Laughs

Sorry about the late post today...I had to volunteer for Emily's swim class today, so my scrappin' time was limited. Hopefully this weekend I can spend some quality time in my scraproom, and get some cards done. 

Here are the details for todays card:

Paper, buttons,ribbon and flowers are all Making Memories-Chloe's Closet. I just love this collection-it's almost all gone and I'm going to miss it. 

Tilda is of course a Magnolia and I got her from Kelly. :O) I colored her in with my copics. I also cut her out and pop dotted her. I made the circles with my nesties and pop dotted them too. 

The 'laughs' transfer is CTMH

It's hard to see but i also used my SU! scallop border punch on the bottom. 

Thanks for looking and have a great TGIF!

-Nicole

Ciao Bella

A quick post this afternoon.....I have a lot of tidying up to do around the house before the kids get home from school. 

I got this super cute Matilda & Muffin Bread image from Kelly, it's from Bella Stamps....so super cute!

Anyways, here are the complete details:

Paper is CTMH

Ribbon is CTMH

White flowers are Bazzill. I punched out the smaller fowers and then drown them in glue and glitter! I also added little gems that I got at my LSS. 

I colored in Matilda with my copics and also added lots of  doodlebug sugar coating!

Also used my SU! scallop border punch and my nesties!

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Think Pink

We had a very busy weekend this weekend. My husband had to work Saturday and Sunday. He was working on the plant that we own where we are going to make our dog treats. He had a business partner in from out of town who ended up sleeping over Saturday night. Which is stressful for me because I suffer from occassional-CHAOS- "can't have anyone over syndrome"...in other words...most of the time my house is too messy to have people over! lol

So I was busy cleaning up and managing the kids most of Saturday...plus I was responsible for making sure the kids received a healthy dose of fun as well. No problem!

Plus I had to take all the kids to swim lessons on Saturday and then all the kids to mass on Sunday...needless to say...I'm worn out!

I finally got about an hour to myself this afternoon so I could rewatch a past LOST episode while happily stamping away. :O)

So I made this card especially for my mom, so she knows I'm thinking about her.

Here are the details:

Paper is Karen Foster Design-Birds&Blooms

Coordinating Cardstock and Wide Satin Ribbon is retired SU! Pomegranate

Image is Magnolia. I colored Tilda in with my copic markers

The Love charm is Close To My Heart

The pewter flowers are from my LSS

Brads are Close To My Heart

I also used my SU! scallop punch, Martha Stewart Border Punch and 

Martha Stewart Leaf Branch Punch

Oh and I also used my nesties to make the rectangles. 

Thanks for looking and have a great rest of the weekend. :O)

Best Friends

I had a lot of fun making this card. I just love this image...it's so super cute. :O) (Thanks Kelly)

I made this card for the High Hopes Guest Designer Call. I would just LOVE to design cards for High Hopes, they are such a super awesome company. 

Anyways, here are the details for today's card:

Paper is brand new from my LSS. It's by Pebbles and it's from the Skipping Along Collection. It's it just ADORABLE? I just love the colors and the patterns...so springy....just what we all need right now. 

The image of course is High Hopes. I colored it in with my copic markers. I used some doodlebug sugar coating on the dragons wings. The sentiment is Close To My Heart.

The rhinestone flower brads are Making Memories.

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

Be sure to head over to the Truly Scrumptious Blog and do our first challenge.....ALOTA stamps has a couple of super cute stamps to give away! 

 

First Ever Truly Scrumptious Challenge

Okay so the day is finally here! 

Truly Scrumptious' very first challenge. 

The first challenge is a sketch challenge. 

Here are the details for my card:

Paper is Close To My Heart-Unforgettable

Ribbon and Brads are Close To My Heart

The image is Whiff Of Joy, and I colored it in with my copics. I also used some twinkling H2O's on the mug that my friend Shelly lent me. Gotta get myself some of those twinkling H2O's!

The sentiment is MFT

Thank you for looking and have a great day! 

Make sure you go to the Truly Scrumptious blog right now so you can take part in the challenge...we have some great stamps from Alota Rubber Stamps up for grabs! 

Believe

Hello. :O)

It's Monday already...another week starting. Here in Calgary,Alberta it's Family Day-a holiday reserved for family rest and relaxation. 

I had to work today-doing book work for our small business we own. But I was able to sneak into my craft room and quickly put together a card for today. And then I'm out the door with the kids to enjoy the rest of the day-what's left of it!

