Pickled Memories

One Crazy Stamper's Terrific Tuesday

2012-03-13T05:00:00.000-06:00

This month's challenge at One Crazy Stamper is Birthday Wishes and I have the wonderful image "Uptown Sushi Girl Chelsea and Lauren", from Stamping Bella, to show to you.

The image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto Copic Xpress It cardstock, colored with Copics, then cut and matted with a Spellbinders Die. The sentiment is included with the image, ribbon and paper are from my stash, and I added extra shine to the table and chair legs with a Sakura Clear Star Glitter pen. The inside of the card features Whimsy Stamps Shapeology Corner Die set.

Fishing You!

2012-03-12T22:28:00.000-06:00

Images to make a card for a special man or boy in your life seem to be hard to find, so when I saw this Hanglar Strangler image a couple of years ago, I bought it right away and just recently colored it. The image was colored with Copics, then matted on to several layers of patterned paper and cardstock. The ribbon embellishment was a find at the local big box store after Christmas ( it actually has a gold shimmer on the other side ), and the tag is from an office supply store. I hand wrote the sentiment and distressed the tag with a blue and brown ink pad.

Polka Doodles - #10 Lets Hear if for the Boys

Anything Goes Challenges - #62 Boyz to Men

Creative Craft Challenges - Boys will be Boys

Have You Ever Seen the Rain?

2012-03-09T23:40:00.000-07:00

Another gorgeous image from Saturated Canary, and one of my favorite card designs - an easel card.

The image is called "Umbrella". It was printed on Copic Xpress It cardstock with my Epson printer, colored with Copic markers, then cut and matted several times with a Spellbinders die. Memory Box and Marianne Designs dies were used to cut the flourishes and stems, and Spellbinder's Fancy Tags Two die was used for the frame around the sentiment, which is from Art Impressions. The dp is Basic Grey's Two Scoops/Ice Cream Parlour and Watermelon Ice, and I finally used the Epoxy Rain Drop stickers from Autumn Leaves that I have had for a long time!

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - #124 Mother's Day or A Special Lady

Little Miss Muffet Challenges - #30 Easel, Shaped or Step Card

Paper Crafting Journey - #4 Anything Goes with Paper

Scrapalicious - Anything Goes

Simon Says Stamps Challenge - Mother's Day/Special Girl

Do you believe?

2012-03-07T07:24:00.001-07:00

It's time for Team B to shine again at this week's challenge on The Paper Shelter!

Challenge #54 is everyones favorite Anything Goes!!

I printed "The Little Sorcerer's Apprentice" on Copic Xpress paper with my Epson printer and colored the image with Copics. The ribbon die is from Marianne Designs, and the sentiment is a Lily of the Valley.

The very talented and generous Veronica and Pedro of The Paper Shelter are offering you a fabulous prize of $20 to spend on whatever your like in their webshop, if you use one of their gorgeous images in the challenge this week.

Mothering Sunday

2012-03-04T00:30:00.000-07:00

Good morning to you, and I hope that the sun is shining down on you today!

It's time for a new challenge at Dream Valley and for the next fortnight the theme is "Mother's Day" in honor of Mothering Sunday which is on March 18th this year.

Inside of card

Since I live on the other side of the pond, finding a sentiment for Mothering Sunday was a little tough so I just went with a Mother's day sentiment. I choose to work with my first A Day for Daisies image which is entitled "Flowers for my Mom" and available here. The image was printed with my Epson printer, colored with Copics then matted on the inside of the card. On the front of the card I used Spellbinders Label 10 to cut a window to allow the image to be visible. The dp's are from Memory Box's Gossamer collection, and ribbon is from my stash.

Hop on over to the Dream Valley Challenge blog to see all of the lovely projects that the rest of the design team has created, then get creative and enter your project to win!

Hi Cupcake!

2012-03-01T00:30:00.000-07:00

Wow, another month has flown by and today we welcome March - I wonder if it will come in as a lion or a lamb! Since it's the first that means that it's time for the next One Crazy Stamper monthly challenge to begin, and this month the theme is "Birthday Wishes".

I have stamped "Birthday Cupcake" from House Mouse on Copic Xpress It paper with Tuxedo Black Memento ink, and colored it with Copics. To add highlights to parts of the image I used the Prismacolor white pencil crayon and Gamsol. I used Judikins Diamond Glaze on the candles, and Smooch Illuminate Top Coat on the outside of the cupcake liner to make it look metallic.

The image was cut and matted with Spellbinders Reverse Wonky Rectangles, then layered on to scrap paper from my stash. The sentiment from Inkadinkado's Birthday Cupcake set was stamped with Versafine Onyx Black ink.

Take a look at the rest of the One Crazy Stamper design teams wonderful creations, and then enter to win an awesome prize here.

Little Lady

2012-02-28T01:30:00.000-07:00

Terrific Tuesday is here again at One Crazy Stamper, and this is my last card for this month's "Love is in the Air" challenge. This week I finally got to color an image from a stamp company I had never bought from before.

This is "You and Me Boy" from Morehead Stamps, one of the newest companies that Lora has brought into the store. The image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto Copic Xpress It cardstock, then colored with Copics and Prismacolor pencils. I used the Copic Blender Pen to give his shirt a plaid pattern, which is an easy but very effective technique - just color the shirt as you normally would, then use the blender pen to remove the color to make the lines. The image was cut with Spellbinders Label 21, the sentiment is an oldie from Waltzingmouse, and jute string was wrapped around the front to finish the card.

Today is the last day to enter the challenge to win the monthly prize, so hop on over to the One Crazy Stamper challenge blog, check out the wonderful creations that the entire design team have shown this past month, and then enter to win.

One of Those Days

2012-02-26T20:41:00.002-07:00

Here's another Saturated Canary image - this is "One of Those Days" available at Krista Smith's etsy site. It was colored with Copics and Prismacolor pencils, and the swirls and flourishes are either Memory Box or Marianne Designs dies.

A Little Birdie Told Me

2012-02-24T02:00:00.000-07:00

The challenge this month at Sundays With Crissy is "Birthdays", and Crissy has so many images that you could use for this theme, so I had a hard time finding the perfect one to use. I choose "Birdie Friend" from Crissy's digis for Whimsy Stamps, and with the right sentiments it became an adorable birthday card.

The image was colored with Copics and Prismacolor Pencils, then matted on layers of Bazzill cardstock and designer paper from K & Company Sweet Nectar mat pad. The border punch is from Martha Stewart, and the sentiment and image on the inside of the card is from My Sentiments Exactly Birdie Banner stamp set.

There are still a few days left to enter the February challenge, so pop on over to the Sundays With Crissy challenge blog, check out the dt members gorgeous cards, and enter your card to win.

Time to Play

2012-02-23T07:00:00.000-07:00

Finally took the time to just play today, and this is the result...
Stamping Bella's "Big Girl Pants" by Mo Manning!!

The image was colored with Copics and Prismacolor pencils, fussy cut, layered onto chiffon cardstock, which was popped up on the dp from Die Cuts With a View - Pocket Full of Green/Posies Glitter Print. All of the circles were cut with either the Spellbinders classic scallop circles large, or the Grand scallop circles dies. I fussy cut several of the dp's flowers and used them as embellishments, and the sentiment came with the stamp.

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - February - Celebrations
Incy Wincy Designs - #134 Birthdays
Lollipop Crafts - #68 Anything Goes
Stamp With Fun - #149 Shapes
Paper Sundaes - #108 Birthdays
Crazy Challenge - #107 Use a Die Cut or Punch
Scrappy Frogs Challenge - Die Cuts
Card Makin' Mamas - #39 Happy Birthday

First Love - Challenge #52 TPS

2012-02-22T02:00:00.000-07:00

One of the first artist's works that I fell in love with while in high school was Art Nouveau's Alphonse Mucha, in fact I still have posters of his four seasons images somewhere in my basement. So when I received this gorgeous image from The Paper Shelter, I knew that I just had to find the right paper to replicate his style.

This beautiful little lady is A. Mucha Influence - Winter digital image from The Paper Shelter. She was colored with Copics and Prismacolor pencils, Viva Decor pearls were added, and a bronze glow was added to parts of the image with Luminarte Radiant Rain. The sentiment, ribbon and metal label holder are all from my stash, and the fabulous dp is from Graphic 45's Steampunk Debutante collection. The challenge this week at The Paper Shelter is "Add A Sentiment".

They have such fabulous things to offer you - digi stamps, papers and accessories and all at such wonderful value. If you do not use one of their images, you can still enter the challenge to win 3 of their images of your own choice.

Jump on over to The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog and check out the other design team members gorgeous creations and enter to win.

Stamps R Us Challenges - Anything Goes
One Stitch at a Time Challenge - #101 Digi or Don't
Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - #120 Favorite Things
The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop - February #7 Anything Goes with Ribbon
Just Tracys Crafts Challenge - February - For a Female with
Something Flowing

Kisses Please!

2012-02-21T01:30:00.000-07:00

One Crazy Stamper's Terrific Tuesday is upon us again - it's my turn to show you some of the wonderful items available both online and at the store.

Here's Kissy by Mo Manning for Stamping Bella!!!!!

Doesn't she look just like the typical Prima dona waiting for her accolades!!

The image was stamped with Tsukineko Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Copic Xpress It paper. I colored her with Copic sketch markers and Prismacolor pencils, then highlighted the rubies in her crown, on her slippers and around the sentiment with Stickles Christmas Red. Although you can't see it on the photo her sash and crown shimmer with the addition of Sakura's Stardust pen. The dp, frame and seam binding were distressed with Tim Holtz's Vintage Photo Distress Ink. The designer paper is from the Pretty in Pink collection from Glitz, the flower is from Prima, and the frame is from Spellbinders ( it's an oldie but goodie ).

Crafty Sentiments - Two Designer Papers

Always Crafting - #2 Anything Goes

Crazy Challenge - #107 Use a Die or Punch

Truly Madly Crafty Challenges - February Challenge - Ribbon and Bling

Robyn's Fetish - #95 Pretty in Pink

Ribbon Girls - #16 Pink, Brown and Cream

Mo's Digital Challenge - #122 My Sentiments Exactly

I'm Retired....

2012-02-19T02:00:00.000-07:00

Bugaboo Stamps is the sponsor for this fortnight's challenge at Dream Valley, and the theme is Just For Men. I've had this digital image from Bugaboo for awhile and just needed the excuse to color him up - this is Gus Birthday - Optional. I colored the image with Copic Sketch Markers and Prismacolor pencils, then used Judikins Diamond Glaze on his glasses ( I put a very thick coat on, and when it dried for some reason the center collapsed, which has never happened before, but it worked out okay because he now has lovely coke bottle thick glasses - just adds to the older age subject of the card ). The dp is from a My Mind's Eye Abbey Road "Let's Go" kit, and the sentiment is from Art Impressions.

Jump on over to the Dream Valley Challenge blog and check out the rest of the design teams fabulous creations, and then enter to win!!!

Digi Doodle Shops Best - #95 Anything Goes

Creative Card Crew - #4 Masculine

Kaboodle Doodles - #106 Where the Boys Are (Boys or masculine)

Sweet Wonderful You

2012-02-17T13:40:00.000-07:00

Time for another Saturated Canary image - this is Dorothy from Krista's Wizard of Oz collection.

I choose to color her in beautiful spring colors, instead of the traditional colors that you would normally see her in. Dorothy was colored with Copics and Prismacolor pencils, then fussy cut and popped up on the card front. The border was cut with a Martha Stewart punch, dp is from an unknown source and cut with the Kiwi Doily die from Cheery Lynn, and the roses are from Prima.

The sentiment frame was cut with Spellbinders Label 10.

