Dance In the Rain

Hello!

I hope that you had an enjoyable Christmas and were able to spend it with your loved ones.

Ours was quiet as always with just the three of us and the animals :)

Yesterday we did a little Boxing Day shopping but the only thing we walked away with were toys for Oreo....lol

Didn't see anything we really wanted or needed.

I'm hoping today to get in my craft room and start on some nice spring cards! I know we are only in our first week of winter but I'm ready to create something other than snowy cards. How about you?

Here is a card I created a couple of weeks ago for the Freshly Made Sketch. This card was chosen as a fave :)

Stamps and dies are from Reverse Confetti and also MFT.

Peace

Hello!

Gosh can you believe we are only a week away from Christmas?! 

I haven't bought ONE present yet...yikes!

This year has been so hectic! 

I'll be that last minutes shopper next week after work....lol

This morning I dropped Oreo off at the vet to be spayed.

The house was super quiet so I decided to go create one last(I hope) Christmas card.

I used the Freshly Made Sketch #217 and combined it with the Ways to Use It Challenge on SCS - Bring on the Bling.

This is a SU! only card.

Stamps: Wondrous Wreath Paper: White, Real Red, Mossy Meadow Ink: Pear Pizzazz, Mossy Meadow, Real Red Accessories: Christmas Greetings Thinlits, Wonderful Wreath Framelits, Dazzling Diamonds, Two Way Glue Pen, Dimensionals, Red Stickles, Mat Pack and Paper Piercer

Adventure Awaits

Hi!

How about a little change up from all the holiday cards?

One of my assistants is leaving the company tomorrow to move onto a totally different job working for Alberta Health Services. Sounds like a great opportunity and I wanted to wish him luck in his new adventure!

I know how hard it is to make a change and for him he's been with us for 10+ years. Scary and exciting at the same time!

This is a card I created for him using Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch and some cute Reverse Confetti stamps/dies.

Stamps: My WorldPaper: White, BlackInk: Black, Daffodil Delight, Distress MarkersAccessories: Mat pack and Paper piercer, My World Die, Dimensionals

Let It Snow

Oh boy! 

December sure popped up quickly!

I can't believe we are a little more than 3 weeks until Christmas!!!

We put our tree up and finished decorating it last night.

Last week my card was chosen on the Paper Players blog for a sketch #272 they had posted.

Super excited to be recognized since I haven't had a lot of stampy time lately.

Christmas Cuteness

Well winter has finally arrived here and it's the first really chilly morning. BRRRR!

It isn't going to stay this cold but I'm not convinced that Mother Nature is going to be as kind to us as last year. We got REALLY lucky last year and hardly had any snow and it was fairly warm. 

I don't mind the cold as much as the snow. It's pretty to look at but not to shovel....lol

Here are a couple of snowman cards I created using the super cute MFT set called Christmas Cuteness.

Stamps: MFTPaper: White, Watercolour PaperInk: Distress Inks, Memento BlackAccessories: MFT Snow Drifts Die, Copics, White EP, Versamark, Dimensionals

Stamps: Christmas CutenessPaper: White, Soft Sky, Gumball GreenInk: Memento black, Soft Sky, Old Olive, OrangeAccessories: Aqua Painter, Hills Die, Tree Line Die, Christmas Cuteness Dies, Stickles, Dimensionals, Mat pack and Paper piercer

Have a Holly Jolly Season

So far this fall I've created dozens of holiday cards to give to friends, family and co-workers. My biggest issue is actually addressing and mailing. Anyone else have that problem? 

Mailing cards is getting so expensive. At least in Canada anyway. All of my cards are typically way more than the average stamp. Usually costs about $2 a card. Not an issue really but it means a trip INTO the post office to have them weighed. No more just throwing a 1.00 stamp on them and going into the mail :(

Here is another card I created using a Freshly Made Sketch #208 from October.

I think this one will be hand delivered ;)

Stamps: Grand Holiday GreetingsPaper: White, Kraft, Real Red, Mossy Meadow, Daffodil DelightInk: BlackAccessories: Sewing, MFT Poinsettia Dies, Mat pack and Paper piercer, Dimensionals

Merry & Bright

Wow!

I bet you thought I gave up blogging. No, I just haven't had a lot of spare time to create.

I do have some cards to share that I've made over the past month or so.

