Totally Cool Tilda

Ever find that sometimes a card will just come together based on what's sitting on your desk (aka "mess")? So here's my desk: I recently had an MFT order arrive... I refuse to put away my Fleur de Lis pendant... and I was cleaning out my "3-D sticker drawer". Long story short is these little sticker sunglass, which I've had for years, were just the right fit for Tilda... kinda takes her from "sweet" to "gangsta" in one stick - LOL!! My MFT order that was sitting on my desk contained the set And Then I Said with all the fun teenager sentiments. I just couldn't resist.

Well I've been MIA due to a combination of work and feeling under the weather... so it was nice to be able to get a little crafty tonight.

Stamps: Magnolia, MFT Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury White cardstock, Certainly Celery, KC&Company DP, Assessories: Silk ribbon, 3-D sticker (glasses) Tools: Copic markers, Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Pendant, sewing machine Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

With Sympathy

Verve has the most amazing clear set (Forever in our Hearts) for designing Sympathy cards... which is something I always have a difficult time doing, especially when making one for someone I know. I'm happy with the end result though - the spellbinders never seem to let me down!

Well, it's definitely been one of those "weeks"... so I'm doubly happy it's Friday. I hope to get a few more cards done, but first.......... a little sleep.

As always, thanks for checking in. Enjoy your weekend!!

Stamps: Verve Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury White cardstock, Jillibean, Certainly Celery, Whisper White, Basic Black, Assessories: White & black pears, dew drops Tools: Sewing Machine, Spellbinders Nestibilities, Fleur de Lis Pendant, MS leaf punch Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black, Old Olive

Ohm at Home

Made this card for my friend Donna's birthday. On the inside I wrote "... ohm... I'm not 40... ohm.... I'm not 40... ohm..." It's not your typical birthday card idea, but for Donna she loves her hot yoga so she really seemed to appreciate the theme.

Ever hear of "hot yoga"? Well apparently there's this bizarre thing were people "willingly" do yoga in something that resembles an oven. I can't get my head around it actually - I do everything in the summer to get out of the heat. Donna keeps trying to convince me to go. Apparently once you're in the "hot room" with 30-40 half naked sweaty strangers , you're not allowed to speak (which may be a good thing actually) ... or leave. Personally, I'm just not warming up to the idea. I mean... if you've really got to Ohm... then there's nothing like being able to Ohm in your own home...

Stamps: Stamping Bella Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury White cardstock, Bo Bunny, Assessories: Silk ribbon, felt flower, dew drops & bling Tools: Copic markers, Spellbinders Nestibilities, edge punch Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

So HAPPY for you.

I received my new Sugar Nellie Manga's in the mail and finally did one up yesterday. I was so full after Thanksgiving dinner, my attempt with the Copics was not the best - lol!

I kept making mistakes... and learned that nodding off in the middle of colouring won't give you the best results...... 8)

I used my Verve "So Happy" sentiment set - I just love how each word is individual and you can create your own sentiment and place the words where you want.

Back to work for me tomorrow... I sure enjoyed the 4-day break. Enjoy your week everyone and thanks for stopping in!! 8)

Stamps: Sugar Nellie, Verve Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury White cardstock, Lily Bee (french couture), SU Baja Breeze Assessories: Blue Pearls, SU Ribbon Tools: Copic markers, Spellbinders Nestibilities, Spellbinder Fleur De Lis Pendant, SU small oval punch Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

COMIN' THROUGH!!

This chicken driver cracks me up! If told you it took me a ga-zillion years to colour... you would think I was egg-zagerating... but I wouldn't be that far off actually. The fact that I just couldn't leave it alone is probably a better way to put it!!

The only embellishment I added were the dew drops in the headlights. Other then that I just covered up FORD CKNFMR to make it into a birthday card.

Well I'll keep this short... very tired at the moment (and once again no ideas for anything witty for the inside - lol). I'm off for a little R&R with my DVR.

"Chick" you later dude...........

Stamps: Whipper Snapper, sentiment is from PTI Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury White cardstock, October Afternoon, Basic Grey Lemmonaid, Assessories: Dew Drops Tools: Copic markers, Spellbinders Nestibilities, SU corner round punch Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Chicks Rule

Ever make a card and giggle the whole way through? Well I've been trying to come up with something clever to put on the inside of this one...........like....... "we need a chicks night out" or "do these shoes make my butt look big?" Hee, hee... anyway, if you have any suggestions I'd love to hear them. 8)

Found this paper in my stash and I'm sorry but I couldn't tell you where it came from. I have a sneaky feeling it's remnants of a KC&Company Designer paper pack from Michael's... but I couldn't swear to it.

