Friday, November 30, 2012

Getting my Craft On {Merry and Bright}


Tonight I was in a crafty mood! I went in search of a few fun challenges and decided to get inky! I love the sweet stamps at Totally Stampalicious, they are a Canadian Company which is cool! I am a Canadian too! So there I was looking through some different challenges and I knew I really wanted to challenge myself to make something with lots of layers and embellishments! So I tried my best! Totally Stampalicious has a "Let it Snow" Theme Challenge on this week, so I got out their WINTER BIRD SNOWMAN set and went to work!

{Supplies Used}
Stamps: WINTER BIRD SNOWMAN, Poinsettia and Pine from Flourishes
Inks: Copics, Basic Gray, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Papers: My Mind's Eye, Flourishes Vanilla CS, October Afternoon
Extras: Pearls, Striped Ribbon, Scallop Punch, Sponge, Nestabilities, Stickles

One sketch challenge I always want to try but have not had the chance to play along with yet is the Deconstructed Sketch. I flipped the sketch and used my ribbon as a flag on the side, not down the side of the front panel. I also added pearls right along the bottom of the card. I really loved this sketch and found that it gave me great inspiration! 

Deconstructed Sketch No. 79

I am also playing along with the following challenges
Creative Card Crew - 2W - #24 Anything Goes
Tuesday Throwdown - #125 Lots Of Layers
Crafty Ann's - 2W, SIO - Week 1, Birds & or Animals (no people or insects)

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Some Exciting News {I am on the Design Team for Whimsy & Stars Studios}

My Photo

A couple of weeks ago, I saw a design team call for Whimsy and Stars Stamps! I recently have moved on from selling Stampin' Up and have been dreaming of a wonderful opportunity like this, to be able to grow as a crafter!! I am proud to announce that I am on the 2013 Winter Design Team!!! Thank you to Mabelle for this great adventure! Mabelle designs digital stamps as well as rubber stamps. You can find her stamps by CLICKING HERE. 

Thursday, November 29th: Digi Stamp FREEBIE Day! 
From Thursday, November 29th until Saturday, December 1st at 6:00 p.m. Eastern Time. You can grab the free digi above! 

Visit Mabelle's blog Whimsy and Stars Stamps for more information!

I made a clean and simple card with this stamp, to match the clean and simple look to the tree! Tuesday, December 4th is the Christmas DT Blog Hop! I am so pumped about this and I hope you will come back and join in the fun! 


{Supplies Used}
Stamps: Whimsy and Stars {Free Tree Stamp}
Inks: Copics
Papers: White Card Base from Flourishes, Echo Park Paper {Season's Greetings}
Extras: Real Red Button, Twine


Isn't that tree adorable! This week, be sure to grab this FREE Christmas Tree Digital Stamp for you to try! It was easy and fun to colour! 

I decided to play along with two challenges:
ABC Challenges - Anything Goes

Monday, November 26, 2012

Merry Monday #43 {Our Final Challenge for 2012!}

Wow! Here we are, the final Merry Monday Christmas Card Challenge for 2012 but we will be back on January 7th, 2013! Thank you to everyone who joined in the fun and to all of our Featured Designers, who came and played and inspired us with their works of art! This week we have an interesting sketch! Go ahead and change up those circles, have fun and be creative! 



For my card,I decided to get out the retired Stampin' Up Stocking Punch and created a traditional Christmas coloured card! I love this paper from Stampin' Up called Be of Good Cheer, it is so pretty and the traditional colours are easy to work with!


{Supplies Used}
Stamps: More Merry Messages
Inks: Cherry Cobbler
Papers: Be of Good Cheer, Vanilla, Cherry Cobbler, Gumball Green
Extras: Big Shot, Swiss Dots Embossing Folder, Vanilla Satin Ribbon, Gemstones

The design team has created some amazing eye candy for you all! We hope you will join in the fun this week! Welcome to Guest Designer Dawn Easton.


LeAnne PuglieseBonnie KlassNina Forsyth
Wendy Aungst
Sue Joyce
Sherry Eckblad

Narelle Farrugia
Dawn Easton (GD)Margaret Moody (FD)Allisa Chilton

Sunday, November 25, 2012

Merry Monday Winners for Sketch #42

Wow! What a terrific week of entries at Merry Monday! Thank you to everyone who joined in and who made another Christmas card for their stash! The voting from the design team was fierce this week!!!