I did have a week of vacation at the beginning of November but that week was spent creating cards for a Christmas card class that I held at work for charity. I forgot what it was like teaching to people that have never picked up a stamp before. Was a very interesting but fun evening. One that I've been asked to do again in the new year. What people don't quite understand is what goes into when prepping for something like that. Whew! I do enjoy it though :)

Here is one of the cards we created. It was one that I made for the Paper Players Colour Challenge and also a SCS CAS challenge. Thought it was simple enough to get them started that night.

Stamps: Holly Jolly GreetingsPaper: White, Real Red, Cucumber CrushInk: Crushed CurryAccessories: PTI dies, Paper Piercer, Dimensionals

Holiday Season

Hello :)

Oh my goodness....did it ever cool off here this weekend....brrrr!

I cracked and let my husband turn the furnace on. Just long enough to take the chill out of the house though.

It's going to warm up again this week and we'll have windows open again :)

That makes me happy!

I was able to get a few stamped cards made this weekend.

This one uses a new stamp set from the SU! Holiday Catty.

LOVE this wreath and can see me using it on a lot of holiday cards this year!

The layout comes from the Freshly Made Sketch.

Stamps: Wondrous WreathPaper: WhiteInk: Pear Pizzazz, Mossy Meadow, Cherry CobblerAccessories: Wonderful Wreath Framelits, Home for the Holidays Enamel Dots, Dimensionals, Paper Piercer

Thank You Thank You Thank You

Happy Fall!

The leaves are changing and the cool air is upon us.

Sure makes sleeping at night nice!

Here is a card I created for two challenges:

Paper Players Create a Fall Scene #263

and 

Freshly Made Sketch #204

I chose to use a MFT stamp set called Out on a Limb. I love that I could colour each of the leaves with my SU markers.

Stamps: Out on a LimbPaper: choc chip, pumpkin pie, whiteInk: Choc chip, Old olive, Pumpkin pie, Ruby red, So saffronAccessories: felt, sewing, dimensionals

All Is Calm, All Is Bright

Gosh some days I wish life would SLOW down....just a little ;)

I miss the days that I had energy to get crafty after work.

Maybe I'm working too hard....lol

My SU! card below was created for the Freshly Made Sketch #204 which I flipped so I could use these cool new trees from the Wonderland Stamp Set.

Stamps: WonderlandPaper: White, Mossy Meadow, Pear Pizzazz, Season of Cheer DSPInk: Mossy MeadowAccessories: Sewing, Dimensionals

Grateful

Hello!

I'm busy playing catch up on my cards.

I often sit down and create a couple at a time but then by time I edit and upload to Splitcoast I've run out of time.

So here is a card from about two weeks ago using the Freshly Made Sketch #203

I stamped the Hardwood background from SU in Crumb Cake onto Crumb Cake cardstock.

The leaves are from MFT and I used a variety of SU inks.

Stamps: Fall Foliage, HardwoodPaper: White, Crumb CakeInk: Pumpkin Pie, So Saffron, Ruby Red, Old Olive, Crumb CakeAccessories: Twine, MFT leaves die, MFT grateful die, paper piercer, Circle Nestie, Dimensionals

Thanks

Good day!

Things are still fairly busy around here and not a lot of happening on my blog.

I apologize!

I have gotten a few emails saying that even though I don't post daily that they enjoy reading my posts through their feeds :)

Thanks!

Here is a card I created using a Freshly Made Sketch #202

The background was made a long time ago and had been collecting dust on my desk.

Stamps: MFT chicken wirePaper: White, Watercolour PaperInk: Versamark, Distress MarkersAccessories: Heat and Stick Powder, Dazzling Diamonds, White EP, Thanks Die, MFT butterfly die, Water brush, Acetate, Dimensionals, Sequins

You Are So Kind

Hello :)

I've been such a bad blogger again.

It's back to school which means that it's one of my crazy busy times at work.

I have created cards I just haven't had much online time.

Here is a card I created a week or so ago for the Paper Players Tic Tac Toe challenge and the Freshly Made Sketch.

I'm happy to say that it was chosen as one of the favourites for the Paper Players Challenge.

This is a SU only card using a colour I don't think I often reach for but really like.

Stamps: Watercolor WingsPaper: White, Mint MacaronInk: Black, Mint MacaronAccessories: SU embossing Folder, Butterfly Thinlits, Paper Piercer, Dimensionals

Hello :)

Holy cow!

September!

Where did the summer go?! 