This little happy-spring-chick is another stamped image I received in the mail from my friend Pauline. (yes, I actually do have my own stamps....lol...) I've been looking at different sites to try & figure out if it's Whipper Snapper, Inky Antics or whomever and I haven't been successful yet. Anyway, I'll update when I find the information.

Spellbinder Nestibilities shaped this little cutie. I coloured her up with copics and added tiny pearls to the flower centers. I added a bit of SU stitched ribbon and edge punch to break up the background a bit. Sentiment is from Papertrey Ink.

Stamps: Chicken image is still a mystery...sentiment is from PTI Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury White cardstock, KC&C Designer paper, SU Marigold Morning Assessories: Pearls, SU ribbon, a little bling from the Dollar Store Tools: Copic markers, Edge Punch, Spellbinders Nestibilities Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Miss You

Was in the mood to make a card after work today... which is odd, because that almost never happens. I usually swing into a routine of supper, laundry and whatnot - but tonight I kicked off my shoes... tossed my purse on the sofa and B-Lined it to the craft room. Had this card in my head on the drive home and just had to spit it out... so to speak... 8)

Stamps: Whiff of Joy (thanks again Pauline!!), sentiment is from PTI Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury White cardstock, Basic Grey Indian Summer, SU Baja Breeze, Bazzel Assessories: Pink Pearls Tools: Copic markers, Edge Punch, Spellbinders Nestibilities, SU corner punch Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Welcome Little One

I thought Sugar Nellie's "MacBeth" would be pretty darn cute in a baby card. I don't know of any babies on their way at moment... but I'll have to do a pink one to so I'm ready either way.

The Lily Bee (french couture) designer paper matches so nicely with the SU Baja Breeze. The pearls are actually a very pale blue that I found at the dollar store. The only other embellishement is the May Arts ribbon that I scooped up from Anna Wight's "Sassy & Sweet Crafts". I usually go overboard with embellishments, but I find baby cards look nicer with less fuss.

Well that's it from me this evening.......... (yawn)......... I think it's going to be an early night. 8)

Stamps: Sugar Nellie, sentiment is from PTI Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury White cardstock, Lily Bee (french couture), SU Baja Breeze, Whisper White Assessories: Pearls, May Arts ribbon Tools: Copic markers, Edge Punch, Spellbinders Nestibilities Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Autumn Winds

I love how this image has motion. My sister & I were talking about this recently... a lot of stamps are "poses", but some have the feel of motion that I absolutely love.

The paper is October Afternoon... and that's exactly when I made it. Yesterday during WCMD, I just tucked in for the afternoon and made cards until my eyes went funny and my stomach started growling!! It was fun... but then I ran out of good lighting to take any decent pictures, so I thought I'd wait until today to post. Hope you all enjoyed yesterday. (It should really be World Card Making WEEKEND........ not DAY.......... right?)

Stamps: Whiff of Joy Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury White cardstock, SU Choc Chip, October Afternoon Assessories: May Arts ribbon, dew drops, blue flourish was made at my LSS on their die cutting machine Tools: Small leaf punch, Copic markers, Spellbinders Nestibilities Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Friends Forever

Thanks to my very good friend Pauline who stamped a bunch of new images that I didn't have and sent them off to me in the mail. I've been practicing with my copics and colouring one up after the other. This is one of the newest Manga images from Sugar Nellie. The sentiment is Papertrey Ink........ which now that I think of it....... is also from Pauline! THANKS PAULINE!!

Stamps: Sugar Nellie, PTI Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury White cardstock, SU Choc Chip, Fancy Pants, October Afternoon & SU Baja Breeze Assessories: May Arts ribbon, dew drops Tools: Copic markers, MS Edge Punch, Spellbinders Nestibilities, sewing machine Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Forever & Always

I don't make personalized/custom cards anymore, but I was asked to make a wedding card by a very good friend so I was very happy to do it (actually pretty flattered to be asked!)