This week's Top Pick is Vicki Burdick

We hope you will join us as our Guest Designer for Monday, January 7th. I will email you with the information soon!


And our Honourable Mentions were voted on as well, if you received a vote from a design team member, your card and link is below. Congratulations! We hope you will display your badge with pride! If you are viewing this in Google Reader, you may have to visit the blog to see the actual cards that are linked below.

Playing Some Challenges {Holiday Glamour}

Good morning friends! Last night I got my craft on! I have been unable to craft for a week, due to a sore arm, last night I was feeling almost normal and went crazy, making three cards. The other two have been posted HERE and HERE.  This is may be all my crafting for the week but it felt so good to get crafty! I hope you get the chance to craft too.

{Supplies Used}
Stamps: Many More Messages (SU!)
Inks: Midnight Muse
Papers: Silver Glimmer Paper, Midnight Muse, Whisper White
Extras: Memory Box Die and Big Shot



Glamour and Glitz

Add Glitter

Whimsie Doodles and CAS(E) this Sketch {Feeling Frosty}


I found a new challenge called "Whimsie Doodles" and this month they are looking for any {Holiday Celebration}! I loved their cute freebie and decided to play along! My card is SOOOO clean and simple! I loved this sweet snowman! I am also using the current CAS(E) this Sketch. 


There She Goes Sketch Challenge {Warm Hearts and Wet Noses}


Tonight was the release party for the new There She Goes Stamps. I couldn't believe that I won two of their release stamp sets tonight! I am so excited to play with that new Snowman set! It is adorable! I decided I needed to get inky tonight when I saw their current Sketch Challenge. It is an awesome CAS sketch and so I went CAS with the look of my card! I inked up the adorable Snowy Days stamp set, which I bought because the dog reminded me of our pup Cyrus.

{Supplies Used}
Stamps: Snowy Days
Inks: Copics, Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Papers: Flourishes White CS, Kraft from Michael's, Poppy Parade and be of Good Cheer DSP
Extras: Glimmer Paper, Snowflake Punch (MS), Swiss Dots Embossing Folder and Big Shot

Saturday, November 24, 2012

Merry Monday #42-{Season's Greetings}

Happy Saturday stamping friends. This past week has been so busy, with report card writing and life! I actually have a sore left arm, not from any heart issues thank goodness (I had that checked out) but because I pulled a muscle in my chest. I am not sure how I do these things. Needless to say, it is painful and I have been favouring it all week. 


This is my Merry Monday card that I made earlier in the week but have not had the chance to post. I wanted to remind you that the Merry Monday Challenge ends on Sunday at Noon (PST).


Friday, November 23, 2012

MDS Monday {Remember When}

Hey! Have you heard? There is a new challenge blog in town and this one is all about using digital scrap-booking  It is called "MDS Monday" and you are welcome to use your My Digital Studio (MDS) program from Stampin' Up or any other digital program you may have.


I saw the awesome layout and decided to play along. I love this photo of my husband with his granny. This was taken in the summer of 2005, we were at a wedding. His granny was a wonderful lady and he was close to her. I wish I had been able to get to know her more. I used some muted colours, so the photo would be more prominent. I love the new MDS 2 program!


Monday, November 19, 2012

Merry Monday Christmas Card Challenge #42-{Flag it}


Welcome to another week at Merry Monday!  The idea behind this challenge is to get a head start on your Christmas cards!  Each week, I choose one Merry Monday Winner who will then be a Guest Designer for a future challenge!  So get out your Christmas supplies and let's get to work! No card for me this week! The only cards I am making are report cards!! 

Margaret Moody is our Featured Designer and so I am showcasing her card today!


The design team has many festive samples to get you in the holiday spirit! 
Welcome to Karen Day, our Guest Designer this week!



Sunday, November 18, 2012

Merry Monday Winners

Wow! What a terrific week of entries at Merry Monday! Thank you to everyone who joined in and who made another Christmas card for their stash!


This week's Top Pick is Dawn Easton!!!


We hope you will join us as our Guest Designer for Monday, November 26th. I will email you with the information soon!


And our Honourable Mentions were voted on as well, if you received a vote from a design team member, your card and link is below. Congratulations! We hope you will display your badge with pride! If you are viewing this in Google Reader, you may have to visit the blog to see the actual cards that are linked below.