Here are the details for today's card:

Stamp is Magnolia-Edwin. I colored him in with my copics. Have I told you how much I love my copics? After I colored in with my copics I went back over Edwon's shirt with my blender pen to give his shirt some texture.

Paper is CTMH-StarDust

Twill Ribbon/Flexi-tag/buttons/brads and hemp are all CTMH. 

The flex-tag is really cool. It's new this season. It's made out of a rubbery plastic and is flexible. It also has a sticky backing to it for easy adhering. 

Thanks for looking and have a great day!

You Hold My Heart

I made this card with some new Close To My Heart supplies that arrived friday. I'm not usually a black accent kind of person but I love the whimsy feeling of these papers. 

Here are the complete details:

Everything is Close To My Heart

I colored in the princess with my copics and used some doodlebug sugar coating on the green heart. I also added a touch of stickles to the princess' wand. :O)

Thanks for looking. :O)

What's Up?

Hello. :O)

Okay this post is going to be super quick...the kids are off school today and tomorrow so my scrappin' time is kinda limited. 

Here are the details for today's card:

Paper is Making Memories (left over from a crop camp I went to last year...glad I saved it-it's super cute!)

Buttons and Flowers are also Making Memories-Chloe's Closet

The sparkles are CTMH

I made the tag with my cricut

Colored in the adorable High Hopes stamp with my copic markers

The ric rac ribbon is CTMH

The hemp on the buttons is CTMH

Thanks for looking...I'm off to make supper for the crew, have great day!

Hello & KKBC6

Ok so here is my last entry for Kimmie's Week Long Birthday Challenge. I'm so happy that I was able to complete all six of them. :O)

For the sixth challenge, Kim wanted us to use a boy or girl stamp and some flowers....HELLO...no problem! Girl stamps and flowers are my bread and butter! lol

I also just have to tell you about the little metal frame on my card. 

Matty my youngest was getting into trouble yesterday....like most days. He got into my china cabinet where I stowed my left over Christmas Crackers...I had about four left over from Christmas 2008. Anyways, he broke open all of them and and was playing with the little cheap gifts, while wearing several of the paper hats! lol 

I was kinda upset until I noticed the little metal frame and thought, 

"yeah! I can use that on my card...it's perfect!"

So I added some dimensional foam to the back and attached it to my card...voila-done!

Here are the complete details for today's card:

Paper is Basic Grey-Bittersweet & Urban Prairie

Brads are CTMH

Flowers are Prima

Sentiment is CTMH-For Every Occasion 

The image is a Magnolia that I got from Kelly. :O) Thanks Kelly.

I colored Tilda in with my copics and added a bit of doodlebug sugar coating to her wings

I also used my Martha Steward border punch and nesties.

Thanks for looking!  

Be My Valentine & KKBC5 & Friday Sketcher's #38

So I ended up pushing the envelope and produced one more card today. :O)

I made this card for my husband for Valentine's Day. 

I also made it for Kimmie's Birthday Challenge #5 and Friday Sketcher's #38.

Here are the complete details:

Image is Magnolia-Tilda

Sentiments are CTMH

Patterned Paper is Basic Grey-Bittersweet

I colored in Tilda with my Copics

I used my nesties to make the circles.

Thanks for looking. :O)

Birthday Wishes & HHC17 & KKBC4

So my hubby took the three middle kids skating this afternoon.  I'm here with Matty, playing just outside my scraproom with his fischer price people & cars...and my oldest, Molly is upstairs listening to music and most likely singing into a hair brush! :O)

I was going to try and get three cards done today and posted but it took me an hour to make this one card...and I had already colored the image in a few days ago!  

Sometimes the creativity takes time to flow. 

Okay so I made this card for two challenges. Kimmie's Birthday Challenge #4 (use an animal stamp and ribbon) and The High Hopes Challenge #17 (a sketch challenge)

Here are the complete details:

Patterned paper:  Imaginisce Twitter Patter

Brads: CTMH

Monkey Image: High Hopes

Sentiment Stamp: MFT

I colored in the monkey with my copics

I made the tag with my cricut and used some CTMH waxy flax to attach it.

Thanks for looking. :O)

You & Me-KKBC3

Hello, I'm still trying to get in all my Kraftin'Kimmie's Birthday Challenges....I'm like three challenges behind! I've had a bit of "teenager stress" in my life the last week and I think it has really affected my crafting mojo. lol.....:O)

Anyways, I'm happy with the way this card turned out. I love my Magnolia's and I love this new paper by Basic Grey so I knew it would work out today! I got this Edwin image from Kelly. Thanks Kelly! I just LOVE him...next magnolia order-I'm gettin him.  