I stopped at my LSS (Marchant's) on my way home from work yesterday and couldn't keep my hands off this new Basic Grey Indian Summer paper. Love it.

The little silver charm says, "To love & to cherish" and works great with the Fleur de lis. The bride & grooms name are computer printed and cut & embossed with Spellbinder labels.

Stamps: SU! sentiment Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury White cardstock, Basic Grey, Vellum Assessories: Satin ribbon, pearls, pink gems Tools: Spellbinders Nestibilities, Fleur de lis pendant & label Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

On Cloud Nine

What's your Cloud 9 Moment? Mine would be to get to my goal weight without my workouts killing me! (Right now I'm on Cloud 2...).

The paper choice was easy for this little Stamping Bella cutie... I tried to keep as many of the birds visable on this Lily Bee paper so she really did look like she was floating on a cloud.

Coloured with Copics (as always), cut & embossed with Spellbinders (as always).

Stamps: Stamping Bella Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury White cardstock, Lily Bee Assessories: May Arts brown polka dot ribbon, Prima flower, pearl, pink brads Tools: Copic markers, Spellbinders Nestibilities Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Mama said...

... they'll be days like this....

I caught the last light of day on my window sill for this picture. I was going to take a better one, but decided the lighting looks "sleepy". 8)

Not sure what I ever did before Spellbinders. Here I've used the scallop square, the circle & my new Fleur de lis pendant. Image is from Stamping Bella and the sentiment is Verve.

Night........ night. 8)

Stamps: Stamping Bella, Verve Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury White cardstock, Bo Bunny, Whisper White, Cranberry Crisp Assessories: Hero Arts felt flower, green & ruby gemstones Tools: Copic markers, Spellbinder Pendant, Spellbinders Nestibilities Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Sole Sisters

So this is my best friend Donna.

Donna has a thing for shoes and her husband built her a pretty amazing Shoe Room... complete with purse compartments, boots, etc... I've never seen anything like it. This unfortunately is only a partial picture. (Imelda Marcos would be insanely jealous. )

So naturally, when I make a card for Donna... there is only one choice for a theme:

The "shoe" is a Hero Arts image & is coloured with Copic markers. I've added a bit of bling (Donna Style) and dressed the shoe up using a quickie glue pen & glitter. Added pearls, liquid pearls & diamond bling ontop of the MS edge punch at the bottom. I got a chance to use my new Spellbinder flourish (is that what they're called?) dies along with my new labels die.

So that's my Shoe Story about a card for Donna - oh yeah, and she liked it!

Stamps: Hero Arts, Stamping Bella

Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury White cardstock, MME (Laundry Line), WeRMemory Keepers

Assessories: Glitter, liquid pearls, dew drop, flower, brad, SU ribbon

Tools: Copic markers, Spellbinders, Quickie Glue Pen, MS edge punch

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Friends Forever

So I finally had a chance to do a little card lovin this week. Just the one, but I finally bought the Spellbinder Pendant "Fleur de lis" and I just had to try it out. So many possibilities with this die - it's fantastic!

I already had this little Stamping Bella image coloured up so it was very quick & easy to put together. Not much to this card actually - quite basic.

Hope you're all having a fab weekend. I've been "Spring Cleaning"... guess I'm a little behind.

Stamps: Stamping Bella
Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury White cardstock, Lily Bee (french couture)
Assessories: Pale blue pearls, glitter
Tools: Copic markers, Spellbinder Pendant, Spellbinders Nestibilities, sewing machine
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Craving Some Sugar

Sugar Nellie that is...

Well this is the last day of my holidays before busy life starts up again. It was good to be off for a week, but it will be good to be back to work & have some routine again.

This image reminds me of my little 2 1/2 year old niece - she's pretty darn cute. I didn't add a sentiment and probably just leave the inside blank too and use it for a note card.

I used copic markers to colour her up & clear glaze pen on the metal of the bike, which the camera didn't pick up but looks pretty cool when held toward the light (I'll have to add instructions to whomever I send this card to read it at a certain angle to the light! LOL!!)

I think I used half of my paper stash I own on this one! Layer, layer, layer - it may take extra postage - ha. Brown dew drops were paired up with the Martha Stewart edge punch & some satin & grossgrain ribbon finished it off.

That's it from me - have a lovely Sunday everyone!!