The Poodles Parlour - Mother's Day/Card for a Female

Paper Crafting Journey - #3 Make it Cute

Sarah Hurley Challenges - #60 Die Cuts

Crafters Companion Monthly Challenge - #21 Anything Goes

Inky Impressions Challenges - Use Punches or Dies

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge - #73 Anything Goes

Cheery Lynn Designs - #15 Pretty in Pink

My Craft Spot - #44 Girly Girl Project

Karen's Sweet Hearts

2012-02-16T11:59:00.003-07:00

The amazingly talented digital artist Karen Middleton has created six new images for Cuddly Buddly, and my cards today highlight two of these cuties.

The first card features the image "Bird & Eggs" colored with Copics, then framed with Marianne Designs Die Circlets , and mounted on Kim's digi paper - Cottage Collection Yellow, also from Cuddly Buddly.

The second card features the image "Kitty in Hat", and was also colored with Copics. The Prima flowers, pearls, ribbon and butterfly charm are all from my stash. The digital papers are Kim's Pretty Mix - Purple and Kim's Peppy Papers - Purple/Lime all available at Cuddly Buddly. The sentiments on both cards are from Eliza and Bro's Sentiments rubber stamp set.

Love is......

2012-02-14T00:59:00.000-07:00

Happy Valentines Day everybody, I hope that you are all spending the day with your special someone!!

It's Terrific Tuesday at One Crazy Stamper which means it's my turn to shine, so without further ado, may I present the fabulous Bling Baby from Whimsy Stamps Kenny K collection!!!!

This sassy little lady was stamped with Memento ink onto Xpress It paper, then colored with Copics. Labels 14 from Spellbinders was used to cut the image out, then the edges were inked with a Brilliance Starlight Silver Dew Drop ink pad, and mounted on metallic silver paper. The front of the card was made by stamping Street Art from Whimsy Stamps Backgrounds collection with Versa Mark. and embossing with white embossing powder. To give the card and sentiment a silver glow I used Delta Sheer Silver Glaze over both ( the things you find when looking for something else in your stash!!!! ). The sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps Film Strip Sentiments and there is a matching die to cut it out. The edge of the card has a punched border of hearts cut from silver metallic paper using a Martha Stewart punch.

The theme this month at OCS is LOVE IS IN THE AIR and you still have two weeks to enter the challenge for your chance to win, so check out the blog and the creative talents of the design team members here.

I love ....

2012-02-11T15:51:00.001-07:00

I love .... dies, dies and more dies!!! Okay that's not really the theme for this card, but I did use three different dies on this Valentine themed card. The frame around the image is Spellbinders Fleur De Lis Squares die, while the border and circle flourish are both from Memory Box ( this companies dies are fast becoming my favorite, as they are so delicate and detailed ). The Copic colored image is from Lili of the Valley, sentiment is from The Notes of Love by Craft Lounge, and the dp is Bo Bunny's Gift of Love - Love Bandit line.

The Outlawz Copic/Promarker Challenge - Love

2 Sisters Challenge Blog - I Heart You

Color Me Creative - #36 Colors of Love

Little Claires Designs - #18 Romance

My Sheri Crafts - #78 Love is in the Air

Card Makin Mamas - #38 Valentine

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - #119 Valentine

Fussy and Fancy Challenge - #56 With All My Heart

Do You Stack Up - #58 Love

Emerald Fairies - #17 Be My Valentine

Heartfelt Thanks!

2012-02-08T20:59:00.000-07:00

Another beautiful Hanglar Stanglar image - my collection of these images is quite large, and since I am trying to stick to my goal to use some of my stamps that have never been inked you will be seeing a lot of Hanglar Stanglar cards this year. This image was colored with Copics, fussy cut, and popped up on the card front. The beads were also colored with Copics, and the ribbon and sentiment are from my collection.

Where's the Copics?

2012-02-08T08:02:00.001-07:00

For the "Be My Valentine" challenge at The Paper Shelter this week, I didn't color with my Copic markers!!! Instead I decided to use Prismacolor pencils and Gamsol to color this sweet "Kisses" image. Viva Decor Pearl pens were used to make the pearls and the border of hearts is a Martha Stewart punch. Pop on over to the challenge blog to see all of the wonderful cards that Team B designed this week, and then enter to win!!

The very talented and generous Veronica and Pedro of The Paper Shelter are offering you a fabulous prize of $20 to spend on whatever your like in their webshop if you use one of their gorgeous images in the challenge.

Wake Up Call

2012-02-07T13:34:00.001-07:00

Just a quick post today with a card featuring one of the newest Lilyboo Designs Farm Collection images from Cuddly Buddly. The image was printed on 90 lb watercolor paper, then painted with Distress inks. After fussy cutting the image, I popped it up on cardstock that was embossed with a Tim Holtz folder, and then lightly inked. Sentiment and ribbon are from my stash.

Sent With Love

2012-02-05T02:00:00.000-07:00

Time for the next Dream Valley Challenge, and the theme for this fortnight is Valentine's. We have two fabulous sponsors for this challenge, One Stop Card Crafts and Joanna Sheen. I just happen to have purchased this gorgeous stamp from Joanna Sheen a couple of months ago and it fits the theme perfectly, this is Special Day from Faye Whittaker's rubber stamp collection.

I colored the image with Copics, then distressed it and the dp with three colors of distress inks. The dp is from the Butterfly Garden collection from Pink Paislee, crochet trim is May Arts, velvet ribbon is from my stash, sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps, and the pearls were made with a Viva Decor Pearl pen. The flower is from Magnolia and was distressed with ink, and the leaves were made with a Martha Stewart punch.

Come and Get It Challenges - Love
Gingerloft Challenge - GL33 - Love is in the Air
Sentimental Sundays - #88 Feel the Love
Allsorts Challenge - #140 Free & Easy February
Crafty Calendar Challenge - February Love & Marriage
One Stop Craft Challenge - #168 For the One I Love
Joanna Sheen Challenge - Love is in the Air

Coffee Time

2012-02-03T20:52:00.002-07:00

Look at what I found in a pile of stamped images waiting to be colored - a House Mouse image colored and ready to be made into a card!! I remember coloring this with my Copics, but have no idea what colors I used. The edges of the image and mat were both torn and distressed, and I created the card front by just inking it with a couple of different colors of brown ink. The sentiment is from Kraftin' Kimmie, the coffee beans were made with a brown Viva Decor Pearl pen, and the jute ribbon is from Really Reasonable Ribbon. Coffee Anyone?

Pirate Love

2012-02-02T16:18:00.000-07:00

It's a pirates life for me!!!

Last year I saw a cute pirate image on a blog and had to search so I could add it to my collection - this is a Nellie Snellen stamp from the Young Rebels line entitled "Brave Captain", which at the time that I found it, was not available for purchase in Canada. Fast forward to last month, and now One Crazy Stamper carries the stamps in their online store - YEAH!! I colored the image with Copics ( nothing but E's ), fussy cut, and mounted it onto the background that I created by stamping an oldie but goodie, Tattered Angels Tattered Traveler Compass on to kraft cardstock. The compass was distressed with Vintage Photo and Bundled Sage distress inks, the charm was colored with Copic E39 and E59, and I typed the sentiment on my computer.

Craft Us Crazy - #20 Anything Goes
Do You Stack Up - #57 Anything Goes
Little Miss Muffet Challenges - #28 Valentines & Love
Moving Along With the Times - #134 Have a Heart
Paper Play Challenges - Week 5 - Get in Shape
Oldie But a Goodie Challenge - Have a Heart
Sweet Stamp Blog - #52 Shaped Card

Love You Fairy

2012-02-01T04:53:00.001-07:00

Wow, it's hard to believe that January has run it's course and we are now entering February, time flies when you're having fun!! The challenge theme this month at One Crazy Stamper is "Love is in the Air" and this cutie from Whimsy Stamps is ready for the big day this month. This is "Valentine Fairy" by Crissy Armstrong which I colored with Copics and then fussy cut. The front of the card starts with dp from Prima's Celebrate! with Jack and Jill collection, then I used a couple of Marianne Designs dies to cut out the swirls ( and OCS is now carrying these dynamic dies ), a Martha Stewart All Over the Page punch for the pink strip of cardstock, Kaiser flowers and sparkly hearts from the local big box store complete the card front. The image was popped up with 3-D foam squares from Scrapbook Adhesive to bring even more dimension to the card. Make time in your day to check out the challenge blog, and also the online store as new items are being added almost daily!

Belli Challenge - #136 Hearts/Valentine's

Flutter By Wednesdays - #188 Open

Little Red Wagon - #118 Valentine's Day or Love

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge - #72 Love is in the Air

Truly Scrumptious Challenge - #73 Love & Hearts

Going Grey with Scrap-Creations - Red, Pink & White

The Stamping Boutique Challenge - #25 Valentine's

Joanna Sheen Challenge - Love is in the Air

Sweet Hanglar

2012-01-30T14:39:00.000-07:00

So here's another one of those stamps that I just had to have last year, but then didn't do anything with it. ( After looking through my collection of stamps, it's probably going to take me a couple of years to get through them all!! )

This little beauty is from Hanglar Strangler, and I thought she would be perfect for a Valentine's card, or maybe a birthday, or several other celebrations, so I didn't put a sentiment on her yet. I colored her with Copics and then used Prismacolor pencils to darken some of the shadows. The dp is from Graphic 45's Once Upon a Springtime collection, cardstock and ribbon is from my stash, and the heart border punch is from Martha Stewart.

Kaboodle Doodles - #104 It's All About the Girls
My Craft Spot - Anything Goes
Truly Madly Crafty Challenges - January Anything Goes
Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C121 Layer It On
The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - #170 Ribbons

Crazy Whimsical Blog Hop!!

2012-01-27T01:00:00.000-07:00

Today Whimsy Stamps is combining forces with One Crazy Stamper to bring you a Crazy Whimsical blog hop filled with lots of inspiration and some PRIZES!!

Whimsy Stamps is a family owned rubber stamp company located in the United States. We carry a large variety of exclusive rubber and digital stamps, custom rubber and digital designs, our Shapeology metal crafting dies, and many different crafting embellishments. We have new releases each month for both rubber stamps and dies as well as new digital images. Hop by the shop and see what's new!

One Crazy Stamper is a fantastic Canadian crafting store with an online site as well as a brick and mortar store located in Bolton, Ontario! One Crazy Stamper has the latest products you are looking for! Be sure to check out the One Crazy Stamper shop as well as the OCS blog for your daily inspiration.

Please join our hop featuring projects from the Whimsy and One Crazy Stamper Design Teams. Be sure to hop around from blog to blog and leave a comment at each stop, because some lucky random commenters are going to win some crafty goodies!!!

For this hop I received this sweet image from Whimsy Stamps by artist Sylvia Zet of Wee Stamps, entitled "Bird Swing". I stamped the image with London Fog Memento Ink on Copic Xpress It blending paper, and then colored it with my Copic Sketch Markers. Using a Copic multiliner, I outlined the birds in black, and also used a silver pen on the frame of the swing. I had just received the Japanese Garden Lace Oval die by Cheery Lynn from One Crazy Stamper and was looking for any excuse to use it soooooo......here it is - love, love, love it!!! And the bonus is that the branch embellishments are included in the center of the oval die!! If you have never used these gorgeous dies you should order a few, and make sure to also order the Metal Cutting plate, which makes cutting the dies so easy and quick!! I very carefully cut the image to fit the inside of the oval frame, then layered pattern paper from Lily Bee Designs Head Over Heels Tiny Tablet, and cardstock for the front of the card. The ribbon, sentiment and pearls were from my stash.