Here are the details for today's card:

Patterned Paper: Basic Grey-Bittersweet

Cardstock:CTMH-Vineyard Berry

Buttons are from my LSS.

I used my nesties to make the scalloped rectangle

I made the tag and heart with my cricut

I used my Martha Stewart border punch also, I just love her border punches-they are so super cute and with the Michael's 40% off coupon they are so affordable. :O)

The sentiments are CTMH stamps-Soul Mates, stamped in CTMH cocoa ink

I colored Edwin in with my copics and I also used some twinkling h20's on Edwin's wings that I got from my friend Shelly.  You can't really see it in the picture but it's really shimmery. 

Thanks for looking & have a great weekend! 

Very Very Very Exciting News!!...and KKC2

Hello

I have some super exciting news! 

I just found out that I was chosen to join the brand new challenge blog  Truly Scrumptious Challenges. I'm so excited to be a Design Team Member for this great new challenge blog...and the other design team members are so very talented...it's going to be so much fun! 

Check out our blog and all of the other talented design team members:

Dawn

Michele

Debbie

Mina

Danita

Heather

Beth

Sharon

We are having our first challenge on February 18th, 2009...mark your calendar!

Okay so now back to today's card. :O)

This card is for Kimmie's Kraftin Korner....Birthday celebration challenge #2. 

Kimmie's day two challenge was to make a card using dry embossing and the sketch that she used on her card. 

So this is what I came up with. 

Here are the complete details:

Paper is CTMH

Ribbon is CTMH

Sentiment is MFT

The stamped image is High Hopes and colored in using copics. 

I used my nesties to make the scallop rectangle....my dry embossing. ;O)

The gingham ribbon is from walmart. 

Thanks for looking. 

Happy Birthday Kimmie! KKK Challenge Day One

So this whole week Kimmie is celebrating her birthday, and she knows how to celebrate...by having challenges and giving away bog candy! :O)

So of course I'm a day behind....the challenges started yesterday but I'm still jumping aboard!

Monday's challenge: Day One-was to use the color purple on a Birthday card. hmhmhmhmh not very easy when you don't have any purple...oh wait I do have some it's just hidden because I never use it. :O)

I know this sounds terrible but purple is probably my least favorite color. I guess you can call me a pink girlie girl.

So here is my Birthday Card using purple and the complete details are:

Patterned paper is CTMH-retired

I also used CTMH-sweet leaf/amethyst cardstock

The Elephant image is High Hopes and the sentiment stamp is MFT

I colored in the elephant with my copics and then cut it out and pop dotted it. 

The flowers are prima

The buttons and ribbon are CTMH

I made the heart border with my MS border punch

And made the ovals with my nesties.  

TFL>

Tea Time-High Hopes Challenge #16 (HHC16)

I made today's card for the High Hopes Challenge (HHC16).....this week was Ila's challenge and she wanted us to use lace. This was tough because I don't have any lace in my craft stash...and then I remembered I had bought these little heart shaped doilies for the kids to make Valentine cards. (something I remember doing with my mom)

So here are the complete details:

Patterned paper is Basic Grey-Urban Prairie

I also used some CTMH-Black cardstock

The ribbon is CTMH

The buttons are Basic Grey

I also used my nestibilities to make the rectangles

The image is High Hopes and I colored her in with my copic markers. (went a tad heavy on the right pant leg...but I couldn't fix it cause it dried.....lol)

The "Tea Time" sentiment is MFT

And I made the little tag with my cricut. 

Thanks for looking and have a great Monday. :O)   

Hi There!

Sorry about not posting for a couple of days...it turned out to be a busy school week and then the kids had Friday off so we jumped in the van and went to Edmonton for a couple of days. We stayed at the West Edmonton Mall...did the shopping thing and we also did the water park...which was soooo much fun-those water slides are SCAREY!

Anyways, I made todays card using the Friday Sketch #37.

What a fun sketch! 

Here are the details for todays card:

Patterned Paper is Basic Grey-Urban Prairie

I used CTMH-Desert Sand Cardstock for matting

Flowers are Making Memories

"Dew Drops" & BUttons are from my LSS

Ribbon is CTMH

"Hi There" sentiment stamp is MFT

Stamp is Tilda by Magnolia-colored in with copics.

Thanks for looking. :O)