Stamps: Sugar Nellie

Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury White cardstock, Basic Grey Lime Rickey, SU Choc Chip & More Mustard

Assessories: grossgrain & satin ribbon ribbon, Prima flower, dew drops

Tools: Copic markers, MS Edge Punch, Spellbinders Nestibilities, Cuttlebug folder

Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Groovy

Well I'm 3 days in a row - who knew? Guess I'm feeling the mojo finally. I have to show you this groovy cat... it's from a Recollections clear set I picked up at Michael's some time ago. Isn't he cute? Because he was so groovy, I had to pair him up with this Verve sentiment.

I'm really loving this Lily Bee line of paper... love the small print designs especially. Great for cards (I leave the scrapbooking to my sister).

Well I'm back to work on Monday so we'll see how well I keep up with blogging once I'm back at it again. 8)

As for now... I'm off to make another card.

Enjoy your weekend everyone!!




Stamps: Verve, Recollections
Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury White cardstock, Lily Bee (french couture)
Assessories: SU! ribbon, mini button brads, Prima flower
Tools: Copic markers, Edge Punch, Spellbinders Nestibilities,
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Blessed

Hello all! I love this sweet angel image. I bought this clear set at Michael's a couple of months ago and threw out the packaging so I can't tell you what company it's from. If you know, please leave me a comment and I'll update this post. I thought the Verve sentiment was a nice fit for the design and the space as well.

The angel is coloured with copics & glitter was added on top of dots from a clear glaze pen. I used a Cuttlebug folder to emboss the Baja Breeze cardstock & then added borders with my Martha Stewart edge punch.

Well that's it from me - keeping this short & sweet.

EDITED TO ADD: Thank you Deb! Yes, I remember now - it's Inkadinkadoo. They have some great clear sets, this one really jumped out at me though!! Thanks again. 8)

Stamps: Verve
Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury White cardstock, Lily Bee (french couture)
Assessories: May Arts white polka dot ribbon, dew drops (pearl), glitter, clear glaze pen
Tools: Copic markers, MS Edge Punch, Spellbinders Nestibilities, Cuttlebug embossing folder
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

Peek-a-boo

Hello crafty bloggers!

It's been a while since I've posted a card but I've been fighting off Stamper's-Mojo-Itis. It's a terrible affliction and can last for days on end. Hee, hee. I've tried stamping retail therapy (usually helps). Then I re-organized my craft room (almost always helps). But seriously, I just haven't been feeling very crafty and have been enjoying the summer weather instead. But last night... I got the 70's music a rockin' and I just got down & dirty (inky). Here's my Peek-a-boo card that I came up with.

I stumbled across this cool Pink Paislee paper that just arrived at my local stamp store (Marchant's). I just love it.

And I love this Stamping Bella Image! I used the sentiment "Peek-a-boo" on the inside.

I used copics to colour the image and the gorgeous white May Arts ribbon is from Anna Wight's store (Sassy & Sweet Crafts)- love that! The image is cut out with Spellbinder's Nesties & propped up with foam tape.

Stamps: Stamping Bella
Paper: Gina K Pure Luxury White cardstock, Pink Paislee designer paper
Assessories: May Arts ribbon, pearl dew drops
Tools: Copic markers, Fiskers Edge Punch, Spellbinders Nestibilities, sewing machine
Ink: Memento Tuxedo Black

What an Amazing Day!

Saturday, August 22nd was such a fun day!!! I travelled from Kingston to Stamping Bella in Thornhill, Ontario to FINALLY meet my on-line stamping buddies, Pauline (L) & Linda (R).

Actually Linda gave a Copic Class which was better then fantastic! I seriously learned some great tips & tricks and had a lot of those "Ahhhhh....that's-how-she-does-it-moments". I wish I had more time to sit and have a coffee/chat with these girls, but it was a very full class and a very busy day. Lots to learn & lots to shop for... I mean, we were at Stamping Bella headquarters after all!!

I have been practicing quite a bit since I've been home - but nothing has made it into a completed card yet. Instead I have dozens of little coloured images just waiting to get layered, nested, blinged & Bella'd.

A special thank you to my Mother & brother for coming with me for the long drive each way. You guys were great company and I haven't laughed that hard in ages!!

So hopefully I will be back soon with some finished cards! I know I've been MIA... thanks for checking in!!!