Here is the order of the hop! Happy Hopping!
1. One Crazy Stamper Blog- http://onecrazystampercom.blogspot.com/
2. Jacilynn - http://www.jacilynndashwood.blogspot.com/
3. Debbie Eastman - http://debbieeastmancardsimake.blogspot.com/
4. Michelle - http://www.inspirationblooms.blogspot.com/
5. Alberto LoShakerato - http://www.loshakeratoalberto.takingweb.com/
6. Sue – http://craftcreations.ca/
7. Heidy Blom-http://heidysscrappies.blogspot.com/
8. Joni - http://joni52.blogspot.com/
9. Simonne Clay http://semsee.blogspot.com/
10. Madge – http://scrapaholicpaperjunkie.blogspot.com/
11. Iris Wiechmann http://cocoacards.blogspot.com/
12. Shari – http://www.pickledmemories.blogspot.com/ - you're here
13. Beate Johns http://beate.blogs.splitcoaststampers.com/
14. Lisa - http://mainlystamping.blogspot.com15/
15. Tammy Louise Cunliffe http://handmadebytlc.blogspot.com/
16. Lora - http://www.onecrazystamperblog.com/

Have fun and enjoy all of the fantastic projects on the hop.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Crafty Purple Frog Challenges - Valentines Day/Show Us Some Love
Craft Us Crazy - Valentine/Love and/or Animals
Belli Challenge - #136 Frames
Whimsy Stamps Inspriations Challenge - #23 Pearls or Bling
Anything Goes Challenge - #59 To the One I Love
Cupcake Craft Challenges - #176 All You Need is Love
Paper Creations Ink - #17 Love/Romance
Simon Says Stamps Challenge - Anything Goes
Joanna Sheen Challenge - Celebrations
The Outlawz Copic Challenge - Anything Goes

Toby Tumble

2012-01-26T17:03:00.001-07:00

Cuddly Buddly has beautiful digital images and papers from several artists, and one of my favorites is Pacheal Studio's Toby Tumble. This mischievous bunny is always busy - this image is "Toby Tumble - Easter Surprise".

The image was colored with Copics, cut out with Spellbinders and layered on to two digital papers from Cuddly Buddly - the bumble bee paper is from Pachela Studios Toby Tumble Hearts and Flowers collection, and the diamond patterned paper is from Cuddly Buddly Peppy Papers Purple/Lime collection. Flowers are from Prima, pearls are made with a pearl pen, and the ribbon is from my stash.

We're Back!!!

2012-01-25T04:00:00.000-07:00

Back to business with the The Paper Shelter - both design teams took a break for two weeks while a design team call was taking place to add to our already fabulous teams, and now it's time for Team B to show off our beautiful creations for the next challenge, which is #48 Swirls and Pearls.

This is Magic Bubbles colored with Copics, then cut with a Spellbinders Big Scalloped Circles die. The bubbles were given dimension with Judikins Diamond Glaze, and blue pearls that are floating up, up and away were made with a Viva Decor Pearl pen. The digital paper is also from TPS, and can be found in the Gothic Girl collection here. Chipboard swirls were coated with two different colors of glitter glue, and the sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps.

Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenge - #23 Pearls or Bling
Creative Craft Challenges - The Colour Blue
Dilly Beans Challenge - Have the Blues

Sunday's With Crissy - Beat the Mid-Winter Blues

2012-01-24T01:50:00.004-07:00

If you are looking for my One Crazy Stamper post for today, please scroll down to the next post.

Welcome to my card for this month's theme at Sundays with Crissy, which is Beat the Mid-Winter Blues. The theme has many different approaches - blue card, fun in winter card or maybe like me you want to make a card to remind you of warm weather. The image is Swingin' Emmylou, an image Crissy created for Kraftin Kimmie Stamps. I colored the image with Copics, fussy cut it out, added Flower Soft to add dimension, and adhered it to an acrylic card base that I embossed with a butterfly folder and my Cuttlebug. Cherry Lynn dies were used to cut the decorative flourish and butterflies, and the sentiment if from Whimsy Stamps Spring Letter Seals set. The dp is from Prima's Celebrate! Jack and Jill paper collection. Pop over to Sundays with Crissy to check out the other lovely projects by the rest of the design team, and then get creative and enter to win this month's challenge.

Lollipop Crafts - #64 Wing It

Stamp and Create - Anything Goes

Addicted to Stamps Challenge - #22 Summer in Winter

Let's Ink It Up - #19 Anything Goes

2 Sisters Challenge - #75 Embossing

Frosted Designs - Fabulous Friday - Use Vellum, Acrylic or Transparency

Fred Bear and the Snow Bear

2012-01-24T00:30:00.000-07:00

My last post this month for the challenge over at One Crazy Stamper, and as a reminder of the theme of the challenge this month my card is RED/WHITE and the color of my choice, black.

My card features a My Favorite Things stamp entitled "Fred Bear, Snow Bear" one of my favorite images from MFT. As usual the image was stamped on Copic Xpress It blending paper with Memento ink and colored with Copic Sketch Markers. The red cardstock and the snowflake were embossed in my Cuttlebug with embossing folders, and the snowflake was inked and glitttered. The Snow Buddies sentiment was handwritten with Art Glitter Designer Dries Clear Adhesive and Metal tip, then both the sentiment and the snowflakes were glittered with the Cool Highlights Glitter Ritz.

Little One's Birthday

2012-01-23T23:31:00.000-07:00

Recently a friend was looking for an image to use on her granddaughter's first birthday card, and I immediately told her about a digital sweetie from Saturated Canary that would be perfect. Of course, after I recommended it, I decided it was time to play too, so here's my version of "Baby Cakes - A Ragamuffin".

Oh so adorable all in pink, I colored her with Copics, and paired her with papers from Anna Griffin's Hannah collection, matching cardstock and Tsukineko Pink Petunia ink on all edges. The sentiment is a combination of a Studio G stamp and my own printing, ribbon is Bazzill, and the flower buttons are from Jesse James.

Daisy Doodles Creative Challenges - #51 Anything Goes

Stamps R Us Challenges - Just Kidding Around

Truly Madly Crafty Challenges - January Anything Goes

Birthday Sundaes - #40 Birthday card with sentiment on front

Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C120 A Child's Birthday Card

Marks Finest Papers - #91 Birthday Card

Best Friend Ever!

2012-01-22T01:56:00.002-07:00

Another fortnight has flown by, so it's time for the next challenge at Dream Valley, and the theme this time is Animals. I recently added this stamp called "Lend Me Your Ear" to my growing collection of Whimsy Stamps. The image was colored with Copics, cut out with Spellbinders Label 3, edges were distressed and inked, the ribbon is from my stash, paw prints were made with a Viva Decor Pearl Pen, and the dp is from Cosmo Cricket Cowboy collection. Check out the other design team members wonderful creations at Dream Valley, and enter to win a fabulous prize.

I am entering this card into the following:

Sir Stampalot Challenge - Monochromatic

The Squirrel and The Fox - #9 Critters

Craft Your Days Away - #37 Distressing

Craft us Crazy - Valentine/Love/Animals

Crop Stop - #54 A Bit Old You Said?

Countdown is on!!!

2012-01-21T22:30:00.001-07:00

Stay tuned to this blog, because this coming Friday, January 27th, I will be part of this wonderful blog hop, along with all of Whimsy Stamps and One Crazy Stamper's design team members. We will be showcasing the newest rubber stamp release from Whimsy, so come and see all of our inspirations, and join in the fun!!

Winter's Butterflies

2012-01-20T16:23:00.001-07:00

Cuddly Buddly has been adding lots of new products to the store, so make sure to check it out here. My card this time features another Eline Pelllinkhof image entitled "Sledge", and some great Cuddly Buddly digital paper from the Pretty Mix Red collection - #15 in the set.

Image was colored with Copics, snowflake buttons were from a local big box store, the baker's twine is from My Mind's Eye and the snow under her feet was made with a liquid applique pen.

Love, Hugs and Kisses

2012-01-17T03:07:00.003-07:00

It's time for my Terrific Tuesday post at One Crazy Stamper, and this week I've chosen one of the boys from Kraftin' Kimmie's Snips and Snails set to color.

The image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on Copic Xpress It paper, colored with Copic Sketch Markers, and cut with Spellbinders Wonky Squares. The stitches were drawn with a Copic Multiliner, and the sentiments are Whimsy Stamps Mini Love Tickets and matching Mini Ticket die. The dp is from the Ad Lib paper collection by Bo Bunny, ribbon and brads are from my stash.

Finally, A Saturated Canary!!

2012-01-16T19:14:00.001-07:00

So my plan to post at least every other day has gone astray - too many migraines the last few days - that's what happens when exactly one week ago we were basking in +13C, and today it's a whopping -27C. They always say that if you don't like the weather here in Calgary, just wait 5 minutes, but unfortunately this cold is around for a few more days - tomorrows high is going to be a wonderful -30C!! Since the weather is just frightful it's a great time to color and create!

On Saturday I had a few friends over to color. and I managed to get quite a few images for upcoming challenges colored, plus a couple of others done just for fun - today I completed four of those cards, but three are for dt work so you will have to wait to see those. Today I am showing off my first ever Saturated Canary card!!!

Digital artist Krista Smith draws these adorable images and sells them on Etsy through her Saturated Canary site, and this is Peace & Love Hipster. I stamped her on Copic Xpress It paper with Tuxedo Black Memento ink and colored her with Copics. The dp is from the Crush collection by Bo Bunny and I thought that it was perfect for the hippy generation of peace and love - white doves anyone? I used a pink and a black pen to draw the faux stitches, ribbon was from my stash, the sentiment is from CC Designs, and the pearls were made with the Anthracite Viva Decor Pearl Pen.

Incy Wincy Designs - #129 Bold & Bright

Color Me Creative Copic Challenge - Retro Fun Hot Pink, Blacks & Whitew

Card Makin Mamas - Something New

Do You Stack Up - #54 Pink

Saturated Canary Challenge - #8 Clean and Simple

Ready, Set, Skate

2012-01-12T05:10:00.044-07:00

Cuddly Buddly digital artist Eline Pellinkhof has introduced new toddler images for the winter season, and these little sweethearts are part of the release. This is Skating printed out on my Epson and colored with Copics. Both of the dp's are digital papers, also available from Cuddly Buddly, one is from the Lavendar Cottage Collection and the other is from Peppy Papers Purple Lime collection. Check out all of the wonderful digital images, digital papers and every other craft supply you could ever want at this fabulous online store, and for anyone wondering, the shipping time from the UK is fast.

A DT Call for The Paper Shelter

2012-01-11T08:01:00.000-07:00

The Paper Shelter are looking to expand the number of design team members that they currently have, so make sure to hop on over to the challenge blog and check out the details to apply for a dt position. It's a great team and we are all looking forward to welcoming new team members!
Here's a card made with one of The Paper Shelter's newest images -

Skating into Your Heart

2012-01-10T00:45:00.003-07:00

It's challenge time at One Crazy Stamper, and the theme for this month is RED/WHITE + ONE OTHER COLOR OF YOUR CHOICE. I choose the gorgeous Magnolia Ice Tilda to color for this card, and made it into a slider card so that she could glide across the pink ice!

The image was stamped on Copic Xpress It paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, colored with Copic Sketch Markers and then fussy cut. The pink glittered background papers edge was punched with a Martha Stewart Around the Page punch, snowflakes are dies from Cheery Lynn, sentiment is a LOTV, and the ribbon and snowflake button are from my stash. The pearls that highlight the sentiment and the border of the card were made with the Ice White Viva Decor pearl pen.

Check out the challenge at One Crazy Stamper and enter the challenge for a chance to win the Our Craft Lounge stamp set, Send Love!!

