
Today I will share a couple of the image with you along with a full sized sentiment set.
If you are new to Taylored Expressions and want to give these stamps a go then these images are perfect for starters. They are only $6.95 each!

In the future you will see other Taylored Expressions stamp lines carrying A la Carte images as well! So stay tuned!
Hop on over to the Baker's Dozen blogs now:

• Alex Maldonado
• Charmaine Ikach
• Donna Baker
• Jackie Pedro
• Jodi Collins
• Karen Giron
• Karen Motz
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Melissa Sauls
• Sankari Wegman
• Taylor VanBruggen

Thanks for stopping by today!

Taylored Expressions - Day One

Hey all!
Well today is Day 1 of the Taylored Expressions sneak peeks from the Baker's Dozen. If you were lucky enough to see the TE booth at CHA then you probably saw these cuties and may even own them! If so, I hope you are having fun with all of them.
If not, then I do hope you find this new line of stamps called Apple Doodle Ink as cute and adorable as I do! There are two new sets that are designed to coordinate with one another. Stop by Taylor's Blog to hear the story behind this new and fun line of stamps!
This first card uses both new sets which are Bakery Business and Window Shopping.

Stamps: Bakery Business, Window Shopping; Cardstock: So Saffron, Certainly Celery, Snow White and American Crafts DP; Inks: Memento Black; Accessories: Copics, Scalloped Edge Punch, Glossy Accents, Dimensionals
This month there are no Key Ingredients but there will be a Bakery Sampler! Included in the sampler:
Kraft Bakery Bags
White liquid appliqué (great for frosting)
Baking Charms
Apron Die Cut
Adirondack Espresso Pearls
Baking Chipboard
Kitchen Twill
Kaisercraft Red Rhinestones
I chose to use the Kraft Bakery Bag for my next project. Inside are some YUMMY M&M monster cookies....Chloe and Brian couldn't WAIT for me to get this picture so they could dig in!
Isn't this image darling?! There are the cutest sentiments in this set too!!

Here is a close up of the tag:

All of the sets will be available on February 5th from Taylored Expressions! Come back tomorrow to see another exciting surprise! You won't be disappointed!!
Now pop on by the Baker's Dozen blogs to see what adorable and fun things they have created!!

• Alex Maldonado
• Charmaine Ikach
• Donna Baker
• Jackie Pedro
• Jodi Collins
• Karen Giron
• Karen Motz
• Laurie Schmidlin
• Melissa Sauls
• Sankari Wegman
• Taylor VanBruggen

Thanks for stopping by! Enjoy your day!

Start Your Day With Whee!

Each month I love to play along with the MFT Guest Designer Challenge on SCS. I never win but it's still fun tryin', right? LOL! I've made two cards but I'll show you one now ;)
I was so excited to find this stamp at CHA so that I could try Jody's tutorial on the swing/tree card she wrote. My friend, Karen, said I'd never do it because it will take me more than 30 minutes...lol...yes it will but I'm determined to do it...so stay tuned...ha!
Anyway, back to my card....

Stamps: Start Each Day With Whee; Cardstock: So Saffron, White, American Crafts DP; Inks: Memento Black; Accessories: Copics, Nesties, Ribbon, White Brads, Dimensionals, Martha Butterfly Punch
Thanks for stopping by today!

Just Because PaperWorksCo card kit

Good Morning!
Today I am sharing a card I made from the PaperWorksCo. monthly card kits. I really wanted to show this pretty paper so I kept this card simple and added the Just Because from the Love Freckle Stamps-First Date stamp set.

Next I have a little sneak peek of a new character that will be out on February 5th!
Stop by Stephanie's blog tomorrow for her peek!

Just Because Announcement!

Today is my debut with Stampers Dream!

I've been busting to tell you all especially since getting back from CHA and meeting Michelle! We had a great time getting to know one another at Bubba Gump's over dinner. If you have had the pleasure of meeting Michelle then you know she is so FUN!
I'm really looking forward to working with The Dream Team!!! Have you seen them? Geez....they are rock stars for sure!
I couldn't decide what I wanted to do for my card today so I made a FEW...lol but I'll share the others soon ;)

This card uses the pretty set called Just A Note.
I stamped the image in Memento Black Ink and coloured with Copics. I used my Circle Nesties to cut the image layer out and then popped them up on dimensionals. The green ribbon was a piece from my jar of scraps....hehe! I also added a little jewel to the flower center.

Stamps: Just A Note; Cardstock: Kraft, White, Choc Chip, DP; Inks: Memento Black; Accessories: Copics, Nesties, Ribbon, Jewel, Dimensionals, Corner Rounder Punch, Thread
Now that you know I've joined the Dream Team I think I can share a picture of Michelle and I that my friend Karen snapped of us after dinner. Michelle is holding some shrimp for Tosh....hmmmm wonder if she ate them? LOL!
Thanks for stopping by today!! Have a FABULOUS day!

Housework

Good Sunday Morning!
Can you believe this is the last day of January already? Where has this month gone?
Here is another stamp set I picked up at CHA from MFT. My husband actually does a lot more housework than I do these days..ha! I thought he'd get a kick out of this!
The set is called Maid for WTG.

Stamps: Maid for WTG; Cardstock: Vanilla, Baja Breeze, DP; Inks: Memento Black; Accessories: Copics, Button, Linen Thread, Spellbinders Die, Dimensionals, Glossy Accents
Thanks for stopping by today! I'm working this afternoon but am hoping to stamp sometime this morning!

Flower Power

It's been awhile since Christine from All That Scraps has drawn any monkey images but he's making a comeback! This set is called Flower Power! Just the cutest little images! The sentiment comes from AmyR's new set called All Women.
I stamped the images in memento black and coloured with copics. Both the sentiment and image panels were cut with nesties and then sponged Soft Sky onto them while still in the die cut.
Pop by the ATS blog for your chance to win this set!

Stamps: Flower Power, AmyR's All Women; Cardstock: Kiwi Kiss, White, DP; Inks: Memento Black, Soft Sky; Accessories: Copics, Nesties, Ribbon, Dimensionals, Stickles
All That Scraps will be releasing all the new set for purchase at Midnight tomorrow!

Inkspiration Challenge - Inspiration #17

Good Morning!
I was in a panic last night thinking I could not play along with the Inkspiration team today. Since getting home from CHA I have been a little behind...hehe!
This morning I found my card I made for this challenge BEFORE leaving for CHA! yeah!
Here is the picture....

This is what I created. A SU! only card. I struggle with Inspirations and CAS cards but I think I like the end result this time. What do you think?

I'm rushing out the door for work in a few minutes but please stop by the Inkspiration Challenge Design Team to see what they created. You can find all the links on my sidebar.
Have a great day!
There is also a second post below....

It'll Be Okay...

Last week at CHA I was lucky enough to
1. Meet Kim from MFT
2. Pick up some MFT stamps!
It's nearly impossible to find any at a LLS here and if I could snag 'em at CHA and not pay shipping/duty and wait for snail mail...all the better eh?! I'll be squeezing a few cards in between all the sneak peeks I'll be sharing over the next week ;)
For this one I used Mercy's sketch #58 on her blog. The umbrella was paper pieced and some crystal effects were added to her rain boots....so fun!

Here is a close up shot of the shiny boots!

Stamps: MFT; Cardstock: White, Red, Yellow, MME dp; Inks: Memento Black; Accessories: Copics, Scalloped Edge Punch, Crystal Effects, Dimensionals
Thanks for stopping by today!