It's like a switch was flipped this week and suddenly the trees are starting to change and before I know it, we'll be raking leaves.

I actually enjoy fall and welcome it :)

Here is another card I created using the Freshly Made Sketch #200.

Flower dies are from Taylored Expressions and the Hello die is from AveryElle.

Paper: White, Smoky Slate, MME Just Splendid dp,Accessories: Taylored Expressions Friendship Blooms Die, Taylored Expressions Leafy Branch Die, MFT scallop die, Rhinestones, Sewing, AveryElle Hello Die

You're Out of This World

Hello!

This has been a crazy week. No free time really :(

Think I need another vacation! LOL!

Lucky for me I still have one more week to take before December!!!

Last Sunday I made a couple of cards using the Freshly Made Sketch #200

This one uses stamps and dies from Reverse Confetti.

I just LOVE this globe die! So many fun sentiments in the set too!

I stamped the dots with one of my fave SU! colours called Strawberry Slush. LOVE the new SU! ink pads....so much better than the old. They are so juicy!

I die cut the globe a few times with different cardstock colours so I could piece it the way I wanted.

Stamps: My World, Background StampsPaper: White, Black, Strawberry Slush, Coastal CabanaInk: Strawberry SlushAccessories: Reverse Confetti, My World Die, Rhinestone, Dimensionals

Let It Snow

Hello!

Last weekend as I was cleaning up my desk area I came upon this piece of polka dotted cardstock that I made sometime ago. Then I found a piece of watercolour paper that I had distressed a bit too! Do you ever make things and then set them aside? Forget about them? Then it's like Christmas when you find it?! LOL!

I decided I should use those pieces before they were lost yet again ;)

I loved the SU! Holiday catty (that will be available to order from in September).

This Hearth and Home Die is awesome!!!

The stamp set is called Happy Scenes.

Stamps: Happy ScenesPaper: White, Smoky SlateInk: Smoky Slate, Distress Inks,Accessories: SU Hearth and Home Framelits, Dimensionals

Celebrate

Ok seriously....well maybe not....lol but I think this is my last card to share with you using the Smooshing Technique.

I think this is my favourite card that I've made lately.

Chloe helped me decide on the sequins. Originally I wanted to add balloons but then that would cover up the pretty background ;)

Stamps: MFT background diePaper: Coastal Cabana, Bermuda Bay, Mixed Media paperInk: Distress Inks, VersamarkAccessories: White EP, Acetate, Water spritzer, MFT celebrate die, Sequins

Paradise Found

Happy Sunday!

Guess what?! Yep another card featuring the smooshing technique!

This one uses Karen's Sweet Sunday sketch again but flipped and also the Paper Players Challenge #258 of Beach Theme.

Stamps: Hula GirlPaper: White, Crumb Cake, Coastal CabanaInk: Coastal Cabana, Crumb Cake, Black, Summer SunAccessories: Copics, Acetate, Water, Reverse Confetti Sun Die, Paper Piercer, Dimensionals

You Keep Me Anchored

Hi there!

The girls at the Color Throwdown had me stumped last week with the colours!

I thought wow these are so pretty together but every single thing I tried looked horrible.

Then on Sunday I thought I'd give that smooshing technique using acetate a go.

I LOVE that technique and am hooked! You'll see several cards made with it soon :)

I also used Karen's Sweet Sunday Sketch for my layout.

This card uses a fun MFT die that matches the Go Overboard stamp set.

I gave the anchor three coats of UTEE for a little shine ;)

Stamps: Go OverboardPaper: White, Going Gray, Pacific Point, Cool CaribbeanInk: Pacific Point, Cool Caribbean, VersamarkAccessories: Heat and stick powder, UTEE, Acetate, Spray Bottle, Go Overboard Dies, Pool Party Twine, Vellum, Dimensionals

Thanks

Friday!!! 

For most it likely means the weekend but those of us in retail often work weekends.

That's me! LOL!

Since I still had the supplies on my desk from yesterday's card I decided to use them again for the SCS Free 4 All Challenge - use three dies or three punches on your project.

Again I did a light colour wash onto a couple pieces of mixed media paper and then die cut three butterflies with one of them after it had dried. 

Stamps: Hip NotesPaper: White, Watercolour PaperInk: Yo Yo Yellow, Tangelo Twist, Strawberry SlushAccessories: Bold Butterfly Framelits, Aqua Painter, Dimensionals, Black Rhinestones