Anything Goes Challenge - #58 Anything Goes

Shopping Our Stash - #34 All that Glitters, Sparkles or Shines

Top Tip Tuesday - #67 Anything Goes

Tuesday Throwdown - #80 Baby It's Cold Outside

You're My Favorite!!

2012-01-09T19:44:00.002-07:00

Valentine's day is fast approaching, and when I received this digital image from Cuddly Buddly I thought I should make it into a non-traditional colored card for this upcoming celebration. The image is entitled "Little Cuddlies - Puppy Hugs" by Pachela Studios, which I colored with Copics then cut, embossed and mounted onto two layers of cardstock cut with Spellbinders Label One dies. The card base and dp were cut with Spellbinders Grands Label One dies and my Grand Calibur. The dp and flowers are from Prima.

Lexi's Creations - #56 Anything Goes

Paper Creations Ink - Die Cuts and or Punches

Outlawz Greeting Challenge - GC10912 Sending a Hug & Luvin

Koala Cuddles !!!

2012-01-08T00:01:00.003-07:00

The design team members of Dream Valley Challenges took a break over the Christmas season, but it's time to get back to work designing new projects for your inspiration. This fortnight our challenge is a nice easy one to get everyone back into the creative mode - ANYTHING GOES!! My card features the Magnolia Tilda Koala Cuddles stamp, which is exclusive to Australia, and don't ask me how much it cost to acquire this sweetie, cause I won't tell - LOL!!! The image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Copic Xpress It paper, and colored with Copics. The doily from Cherry Lynn Designs is Kiwi Doily, the dp is from a DCWV safari themed paper pack, sentiment is from My Pink Stamper's Friend-tastic set, and the seam binding was inked to match the image. Jump on over to the Dream Valley Challenge blog and check out the other dt members creations, and enter to win while you're there.

Magnolia Down Under Challenges - #128 Anything Goes
Magnolia-licious Highlites Challenge - January Anything Goes

Pippi

2012-01-05T22:46:00.002-07:00

One of my New Year's resolutions is to start inking all of the wonderful stamps that I have collected in the past year that have not even been out of the package. For those of you who know me, you'll know that my stamp collection is quite massive, so if I stick to the plan I might make a small dent in my inventory!!! Here's my first attempt...

This is Pippi Longsocks from Sugar Nellie, colored with Copic Sketch markers. The dp is from the Bo Bunny Ad Lib Collection, flowers are Prima, ribbon is from my stash, and the sentiment is from a Kraftin' Kimmie sentiment set. The center of each flower is one of my favorite techniques, a pop up glue dot covered with micro beads, looks just like a licorice allsort candy.

Crafting For All Seasons- #17 Fairies
Flutterby Wednesdays - #184 Open
Top Tip Tuesday - #67 Anything Goes
The Pink Elephant Challenge - #129 Anything Goes
Truly Madly Crafty Challenges - Anything Goes

Peace

2012-01-04T20:29:00.003-07:00

It's only the 4th day of the new year and I'm already making Christmas cards for next year!! I really wanted to enter the challenge at CMC to create a card with the theme Holiday Joy - using golds, creams and white - and I knew right away what image I was going to use. This is "Peace" from Cuddly Buddly artist Kim MacFarlane which I colored with Copics. Prima flowers, Memory Box dies, Spellbinders dies, a gold embossed sentiment, and ribbon from my stash complete my card.

Color Me Creative Copic Challenge - #33 Holiday Joy - Golds, Creams and White
Crafty Creations - #151 Heat Embossing
Stamp-n-Doodle - Anything Goes
Top Tip Tuesday - #67 Anything Goes
Emerald Fairies - #15 Flourishes/Swirls
Lexi Creations - #55 Untraditional Christmas - No Red or Green

Welcome Baby!

2012-01-03T23:46:00.002-07:00

A clean and simple card design today to feature another one of Mary Ellen's Dearie Dolls images. This is "Baby's Blanket" colored with Copics then cut out with a Spellbinders Beaded Oval die. The yellow cardstock was embossed with a Cuttlebug folder then inked with a darker yellow ink, and the ribbon and sentiment are from my stash.

Elke Kaart Een Feestje - #96 Birth

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes with New Theme

Bearly Mine Challenges - #26 Anything Goes

Hot Chocolate Anyone?

2012-01-01T04:49:00.006-07:00

Welcome to a brand new year and the new challenge at One Crazy Stamper. This months challenge theme is Red/White + one other color of your choice. This Copic colored image is "Served With Love" from Whimsy Stamps artist Crissy Armstrong. I added texture to both hats by using the blender pen to make stripes or dots. The steam from the hot chocolate was highlighted with a Sakura Stardust pen. Spellbinders Label 22 frames the image, dp is from last year's SEI Christmas collection, and the ribbon is from my stash. Hop on over to One Crazy Stampers blog here, and enter the challenge to win.

Crafting When We Can Challenges - #8 Friendship

Robyns Fetish Challenge - #88 Anything Goes

Paper Sundaes - #101 Something Old, Something New

One Stop Craft Challenge - #163 Winter Wishes

The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - #166 Anything Goes

A New Digital Artist !!

2011-12-31T16:25:00.002-07:00

While I was recently leaving comments on another bloggers site, I came across these sweet images by Mary Ellen and couldn't resist adding a few to my ever growing collection. This card features "Happy Birthday Cupcake Girl" and is available at Mary Ellen's Dearie Dolls here.

The image was printed on Copic Xpress It paper with my Epson printer, colored with Copics, and cut out with Spellbinders Grand Scalloped Circles. All of the layers were also cut with the Grand Scalloped Circle to make a circular easel card. The dp is from Bo Bunny's Ad Lib collection, the sentiment is from Whimsy Stamps Birthday Letter Seals collection, and the ribbon is from my stash.

If you love this little cutie check out Mary Ellen's site and stayed tuned to my blog as I have a few more images to color and show off.

I am entering this card into the following:

Card Crafters Circle - #3 Anything Goes

Clearly Inspired - #42 Birthday

Fussy and Fancy Challenge - #53 Happy Birthday

Bearly Mine Challenges - #26 Anything Goes

Sweet Stamps Blog - #47 Celebrate

Bunny Zoe's Crafts - #19 Fancy Folds/Shaped Cards

Cooking it Up With Katie - #86 Anything Goes

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year and all the best to you and yours in 2012!!

PJ Time!!

2011-12-28T00:22:00.002-07:00

Welcome to the next challenge at The Paper Shelter, and this week Team B's theme is Tie a Bow. The image I have chosen to work with is "Let's Go To Sleep" available here, and I have colored it with Copics. The image was cut and embossed with Spellbinders Reverse Wonky Rectangles, then layered on dp from a Recollections paper pad. The edge of the green cardstock was punched/embossed with a Martha Stewart border punch, the snowflake dies are all from Spellbinders, and the ribbon is chalk white seam binding.

They have such fabulous things to offer you - digi stamps, papers and accessories and all at such wonderful value. If you do not use one of their images, you can still enter the challenge to win 3 of their images of your own choice. So pop on over to The Paper Shelter challenge blog and enter to win.

Shopping Our Stash - #32 Tie It Up
Cooking It Up With Katie - #56 Anything Goes
Freshly Brewed Designs - #76 Christmas
My Mums Craft Shop Challenges - #37 Anything Goes
The Pixie Cottage - #101 Someone Special

Christmas Dreaming!

2011-12-27T04:43:00.009-07:00

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas surrounded by family and friends!!

It's time again, to show you my card for One Crazy Stamper's Winter/Christmas theme challenge this month. The image is from Whimsy Stamps Crissy Armstrong's stamp collection, and is called "Christmas Dreaming". It was stamped with Versa Fine Onyx Black ink onto watercolor paper, then painted with Distress Ink re-inkers and a Pentel Aquash Water brush. The wings were covered with clear glue and Glitter Ritz Cool Highlight micro fine glitter. After fussy cutting the image, I popped it up with EK Success 3D Foam dots, and adhered it to the embossed piece of cardstock. MME's Lime Twist twine was wrapped around this layer, and two tags with a handwritten message finish the card front.

You still have a few days to enter the One Crazy Stamper December challenge to win a great prize - check it out here.

Lawnscaping - #24 Texture
There She Goes - TSG136 Thank You/Gratitude
Truly Madly Crafty Challenges - #5 Christmas Images and Colours
Hiding in My Craft Room - #26 Use it or Lose it
Crafts for Eternity - #51 Embossing

Safari Time at Cuddly Buddly!!

2011-12-26T20:12:00.002-07:00

Cuddly Buddly has just released new digital images from Lily Boo Designs, all with a safari theme. The Safari Sign, Giraffe, and Safari Lily images were colored with Copics, fussy cut and adhered to a stair step folded card. The grass die is from Magnolia, clouds are a Memory Box die, and the sentiment is an oldie from my stash.

The Crafty Pad - #152 Anything but Christmas
Marks Finest Papers - #87 Anything Goes

The travel journal was created by embossing cardstock with the Tim Holtz postcard folder and then layering the Safari Lily Sitting Pretty and Safari Luggage images, both also colored with Copics, on top of the embosed image. All of the images are available at Cuddly Buddly.

Ooh-la-la Creations Challenges - #95 Anything But a Card
Wee Memories - #80 Anything Goes

Snow Much Fun!!

2011-12-24T01:06:00.027-07:00

Merry Christmas Eve to you all, and I hope that you are all snuggled up waiting for Santa's visit, and that the milk and cookies are waiting for the jolly old fellow!!! This months theme at Sundays with Crissy is an easy one - Anything Goes!!

I love working with digital images, so when Crissy Armstrong designed her December releases at Whimsy Stamps, I knew right away that I wanted to create a winter scene using as many of the images as possible. I merged Snowman Santa, Snowman Top O' the Morning and Snowman Skating ( which also got flipped ) to make my card.

The card was colored with Copics, then flocking, liquid applique, and Smooch Pearlized Top Coat was added for dimension. The mitten die and matching sentiment stamp are also available at Whimsy Stamps. The border punch is a Martha Stewart one from my collection ( and someday I will organize all of them and write the name of each right on the punch LOL!!! ).

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and all the Best in the New Year!!

I am entering this card into the following:

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Cold and Frosty

Send a Smile 4 Kids Challenge - Winter Fun for Kids

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - #113 Santa's Hat

Stampin For The Weekend - #23 Anything Goes

Stamping With the Dragon - Let It Snow

Is this the Last?

2011-12-23T15:11:00.001-07:00

I only have two more Christmas cards to show you, so here's my second to last with the very last card posted tomorrow. Once again I found this image already colored, flocked and glittered, so all I had to do was make it into a card. The image is Snowy Hug Tilda with snowman from Magnolia and was colored with Copics, then cut out with a Spellbinders die. Dp is from my stash, the star punch is a All Over the page from Martha Stewart, and the sentiment was stamped and embossed with gold.

I am entering this card into the following:

Belli Challenge - #133 Merry Christmas

Divas by Design Challenge - #17 Merry Christmas

The Sisterhood of Crafters - Christmas

Charisma Cardz - #50 Anything Goes

Crafty Purple Frog Challenge - Christmas

Noel

2011-12-21T21:36:00.001-07:00

Only four more sleeps until the Jolly Old Man arrives, and hopefully the end of making Christmas cards for this season. I found this image in my pile of already colored images ( and I know it was colored last year - sigh ), so it was time to make it into a card. The image and the black velvet frame around it were cut with Spellbinders Label 14, and to add more texture I ran the velvet though the cuttlebug in an embossing folder - unfortunately the embossing did not photograph well. The dp is from last year's Harmonie line entitled "Rudolf", and the ribbon, rhinestones and sentiment are all from my collection.
Crafting for All Seasons - #16 Christmas
Divas By Design - #17 Merry Christmas
Little Darlings Challenges - #13 Christmas
Scrapbook Sisters - #66 Anything Goes

TPS Blog Hop Winner

2011-12-21T02:00:00.001-07:00

Thank you to everyone who took the time to check out The Paper Shelter's 1st Birthday Celebration Blog Hop, and for leaving me such beautiful comments about my card. As part of the celebration each design team member used Random Org to choose a winner from our blog comments, and that winner will receive one free digital image from TPS - and the winner for my blog is........

