Creative Expressions

A Super Birthday

2012-02-17T06:49:00.001-05:00

Good Morning, I know that I have been ignoring my blog lately. Things have been super busy at work, with any luck they should settle down a bit in a week or two.

I want to share with you a card that I made for my Dad's Birthday.

This card features the adorable Super Henry, a digi stamp from Whiff of Joy. I bought him a while back when he was first released but this is the first time that I have coloured him up and I love the way that he turned out.

The papers for this card are from the Basic Grey Oliver collection, the background was perfect for this as it reminded me of a night sky in a video game. In keeping with the masculine theme I have kept the embellishments simple and layered on several die cut stars to complete the layout and then added a few pearl accents. A simple sentiment finished it all off.

Thanks for stopping by, be sure to leave a comment to let me know you were here. I plan to catch up on my blogging this weekend and as today is the last work day before a 3 day weekend here in Ontario I am sure that you will see me here again soon.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

PaperPlay - Critters

Do You Stack Up - Layers

Tip Top Tuesday - Mystical, Magical, Fantasy

Creative Card Crew - Masculine

ABC Christmas - C is for Charming

2012-02-08T01:00:00.000-05:00

Good morning, it is time for another new challenge on the ABC Christmas challenge. This week we are hosted by Miria who has chosen the theme

C is for Charming

our fabulous sponsors this week are

with a fab $15 voucher excluding postage.

and

with a wonderful $10 Gift Certificate.

I didn't have a lot of time for my card this week so I went through my box of images that I had already coloured and found this cute snowman from Whipper Snapper that was ready to go. After deciding on my image I went through a pile of scraps that were on my desk and found these great complementary papers that are part of an older Fancy Pants collection.

The charm is a great little pair of mittens that if you look closely actually match the pair being worn by Frosty here. I have wrapped some twine around the base of my card to attach them and then tucked them into the base of this little floral arrangement of Wild Orchid roses and cherry blossoms. In keeping with the snowy theme I have also tucked a sparkly snowflake and a few gems into the mix.

I hope that you will join us this time around. It is never too early to get a start on cards for Christmas. Be sure to stop by the challenge blog for a visit and a peek at the rest of the gorgeous DT creations.

Thanks for stopping by, hope you will visit again soon.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Do You Stack Up - Anything Goes

Anything Goes - Bingo - Charms, Flowers and my choice of gems and twine

2012-02-01T07:03:00.000-05:00

Just a quick post this morning to remind you that you still have one more week to participate in over on the ABC Christmas Challenge Blog where the theme is

B is for Bears

with bunting, buttons, bows and brads.

This time around I have used another adorable LOTV stamp called James with Pile of Presents. All decked out in his Santa hat, he is so cute. I wanted to make a card with really traditional Christmas colours so I have coloured him with Copics to match these richly coloured papers from Basic Grey and MME.

The layout of my card is based off of a previous sketch from the Sketch and Stash challenge. I have pretty much stuck with the sketch but I have flipped the embellishments to the left side. The little metal plaque is from an older Making Memories collection and I have tucked some punched leaves and flowers from WOC in around it to finish it off.

Thanks for coming by today. I hope that you will join us in the challenge, I look forward to seeing your beary cute creations.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Sketch and Stash - Free Choice Sketch

Wild Orchid Challenge - Creature Comforts

Dream Valley - Animals

A Prescription to Get Better

2012-01-29T21:08:00.000-05:00

What a weekend it has been. I received a call while I was on the way home Friday evening informing me that my dad who has been ill for a while now needed to go back to the hospital. So we spent the better part of the night in the ER getting him admitted. Just before I was to head over there again today, I received a call saying that he had been released. A big sigh of relief.

To help keep my mind from going places it was better not to go I did some colouring this weekend and I created a little get well card for him. Dr Edwin is a special edition stamp from Magnolia Licious. I have coloured him up to match these wonderful papers from the MME So Sophie collection. As this is a masculine card I have kept the embellishments rather simple adding only a ribbon and a few pearls.