#20 Marjorie of Foxy Cards

Congratulations Marjorie - to claim your prize please go the The Paper Shelter Challenge website and click on the email elf on the left hand side, to contact the store.

Santa's On His Way!!!

2011-12-20T03:31:00.001-07:00

It's Tuesday which means it's time for me to post my next creation for One Crazy Stamper - and the theme for this months challenge is Winter/Christmas. One Crazy Stamper recently added the wonderful line of Impression Obsession stamps to their great selection of stamps, and I love these stamps, so for my card I choose to feature "Santa's Bridge".

The image was stamped on watercolor paper with Versa Fine Black Onyx ink, then colored with Distress Inks refills and an aqua brush. When I teach painting with distress inks I have always used a palette I made up, with all 36 colors of distress inks listed and a sheet of acrylic, but now you can purchase Tim Holtz's Palette, and it has a hinged lid ( really great to use and store your drops of ink, and the bonus is your cats can't walk through the inks anymore!!! ).

The beautiful dp is from Bo Bunny's Father Christmas 6 x 6 collection, holly die is from Memory Box, and the felt accents were in my stash. You have until the end of the month to enter the OCS challenge to win a great prize. All items in red are available at OCS, or shop at their online store.
I am entering this card into the following:
Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C117 It's Santa
Mark's Finest Papers - #86 Make a Christmas Card
Card Makin' Mamas - #35 Christmas
Always Something Creative - #20 Merry Christmas
Christmas Crafting - #6 Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Joanna Sheen Challenge - #1 Christmas Wishes

Snowman Glitter!

2011-12-18T13:39:00.000-07:00

I saw this stamp at the lss this past spring and immediately knew that it would be perfect for the glitter technique, plus it was on sale!!! The image was stamped with Staz On ink on the front of a sheet of acrylic, then using Art Institiute Dries Clear Glue and many colors of Glitter Ritz on the reverse side of the stamped image, you get a beautiful stained glass look when the glue dries. The white background was embossed with the Walrus & Carpenter folder from Couture Creations.

Craft Your Days Away - #35 Snowman

Drunken Stampers - #80 Glittery Holiday

One Stop Craft Challenge - #162 Christmas Sparkle

Glitter Geeks - #28 Anything Goes

More Cute Penguins!!!

2011-12-17T20:48:00.001-07:00

Crissy Armstrong, who designs for Whimsy Stamps as well as other companies, is an amazing artist who draws adorable images including penguins!! This sweetie is a new digital image available at Whimsy Stamps called "Snowman and Penguins". I choose to color the image with the earth tones from Copics, and added flocking and Polar White Flower Soft for dimension. The beautiful dp is from my favorite this year, My Mind's Eye Lost and Found Christmas 6 x 6 pad, pearls were made with a Viva Decor Pearl Pen and the ribbon is from my stash.

Little Claires Designs - #16 Family Christmas

Mark's Finest Papers - #86 Make a Christmas Card

Card Makin Mamas - #35 Christmas

The Pretty Little Ribbon Shop - #5 Christmas with a Bow

Forever Friends Challenge Blog - #12 It's All Christmas

The Outlawz Challenge - CPC121611 Celebration

Guest Designer for Local Scrapbook Store!

2011-12-16T08:57:00.004-07:00

Last week my "Not a Pickle" card won in the Playing in Paradise challenge, sponsored by Scrapbookers Paradise, a local company with four stores in Alberta and an online store. Along with my prize, I was also asked to be the guest designer for this weeks challenge, soooo.......

The theme for this weeks challenge is Buttons which I love to include on my cards. The image is "Mia's Ornament" from CC Designs Sweet November Stamps colored with Copics, then the large ornament was covered with the Cool Highlight Glitter Ritz with White glitter as accents. The pine bough die is from Marianne Designs, while the swirls are either a Memory Box die or another Marianne die.

Here's a closer look at the ornament -

Check out the Playing in Paradise challenge to see all of the lovely projects by the members of the design team.
I am entering this card into the following:
4 Crafty Chicks - #68 Christmas Card
Art Impressions Stamps - #44 Buttons
Crop Stop - #50 Unique and Non-traditional Christmas
Paper Crafting Journey - Christmas
Paper Play Challenges - #50 Christmas
ABC Christmas Challenge - "Y" is for Yipeee!! Christmas is almost here!

Herd it on the Rooftop!!!

2011-12-13T05:14:00.003-07:00

I'm not sure if a group of reindeer are called a herd or not, but here's my interpretation of three of Santa's special friends getting ready for the big day, and my card for this month's challenge at One Crazy Stamper's theme of Winter/Christmas.

Your Next Stamp has adorable images and this is Happy as a Reindeer, stamped and masked on Copic Xpress It paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and colored with Copics. The colored image and the red mat were both torn and inked, then mounted on designer paper from Fancy Pants Saint Nick collection. The reindeers harnesses and the red stripes were all highlighted with the Chrome Silver Pearl Pen from Viva Decor, and textured snow was added with White Liquid Applique.
Crafty Card Makers - #58 Use It Three Times
Pollycraft Challenge Blog - #120 Christmas Fun
Truly Madly Crafty Challenges - #5 Christmas Images and Colours

You Gotta Have Friends

2011-12-12T11:40:00.002-07:00

Another cutie from Sugar Nellies - "Furry Friends" colored with Copics attached to the front of a window card. The seam binding was airbrushed with Copics to match the color scheme, and the gorgeous snowflake is from Marianne Designs dies. The sentiment was embossed with silver.

Cupcake Craft Challenges - #172 Don't Look at the Light

Hooked on Craft Challenges - Christmas

Outlawz Challenges - Dec 12 - Let it Snow

Paper Sundaes - #99 Anything Christmas

More Glitter!!

2011-12-11T20:12:00.000-07:00

Better late than never - here's my post for Dream Valley Challenges new challenge today - "Christmas" - and this challenge runs until January 7th and there are so awesome prizes, so check it out here.

The image was stamped with Walnut Stain Distress ink, then the entire image was washed with Antique Linen, Brushed Corduroy, and Vintage Photo distress inks. Scor-tape was adhered to the entire image, and a strip of 1/4" Scor-tape was used to mask off the area where the brown glitter was used. Cool highlight glitter from Glitter Ritz was burnished over the image, then the mask was removed and the brown glitter was burnished on.

It's My Last Pickle!

2011-12-09T03:55:00.001-07:00

This is my last Pickle the Penguin stamp, I only purchased four this year from the images that were available. Hopefully Wild Rose Studios will keep on making more of these cuties!!

"Pickle with Sledge" is off to deliver all of his gifts to the special people in his life. The image was colored with Copic colors choosen to match the gorgeous dp paper from Bo Bunny's Snowfall collection. All of the edges were inked with brown, as well as the Memory Box Frostyville border and the sentiment which is an oldie from MSE. The snowflake stickers are from Jolee's and the ribbon is from my stash.

Clearly Inspired - #41 Christmas
Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - #112 Anything Goes
Fairy Fun Fridays - #67 Beat the Blues
Patties Creations Challenge - #34 Christmas
Stampin for the Weekend - #22 Christmas
Sarah Hurley Challenges - #55 Christmas
Sassy Studio Designs - #102 Christmas
Penny's Challenges - #68 Merry Christmas

It's Not a Pickle!!

2011-12-08T10:11:00.003-07:00

I still have one more card featuring Pickle the Penguin, but that's for tomorrow's post - today is for another sweet penguin image - this is "Warm Winter Wishes" from Sugar Nellie - love it!!!

The image was colored with Copics, and the dp is from Die Cuts With a View Winter Wonder stack. Ribbon is from my stash, the snowflakes are Jolee's, and I used Flower Soft Polar White for the trim on the hat. For the first time I am entering this card into the Sugar Nellie challenge, which this week is a wonderful sketch.

The Sugar Bowl - #73 Cathy's Sketch

Playing in Paradise Challenge - #44 Monochromatic

Delightful Sketches - Blue Xmas
Creative Belli Challenge - #132 Winter & Christmas
Ruby's Rainbow - #18 Monochrome

Happy 1st Birthday to The Paper Shelter!!!

2011-12-07T02:00:00.024-07:00

Good morning fellow crafters and welcome to The Paper Shelter Blog Hop. Our hop is a very exciting one for all of us, as it is in celebration of our 1st Birthday!!! If you have landed here from Debs then you're heading in the right direction - if not then you'll want to head on back to The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog to begin as you'll not want to miss out on this one! Our Design Team have worked very hard and are showcasing the gorgeous images available from The Paper Shelter website, and each blog on the hop is offering one lucky commenter a digi of their choice as well as the main prize, details of which are on The Paper Shelter Challenge blog.

My card uses the pre-colored image "Balloon Ride" which I merged with paper and the sweet treats image from the Pattiserie accessorises set. I printed out the Balloon Ride image twice, then fussy cut one of the images and popped it up over the original. On the balloon and sweet treats I used Diamond Glaze and Viva Decors Brown Pearl Pen to add dimension to the fruit and chocolate chips and icing ( see below ).

From here you will need to hop on over to Tracey M's blog, or if you just stumbled across my blog, or gotten lost along the way, go back to the start of the list of design team members participating in the hop at The Paper Shelter Challenge Blog. Don't forget to leave your comment for a chance of winning your choice of one of the fab digis available in store. Hop! Hop! Hop!

Good luck,. and we hope you're enjoying all of the wonderful inspirations from the Design Team.

Wish Upon a Star

2011-12-06T12:55:00.002-07:00

Another cute penguin card, and you guessed it, it's another Pickle - this time it's Pickle with Present from Wild Rose Studio - love these little cuties!!

I love the look of an easel card, and it's been awhile since I made one, and the round easel cards are a favorite. The image was colored with Copics, white flock was added to the fur trim, and Flower Soft Polar White makes his pom pom trim complete. All of the dp is from My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Christmas 6 x 6 paper pad. Every shape was cut with a Spellbinder die, except for the Canadian Doily from Cherry Lynn Designs, and the star punch.

I am entering this card into the following:

Kaboodle Doodles - #96 Colors of Christmas

Make My Monday - #27 Seasonal + Add some Glitter

Ooh La La Creations Challenges - #94 Lots of Sparkle

Simon Says Stamps - Anything Goes

Bah-Humbug Christmas Challenge - #47 Cute Christmas Critters

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - #111 Colours of Xmas with option of Sparkle

From Our Igloo to Yours!

2011-12-05T11:34:00.002-07:00

As promised yesterday, here's my second penguin card, and this one features "Pickle on Igloo" colored with Copics. Polar white flower soft highlights the snow on the ground, and white flocking was added to this cutie's hat trim. The igloo was colored and then covered with Diamond Glaze, and tiny silver stars were added with a Sakura Clear Star Gelly Roll pen to the sky. The dp paper is from last year's SEI Kris Kringle 6 x 6 paper pad.

I am entering this card into the following:

Crazy Challenges - #96 Anything Goes

Bah-Humbug Christmas - #47 Cute Christmas Critters

The Poodles Parlour - Christmas

Totally Papercrafts - #95 Let It Snow

A Penguin Christmas

2011-12-04T14:28:00.001-07:00

One of my all time favorite images is anything to do with penguins, so when I saw the adorable Pickle stamps from Wild Rose Studio, I just had to add some to my collection! This is the first of four cards that I've been working on, so expect to see a few more penguins popping up on my blog in the next few days.

Here's "Pickle with Tippie" wishing everyone a Merry Christmas! The image was stamped with Memento ink on Copic Xpress It paper, then colored with Copics. The dp is from my favorite 6 x 6 paper pad this year, My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Christmas. Although you can't really see it in this photo, there are champagne bubbles floating out of the glass.

I am entering this card into the following:

Addicted to Stamps Challenge - #18 Christmas card

Come and Get it Challenges - Anything Christmas

Gingerloft Challenge - GL30 Christmas & Winter

Lets Ink It Up - #18 Christmas Projects

Jolly & Glittery Little Santa

2011-12-01T05:56:00.002-07:00

Wow, where did the year go? Hard to believe that today is the first day of the last month of the year, and that Christmas is only 24 more sleeps away ( when the kids were small we counted down the sleeps until Santa arrived ). Since it's the first of the month it's time for the next challenge at One Crazy Stamper and the theme is Winter/Christmas.

For this card I decided to use a technique that involves lots, and lots of messy glitter - it was time to get the animals all glittery for the upcoming season anyway!! I stamped Jolly Little Santa from Whimsy Stamps on the front of a sheet of acrylic with Staz On Jet black ink. Then working on the back side of the stamped image I put Art Glitter Designer Dries Clear adhesive on all of the parts of the image that I wanted to be either red, black, green or gold. After applying the glue I sprinkled the selected color of Glitter Ritz on to the glue and shook off the access ( if you are going to try this technique run a used dryer sheet over both sides of the acrylic, it prevents some of the static ). Once all of the glue dries I then applied Flower Soft Polar White Diamond range to the front of the card to make the fur trim ( use the same adhesive ). Dp paper from Fancy Pants Saint Nick collection is on the inside of the card, and Whimsy Stamps Holiday Wishlist, stamped on kraft paper, and colored with Prismacolor pencils finishes the inside. Ribbon and sentiment are from my stash.

I am entering this card into the following:

City Crafter - #85 Santa Claus is Coming

Going Grey with Scrap Creations - Christmas

Exciting News - Happy 1st Birthday TPS!!!

2011-12-01T04:40:00.004-07:00

The Paper Shelter is turning 1 on December 7th, and to celebrate we have a big blog hop planned, with prizes to be won, and lots of wonderful projects by both design teams for your inspiration. Be sure to check it out on Wednesday, December 7th, here.

Anything Goes Challenge at TPS

2011-11-30T07:53:00.017-07:00

If you're looking for the One Crazy Stamper and Kraftin Kimmie blog hop, please scroll down to the next post.

Team B's challenge this week at the The Paper Shelter is everyone's favorite - Anything Goes!! I love the versatility of digi stamps, the ability to resize and merge images are endless, and this card is the result of that. I merged A Victorian Morticia and Cookies for Santa to create a wonderful Christmas Eve scene. The image was colored with Copics, cut and matted with Spellbinders Grand Label One dies, and placed on dp from My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Christmas collection.

As always our Sponsors are the very talented and generous Veronica and Pedro of The Paper Shelter, and they are offering you a fabulous prize of $20 to spend on whatever your like in their webshop if you use one of their gorgeous images:-

They have such fabulous things to offer you - digi stamps, papers and accessories and all at such brilliant value. If you haven't used one of their images you can still enter the challenge to win 3 of their images of your own choice.

I am entering this card into the following:
Digi Stamps 4 joy - #33 Merry Xmas
Going Grey with Scrap Creations - Christmas
Craft Your Passion Challenge - #86 Tis the Season
Crafty Boots Challenges - Anything Goes

My First Blog Hop!!!

2011-11-30T05:00:00.048-07:00

Welcome to One Crazy Krafty HOP!! Today Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps is combining forces with One Crazy Stamper to bring you an incredible blog hop filled with lots of krafty goodness!!

Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps is an online Canadian stamp company with whimsical stamps from several different artists, catering to cardmakers and scrapbookers with lots of different styles! If you like to colour….you’ll love our images!!! Check us out at our krafty SHOP!

One Crazy Stamper is a fantastic Canadian crafting store with an online site as well as a brick and mortar store located in Bolton, Ontario! They carry all kinds of paper, embellishments, Copic markers and SO much more!! Check them out here!

Our blog hop today features both Kraftin’ Kimmie Stamps and crafting goodies from One Crazy Stamper with projects created by design team members from both teams!! Be sure to hop around from blog to blog and leave a comment at each stop, because some lucky random commenter's are going to win some krafty goodies!!!

Welcome to my blog, if you've arrived here from Diana's blog you're in the right place, or if you've lost your way start back at Kraftin' Kimmie Challenge blog here.

My card features one of three images and five sentiments available as a set entitled "Canine Capers 2", designed by Emilie Goulet, one of the fabulous artists that designs for Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps. The image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on to Copic Xpress It paper, and colored with Copics. The background was air brushed with Copics. The designer papers are from My Mind's Eye Lost & Found 2 Sunshine 6 x 6 pad, and the sentiment was stamped with Versa Fine Onyz Black ink on seam binding, then antiqued with Tea Dye Distress ink.

**Please make sure to hop through the entire list of participants since we will be giving away some super cute Kraftin Kimmie Stamps to random commenters on the DT member's blogs! And be sure to become a follower of the OCS blog, we will be posting winners of the blog hop candy on the OCS blog, Dec 4th!

Your next stop on the hop is Angie.
Have a great day hoping!!

I am entering this card into the following:
Divas by Design Challenge - #16 Anything Goes
Fab n Funky Challenge - #101 Anything Goes
Scrapbook Sisters - #62 Anything Goes

Winter Vacation Anyone?

2011-11-29T05:58:00.003-07:00

For my last post for this months Food/Drink challenge at One Crazy Stamper, I stamped the hilarious Art Impressions Girlfriends image - just imagine yourself on a beautiful white beach in a tropical location gossiping with your gal pals - wouldn't that be lovely!!!

The image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto Copic Xpress It paper, colored with Copics and fussy cut, then mounted on to two papers from Fancy Pants Beach Babe paper collection that was available this past summer. I used a Versamark pad and a light tan embossing powder to imitate the sand.

Today is the last day to enter this months challenge at OCS, and the winners will be announced tomorrow. Thursday will be the start of December's challenge, so keep checking the One Crazy Stamper blog to see the theme.
Don't forget that tomorrow is also an extra special day for the design team at One Crazy Stamper, our first blog hop with Kraftin' Kimmie, so make sure to join us here, and leave comments on each blog to win randomly chosen prizes.
I am entering this card into the following:
Creative Craft Challenges - Free For All
Party Time Tuesdays - #44 Anything Goes
I Did It Creations - #83 Eat, Drink & Be Merry

Snow is Glistening

2011-11-27T10:30:00.001-07:00

Time for the next Dream Valley Challenge, and I get to choose the top three for this one!!! The theme this fortnight is SPARKLE, so get out your glitter, bling and all things sparkley and enter to win the challenge. My card this time was created with nothing but masks, glitter and flocking -

I started this card with a white card base with a piece of Scor-tape layered on top. The snowy hill and the moon are masks that I created from the leftover backing paper from the scor-tape, and the snowman is part of Tim Holtz idea-ology Seasonal mask set. Using two blue. silver and white Glitter Ritz the background was created using the burnished velvet technique. After removing the snowman mask, flocking was used to give a different texture to it.

Challenges I am entering this card into:

Paper Sundaes - #97 Winter Wonderland

The Hybrid Chick - #7Make it Sparkle

Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C115 - Snow

Totally Gorjuss - #108 Sparkle

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - #110 Snowmen

Phindy's Place Challenge - #83 A Sprinkling of Snow

Non-traditional Christmas Colors

2011-11-24T05:45:00.003-07:00

It's my turn for this month's challenge at Sundays with Crissy, and I have used "Little Artist", one of Crissy's newest digital images available from Whimsy Stamps. This little sweetheart has been busy painting the decorations on the trees. The challenge this month is to make a Christmas card with non-traditional colors, and I had just purchased the Saint Nick collection of papers from Fancy Pants, which has wonderful prints using yellow, so here's my take on the non-traditional. The image was colored with Copics, fussy cut and mounted onto the dp. Since you are not suppose to use any green or red on your card, I used Pink Smooch to color any red on the dp. The snowflake corner die is from Memory Box, and the snowflake is a Spellbinders die. Check out the challenge and enter to win five digital images from Crissy here.

Entering this card into the following:

4 Crafty Chicks - Snowflakes

Charisma Cardz - Snowflakes

Fudge!

2011-11-23T21:22:00.000-07:00

Here's a sweet little bear celebrating the coming winter season. The image is Fudge - Do I Look Good on This available from Cuddly Buddly which I colored with Copics. The image was mounted onto a letterpress background created with the Snowflakes Impressabilities. The snowflake was cut with a Spellbinders snowflake die, and the border punch is from EK Success.

Challenges for this card:

City Crafter - #84 A Pink Christmas

Creative Card Crew - Monochromatic

Christmas Cookies!!

2011-11-22T04:17:00.005-07:00

Wow, time is really flying by, just over a month until the BIG DAY!! Usually by now I have dozens of cookies and squares waiting to be eaten over the holidays, but I haven't even started baking yet! Hopefully this card will inspire me to get busy!!

My card this week features "Bronte & Louis" from Stamping Bella, and okay it's not really a Christmas image, but somewhere in the world there are sure to be little boys celebrating the holiday in balmy weather. Just imagine this young boy eating his shortbread cookie with lots of sprinkles, while his faithful companion tries to steal a bite!! The image was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black Ink on Copic Xpress It paper and colored with Copic Sketch Markers. Silver Smooch accents the dog collar, the button on the boys shorts, and the veins on the snowflakes. Image was cut with Spellbinders Label 5 die, matted and mounted onto dp from Bo Bunny's Blitzen collection. The decorative edge was cut with Tim Holtz Snowflake on the Edge Die and additional snowflakes were cut with older Spellbinder dies. To complete the card, sprinkles of red and green Stickles were applied.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Anything Goes Challenge - #54 A Real Sweetie

Creative Craft Challenges - Free For All

Send A Smile 4 Kids - Happy Holiday Wishes for Kids

The Paper Shelter Snowflake Challenge

2011-11-16T04:53:00.040-07:00

This weeks challenge theme at The Paper Shelter is "Snowflakes".

If you enter the challenge and you have used a Paper Shelter image, and you are randomly selected in the drawing, you could win a $20.00 gift certificate to spend in The Paper Shelter shop. If your creation is randomly selected, but you did not use a Paper Shelter image, you could still win your choice of one digi image from The Paper Shelter shop. Isn't that great!? That means that everyone can play!

Here's my vision of a beautiful winter day using two digital images from The Paper Shelter merged to make one stunning card. The images are Winter Tree and Snowman and are colored with Copics. The dp is from Basic Grey's Figgy collection, and the die is Frostyville Border from Memory Box. The sentiment was embossed with silver to add dimension.

I am entering this card into the following:
Fab n Funky Challenges - #99 Baby, It's Cold Outside
I Brake for Challenges - IBFCC#14 Four Seasons
Crafters Companion Challenge - #18 Let It Snow
Digital Tuesday Challenge - #137 Christmas Time

We Love Santa!!

2011-11-15T00:40:00.014-07:00

It's Tuesday, so it's my turn to create a project for One Crazy Stamper! It's the most wonderful time of the year when children dream of Santa, and this adorable image says it all. The image is "Christmas Tots with Santa" from Art Impressions, stamped on Copic Xpress It paper and colored with Copic Sketch Markers. The dp is from Bo Bunny Father Christmas 6 x 6 pad, and to highlight the sentiment that is part of the paper, I used Diamond Glaze from Judikins

to give it dimension. All of the highlighted items are available at One Crazy Stamper.

You still have two weeks to enter this months One Crazy Stamper challenge of Food/Drink, so get creating for your chance to win a fabulous prize!

Snowy Friends

2011-11-14T21:28:00.002-07:00

Let it snow, let it snow, we are getting snow!! The newest member of the zoo is having a ball playing in this wonderful white stuff - we don't have enough yet, just a skiff, but Nova is loving it!! Too bad though, because then she comes into the house ready to rumble and the cats are getting the brunt of it - oh well, at least they know enough to jump up where she can't yet reach.

I recently won a challenge and the prize was a gift certificate for Joanna Sheen's store in the UK, so of course I had to purchase a couple of the gorgeous Giordano Studio stamps - this is "Friends" which I colored with Copics. The grapevine wreath is a die from Memory Box and the dp is My Minds Eye Lost & Found Christmas. The sentiment from Waltzingmouse was cut with a Spellbinders die.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Cards for Men - #23 It's Nearly Christmas

Forever Friends Challenge Blog - Christmas is Coming

Penny Black and More at Allsorts - All Creatures Great and Small

Challenge Up Your Life - #56 Friendship

Merry Penguin

2011-11-13T03:34:00.060-07:00

Time for another challenge over at Dream Valley challenges and for this fortnight the theme is Stitching, with the chance to win a prize from One Stop Crafts.

I love penguins, so last year when this cutie was available from Stampavie, I had to have it! It was stamped on Xpress It with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, colored with Copics, then cut and layered onto 2 sizes of Labels 15 Spellbinders die shapes. The fur trim and pompom on the hat were flocked, and Flower Soft Polar White was sprinkled on the ground.

I am entering this card into the following:

Fun With Shapes and More - Use something 3 times

C.R.A.F.T Challenge - #128 Cute

Incy Wincy Designs - #119 Stitching

Great Tidings

2011-11-12T15:20:00.001-07:00

I finally have time to play and design my own cards, so with Christmas right around the corner you'll be seeing a lot of holiday themed cards on my blog. This card features one of the newer Kraftin' Kimmie images by artist Annie Rodrigue entitled " Elysia Angel". She was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto Copic Xpress It paper, and colored with Copics. After fussy cutting the image, I mounted it on to a Spellbinders Parisan motif die cut from a gorgeous gold paper, then popped up the die and image, using My Mind's Eye Lost & Found Christmas designer paper as the background. The ribbon and poinsettia embellishment are from a big box craft store, and the sentiment was borrowed from a good friends collection of stamps.

I am entering this card into the following:

2 Sisters Challenge - #65 Anything Goes

Totally Gorjuss - #106 Christmas Traditions

Christmas Stampin' All Year Long - Never Seen Ink

Top Tip Tuesday - #59 Anything Christmas

Make My Monday - #23 Christmas - Vintage/Traditional

Double Trouble Snow Buddies

2011-11-11T02:37:00.003-07:00

There's nobody like snow buddies, I know - okay that's all the words that I know for that song, so it time to announce this week's theme for Cuddly Buddly's Digital challenge blog and it's Double Trouble ( two little people on one card ). This card features Frosty Snowgirl and Frosty Snowboy from Cuddly Buddly, colored with my Copics of course!! Added details include Flower Soft Polar White, liquid applique, snowflake punches, a Martha Stewart border punch, pearls and scraps of paper left over from last years Christmas cards.

I am entering this card into the following:
Delightful Sketches - Snowflakes

Top Tip Tuesday - #59 Anything Christmas

Daisy Doodles Creative Challenges - #46 Anything Goes With a Digi

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - #72 Winter

Sweetie Pie!!

2011-11-08T09:23:00.003-07:00

It's my time to highlight a project for One Crazy Stamper, and in keeping with this month's challenge theme of Food/Drink, my card this week features the beautiful "Gwendolyn Lulu" from Stamping Bella, which was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on Copic X-press It paper, then colored with Copic Sketch Markers. The image was cut, embossed, and matted with Spellbinders Classic Scalloped Circles Large. The dp is from My Mind's Eye Lime Twist Happy Go Lucky collection, and all edges were inked with a Memento Lilac Posies dew drop. Flowers are from Prima, and the pearls were made with Viva Decor Magenta Pearl Pen.

Enter your project into the One Crazy Stamper's November challenge of Food or Drink, for your chance to win a fabulous prize package of Whimsy stamps.

I am entering this card into the following:

Heart Song Inspirations - #23 Anything Goes

Card Making Mamas - #32 Cut it Out

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - #107 Anything Goes

4 Crafty Chicks - #62 Die Cuts

Charisma Cardz - #44 Cutesy

Moving Along with the Times - #133 Food & Drink

Christmas Fun

2011-11-02T03:19:00.001-06:00

Time for the next Paper Shelter challenge which is to create a project with Christmas Fun as the theme.

The image I choose to work with is "Holy Night", which I colored with Copic Markers, and then highlighted the clock and berries with Diamond Glaze, and added flocking on Santa's hat. The finished image was cut with Spellbinders Label 11, the decorative strip of green cardstock was punched with one of Martha Stewart's designs, and the sentiment was from a Justrite Christmas sentiment set. Dp is from Basic Grey's Figgy collection, ribbon and rhinestones were pulled from my stash.

If you enter the challenge and you used a Paper Shelter image, and you are randomly selected in the drawing, you could win a $20.00 gift certificate to spend in The Paper Shelter shop. If your creation is randomly selected, but you did not use a Paper Shelter image, you could still win your choice of one digi image from The Paper Shelter shop. Isn't that great!? That means that everyone can play!

It's a Food & Drink Challenge!!

2011-11-01T11:45:00.001-06:00

The challenge for this month at One Crazy Stamper is to create a project with a Food and Drink theme. One of the newest lines of stamps that OCS is now carrying is Humprey's Corner Collection from Crafters Companion, and when I saw this sweet little image I had to have it.

This is the 'Friends Forever' stamp set available here, colored with Copic Sketch Markers, die cut with Spellbinders Label 22, and mounted onto a gate fold card which features My Mind's Eye Lime Twist Happy Go Lucky paper. The gate fold is held closed with a large button from my stash.
Challenges I am entering this card into:
Stamp with Fun - #135 Buttons
There's Magic in the Air - Trick or Treat or Something Sweet
The Crafty Pad - #145 Friendship
Send a Smile for Kids Challenge - For the Girls

Japanese Wishes

2011-10-30T09:46:00.002-06:00

Our challenge this time at Dream Valley Challenges is a great one - "Anything Goes".

Join the dt in showing off your project, and enter to win a great prize.

I recently opened my home to International students studying English at the University of Calgary, and have welcomed two young ladies from Japan. So when I was leaving comments on a blog recently, I saw this cutie and knew that I had to find the source.

This is Yuki from Sister Stamps, just one of the designs available, colored with Copics, mounted on two Spellbinders Fleur de lis pendants, and popped up on paper from the Bo Bunny Blitzen collection. The sentiment is from Whimsy stamps.
I am entering this card into the following:
Christmas Inspirations - #35 Die Cuts or Punches
Come and Get It Challenges - Anything Goes
I Did It Creations - #79 Oriental Ladies
Bah Humbug Christmas - #43 Die Cuts

Snowflake Beauty

2011-10-28T00:08:00.001-06:00

It's time for Team Buddly to show off their projects for Cuddly Buddly's Let's Keep Creating Challenge, and our theme for the next fortnight is White on White. For this challenge I get to work with a Karen Middleton digital image, so I chose "Christmas Ladies - Snowflake".

The image was colored with the four grey families of Copic Sketch markers, except for the eyes and lips which have a touch of color added to them. Glitter was added to the snowflakes, and snowflake buttons from Jesse James were attached to both layers of the easel card. The card was cut with Spellbinders Grand Labels 11, and the paper that the image was attached to was embossed with a Cuttlebug folder, then trimed with diamond dust. The sentiment from Waltzingmouse was embossed with silver, then covered with a holographic embossing powder.

Challenges I am entering this card into:
Charisma Cardz - #43 Anything Goes
Crafty Purple Frog Challenges - #27 Sparkle
Crimbo Crackers - #1 Anything Goes
Paper Crafting Journey - PCJ #22 Use a Digi
Paper Pretties - PWC177 Embellish
Scrapbook Sisters - #58 Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamps - Anything Goes
My Time to Craft - #163 Quite White
Ooh-la-la Creations - #91 Let It Snow
Christmas Inspirations - #35 Die Cuts or Punches

Autumn Wishes

2011-10-25T04:36:00.034-06:00

If you haven't noticed, I love Crissy Armstrong's collection of images, whether their digital or rubber, so for my card this week on One Crazy Stamper's challenge blog, I used the adorable Pum Kinnie Fairy from Whimsy Stamps, and available here.

The image was colored with Copics, cut with a die from Spellbinders Shapeabilities Ornate Artisan Tags and Accents, and layered over designer paper from the Bo Bunny Forever Fall collection. All of the edges were distressed with Tim Holtz Spiced Marmalade Distress ink, and the pearls were made with a turquoise Viva Decor pearl pen. Although it does not really show in this photo, the wings were painted with Smooch Pearlized Top Coat, to add a touch of glimmer.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Forever Friends Challenge - Anything Goes with an Animal

Kaboodle Doodles - #90 Halloween/Fall

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - #70 Autumn

The Squirrel and the Fox - #3 One for the Girls

2 Sisters Challenge - #62 Pumpkin Patch

Color Me Creative - #29 Fun Fall Coloring/ Fun Halloween

Send a Smile for Kids - For the Girls

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - #104 Happy Birthday

Act of Kindness

2011-10-24T20:15:00.001-06:00

Good morning everybody! I hope you are all having a wonderful day - do you realize that Christmas is only two months away? Wow, how time flies when you're busy coloring!! Today it's my turn to post a card on the Sundays with Crissy blog and the theme for October is Thanks or Thanksgiving. Since the Canadian Thanksgiving was celebrated a couple of weeks ago, I decided to make a Thank You card using the digital image "Rose Butterfly" available here at Whimsy Stamps.

The image was colored with Copics, cut with Spellbinders Label 15 leaving the wings on the right outside of the die. The orange dp is from Bo Bunnys Forever Fall 6 x 6 paper pad, and the sheet music is from Authentiques Glowing collection. I distressed the edges of the dp's and inked all the elements with brown. The ribbon is seam binding that was inked, wrapped with jute, and I attached a heart charm from my stash. The sentiments are from a Flourishes stamp set.

Head on over to Sundays with Crissy, check out the other design team members beautiful creations and enter the challenge to win 5 digital images.
Challenges for this card:
Die Cut Dreams - #101 So Charming
Stamps R Us Challenges - Nature's Gift
Scrappy Frogs Challenge - Something that Flies
Sugar Creek Hollow - Colors of Fall
Wags n Whiskers - #65 Fall Colors

Checking His List

2011-10-21T13:18:00.001-06:00

Santa is checking his list to see if you've been naughty or nice, and guess what - you made the nice list!!! My card features a new digital image called " Santa's to do List" from Cuddly Buddly, that I colored with my Copic Sketch Markers, then cut out using an older Spellbinders die frame. The frame was inked with red and Vintage photo distress ink and popped up with foam squares. The sentiment was from Waltzingmouse, dps are from Basic Grey's Wassill paper collection, and the ribbon and beaded cord are from the local big box craft store.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Moving Along with the Times - #19 Vintage

Bearly Mine Challenges - #21 Easel Does It

TPS Challenge Time

2011-10-19T03:58:00.024-06:00

It's time for The Paper Shelter Challenge, and the theme is "Harvest Time- Use Orange, Green, Yellow and Brown".

This cute image is "Halloween Spirit" colored with Copics, then cut with a Spellbinders Floral Accent die. The patterned paper is also from The Paper Shelter - "Gothic Girl" digital paper pack. The swirls were cut with one of newest addtions to my die collection, Memory Box's Elegant Scrollwork, rhinestones and fringe trim were from my stash.

Challenges for this card:

Flutter By Wednesdays - #176 Open

City Crafter - #79 Harvest Festival

Deep Ocean Challenge - #10 Fall Colors

I'm So Excited!!

2011-10-18T02:00:00.002-06:00

This past June I had the wonderful experience of my very first Guest Designer spot at a fantastic Canadian online store, One Crazy Stamper. I had a great time,and was thrilled when Lora of OCS contacted me recently and asked if I would like to join the Design Team. Without hesitation I said a definite YES!!!.... so here's my first official DT card for One Crazy Stamper. Woohoo, a Canadian girl working with a Canadian company!

My card features the beautiful "Mizuki" from Kraftin' Kimmie, stamped on Copic Xpress It paper with Memento Tuxedo Black ink, and colored with Copics. The background was airbrushed with the same Copic colors, then the image was cut with Spellbinders Wonky Squares. The designer paper is from Authentique's 6 x 6 Collection - Glowing. All of these items are available at OCS.

If you haven't checked out One Crazy Stamper yet, just jump on over and check out all of the fantastic products available online - and guess what? - in September Lora opened a retail location in Bolton, Ontario, so now you can shop at the store or online.
Thanks for joining me today, and you still have time to enter this months OCS challenge "Halloween or Fall", so get creating and join in the fun!

I am entering this card into the following:
Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps - #100 Use Your Favorite Kraftin' Kimmie Stamp
Crafty Cardmakers - #54 Cute, With a Dark Twist
Addicted to Stamps - #15 Halloween
Gingerloft Challenge - #27 Halloween or Fall
Paper Sundaes - #91 Halloween or Fall

Happy Haunting to You!!!

2011-10-16T01:12:00.045-06:00

Halloween is just around the corner, and to get everyone in the Spooky mood the challenge this fortnight at Dream Valley Challenges is Halloween, and our fabulous sponsor is Robyn's Fetish. The dt have created many wonderful projects so check them out here.

I printed out my background paper from Robyn' Fetish Fright Night Digi Paper Collection, and then added the witch on her broom using an older Inkadinkado stamp, which was stamped with Versamark and heat embossed with a wonderful black glittery embossing powder. The edges of the card were also treated with the same embossing powder. My image is Marky Mummy also from Robyn's Fetish, which is colored with Copics, fussy cut and adhered to the front of the card. I found the cat and halloween bag buttons in my stash, and they completed the design, along with a sentiment from my ever growing collection of stamps.

I am entering this card into the following:

Challenge Up Your Life - #54 Halloween

Craft Your Days Away - #31 Halloween colors

Crazy 4 Challenges - C4C109 Upcoming Holiday with Heat Embossing

Designed 2 Delight - Halloween

One Stop Craft Challenge - #153 Halloween

Card Makin' Mamas - #31 Halloween

Baby Jacobs Ladder

2011-10-14T09:01:00.001-06:00

It's time for another challenge at Cuddly Buddly and this week the theme is "Anything but a Card". I have made a Jacob's ladder brag book, which flips over and over again - instructions can be found here. The image is from artist Eline Pellinkhof and is entitled "Baby with Bear & Basket", and is colored with Copics. Check out the other great projects that the dt has made for the challenge, and then enter your project to win!

Challenges:

Stamp Insanity - #77 Anything but a Card

Eliza's Christmas Wish

2011-10-13T11:58:00.002-06:00

The newest release at Cuddly Buddly is now available online, and this week I was honored to work with this adorable Cuddly Buddly image called "Eliza & Bro Christmas Stocking", which I colored with Copics. The dp is digital paper from Cuddly Buddly's Winter Warm Wishes line, and the sentiment is this weeks free digital stamp which was printed out, punched with a scallop circle, and given dimension with Diamond Glaze. The die is Marianne Design Creatables Snowflake, ribbon was from my stash, and the image was cut out with Spellbinders Label Eighteen.

Challenges for this card:

Little Miss Muffet Challenge - #20 Girly Girl

I Brake For Challenges - IBFCC11 Girl Power

Whimsy Inspirations - #10 Die Cuts and/or Punches

Anything Goes Challenge - #51 Diecuts/Punches or both

Celebrate Autumn!

2011-10-11T12:04:00.001-06:00

Autumn has arrived, the trees are all turning beautiful colors and the days are cooler here in Alberta. In honor of this colorful season, I pulled out an older Magnolia stamp and colored it with Copics. After fussy cutting the image I mounted her onto the card front dp which is from Bo Bunny's Forever Fall collection. The sunflower die is a Spellbinder and the sentiment is from My Pink Stamper Friend-tastic set. The center of the die flower, dp's flower and three dots were all made with brown micro beads.

I am entering this card into the following:

Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Fall

ECP Challenges - #48 Autumn of Thank You

One Stop Craft Challenge - #152 Anything Goes

Fussy and Fancy Challenge - Fall or Halloween

Stampin for the Weekend - #18 Colours of Autumn

Stamping With the Dragon - Fall Colors

Paper Play Challenges - #40 Autumnal Colors

Little Darlings Challenges - #8 Fall or Halloween

We Interrupt this Blog for a Very Important Message!!

2011-10-10T15:18:00.000-06:00

Okay, do we look excited?!!! According to our Mom, there will be no more lying around in this house, because she had the nerve to go out and find a new addition to our little family - how dare she!!! The countdown is on she says, only two more peaceful, quiet days left and then wham - she arrives!! Who is coming........well here's the only photo Mom has of her - we sure don't remember being asked about this!!

Apparently, she will be arriving late Wednesday night and her name is Nova. We can hardly wait!! :((

Christmas Elegance

2011-10-06T01:37:00.007-06:00

As part of the Cuddly Buddly pre-release team I get the chance to work with the images before they are available on-line, and this past week I was given one of Karen Middleton's images that is available for purchase now. This elegant image is "Holly and Ivy" and was printed out on water color paper, painted with Tim Holtz Distress Inks, and then I did the burnished velvet technique with a clear glitter.

The image was cut with a Spellbinders Scalloped Oval, popped up with foam dots onto the dp which is from Basic Grey's Figgy collection. The dies were all cut with Tim Holtz's Festive Greenery, and rhinestones from my stash added the final touch.

Cuddly Buddly is also giving away over 100 free digital images from their archives so hop on over to the store and check out the super cute digis. While you're there also check out the newest releases and all of the other wonderful products that you can purchase from this awesome on-line store.

Challenges for this card:

Anything Challenge - #51 Die Cuts/Punches or Both

Paper Crafting Journey - #20 Die Cuts and/or Punches

Crafty Card Makers - #53 Anything Goes

All Hallow's Eve

2011-10-05T01:46:00.044-06:00

Welcome to the latest challenge at The Paper Shelter! The challenge this fortnight is Halloween, and I colored the image with Copics - this image is "Studies of a Witch" and is available here. The dp's are also from The Paper Shelter's "Studies of a Witch" digital paper collection. The dots on the dark blue sky were made with the Copic blender pen, then covered with Diamond Glaze. Sentiments are from an older Pink Paislee stamp set, and the halloween themed buttons are Jesse James.

Fabulous news!!! The Paper Shelter has increased their prize to -

This is because Veronica and Pedro not only have a fabulous variety of images for you to use, but also stunning, beautiful coordinating papers and accessories on their website "The Paper Shelter" , so they felt that it would be appropriate to raise the prize to $20. If you have used one of their products on your card you will be eligible for the whole amount if you are picked by random number org. If you haven't used a Paper Shelter image you will still receive one of their images of your own choice if your design is picked by random number org.

Check out the other dt members cards at The Paper Shelter and join in the challenge.

Challenges I am entering this card into:

The Pink Elephant - TPE119 Trick or Treat

Karen's Doodles Challenge - Halloween

Come and Get It Challenges - Happy Halloween

I Did It Creations - #75 Halloween

Lollipop Crafts - #51 Halloween

The Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - #154 Halloween

Tuesday Throwdown - #69 Halloween

Save The Hooters!!

2011-10-04T13:17:00.004-06:00

October is Breast Cancer Awareness month, so in honor of all of those wonderful ladies in our life's who have fought the battle - this one is for you!!!

I found this cute image this past weekend while surfing the net - it's from Whimsy Doodles and is called "Save the Hooters!", and it comes with the sentiment. I colored the image with Copics, cut it out with Spellbinders Reverse Wonky Rectangles, attached a crocheted, beaded ribbon around the edge, and then mounted it on to brown cardstock. The dp is from Prima's Sparkling Spring collection, and I used a Martha Stewart eyelet border punch along the bottom edge, before mounting it onto pink cardstock. The pink pearls are mounted on the brown cardstock that is the inside of the card, the Think Pink sentiment is from MFT, and the charm is from Charm Gallery that I colored with Copic RV06.

I am entering this card into the following:

Lexi's Creations - #50 Pink for Boobies

Hiding in My Craft Room - #14 Pink

Crazy Challenge - #87 Think Pink

My Sheri Crafts - #70 Think Pink

Whimsy Stamps Inspirations Challenges - #8 Pink & Brown

Cutie Pie Challenge - #2 Bingo Board ( Charm, Something with Wings,

Ribbon or Lace )

Celebrate The Occasion - #33 Breast Cancer Awareness
Party Time Tuesdays - #36 Breast Cancer Awareness
And a Very special Challenge at
Touched by a Butterfly - Link Up For Pink

My First Sugar Nellie!!

2011-10-02T08:23:00.002-06:00

Yes, I finally gave in to the desire to add some of the super sweet images from Sugar Nellie to my collection! My first Sugar Nellie card features "Wish Upon a Star" and was stamped with Memento Tuxedo Black ink onto Copic Xpress It paper, and then colored with Copics. All of the markers I used are from the "E" family of colors, except for Y26, Y28 and R89 for the stars.

I used a bronze gel pen to highlight the flowers in her hair, details on the wings, the bells, and the trim on the bottom of the skirt. The layers of papers were distressed with an edge tool, inked with Vintage Distress Ink, and outlined with bronze glitter glue. The Prima flower was brushed with the same bronze glitter glue, and the sentiment was embossed with copper. Coffee colored pearls and Prima lace complete the card.

This is my card for the dt at Dream Valley Challenges - this fortnight the challenge is Monochromatic. Please check out the beautiful cards that the rest of the team have designed for this challenge, and then play along with us!!!

Card Challenges:

Flutter By Wednesdays - #170 Anything Goes

Crafts 4 Eternity - #39 Anything Goes

Crafty Catz Weekly Challenge - #102 Things with Wings

Glitter Geeks - Shabby Chic

Simon Says Stamps - Anything Goes

Going Grey with Scrap Creations - It's a Girl Thing

Crafty Emmas Store - Totally Gorjuss/Pretty Girls

Fashionable Stamping Challenge - #5 Vintage

Sparkle Forum Creations - #21 Something that Sparkles

Playing in Pardise - #35 Distressing Techniques