I hope that you have all had a wonderful weekend. Be sure to come back again soon, this was not the only image I had a chance to colour and if all goes well, I may have another card for you soon.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Magnolia Down Under Challenge - Edwin Only

Stempeltraume - Favorite Embellishments - Ribbon and Pearls

Lily Pad Cards - Pattern Paper

Simon Says Stamp Challenge - Anything Goes

Guest Designing for DYSU

2012-01-27T06:32:00.000-05:00

Oops, this post did not go live yesterday.

Thanks for stopping by today. I was given the wonderful opportunity to participate as a guest designer in the Do You Stack Up Challenge. The theme this Ribbons.

I was provided with this sweet Lilly With Flowers image to work with from their generous sponsor

Crafty Sentiments.

I had a lot of fun with this card. Lilly has been coloured to match these great papers from MME and Basic Grey. I found a co-ordinating ribbon in my stash and the flowers are all from Wild Orchid.

That's it for me but be sure to stop by the DYSU challenge blog and see the gorgeous DT creations.

Have a great day!

B is for Bears

2012-01-25T01:00:00.001-05:00

Good Morning! I have to apologize as I was missing in action last week while I was sunning myself on the beaches of Curacao. It is truly gorgeous there but it is a quite the reality shock to have to come back home to winter.

Before I tell you about our new challenge I want to wish one of my ABC Christmas teamies farewell. Delphine is leaving us as things have gotten rather busy for her lately. We will miss her but she has promised to visit us as a guest designer from time to time and who knows, maybe one day when life settles down we will be able to convince her to join us once again.

Our challenge this week is hosted by Dorte who has chosen the theme of

B is for Bears

with one or more from Bunting, Banners, Brads,Bling, Buttons, Bows & Blooms .

We have two great sponsors this week.

Our very own Lacey with Stamp and create

and Bugaboo
Challenge Blog: http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/

For my card this week I have chosen to use one of my favorite little teddy bears from LOTV. I have coloured the image with Copics and then accented with some tinsel glitter to give the garland the feel of real tinsel. After cutting the image out with my Spellbinders dies I left the image in the die and accented around the image with Distress inks and some little snowflake stamps to soften the edges and blend the image with my papers.

Speaking of papers, all of the papers on this card are from a great Echo Park pad that I picked up before Christmas and never had the chance to use. In keeping with the challenge theme I have accented using a bloom with a brad centre layered over a couple of sweet little tags.

I hope that you have enjoyed your visit today, be sure to stop by the ABC Christmas Challenge Blog and see the rest of the gorgeous DT creations.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Papertake Weekly - Happy Highlights

Deep Ocean Challenges - Sparkling or Glitter

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

A is for Anything Goes

2012-01-11T06:36:00.000-05:00

Good Morning, we are kicking off a new year over on the ABC Christmas Challenge blog and this time our we are hosted by Lacey who has chosen

A for Anything Christmas Goes.

Our fabulous sponsors for this challenge are

Simon Says Stamp with a fab $15 voucher excluding postage.

Stamp Fairy

$10 Gift Certificate

and Ribbon Girl

with a Mini Christmas Ribbon Kit.

How Awesome is that?

I hope that we will see you join us this year. We look forward to being inspired by your gorgeous creations. Be sure to stop by the ABC Christmas Challenge blog and see the rest of the wonderful DT creations.

Snow Friends Warm the Heart

2012-01-06T00:01:00.002-05:00

Good Morning and Happy Friday.

This is my last week as a member of the StampFairy DT. I have had a wonderful time working with Gerda and the rest of the girls but life has a way of getting in the way and I have made the decision to step down from the team.

What better way to go out though than to share with you a card featuring my favorite snowman. Gerda has created a fantastic new collection of images called George and Friends and these images are just so cute.

This image reminded me of a little snow couple and I have fashioned a card with Valentine's Day in mind accenting the image with hearts and flowers and lots of sparkle.

Be sure to check out the whole collection. You can find George and Friends here in the store this morning.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Pink Elephant - Anything Goes

Do You Stack Up - Let it Snow

Southern Girls - Sparkle

Creative Card Crew - Snow Day

Little Darlings - Cold

On the Wings of Time

2012-01-03T06:55:00.002-05:00

Good frosty morning to you. It is soooo cold here today that I don't even want to think about going outside. Oh how I hate winter. Unfortunately I am still going to have to leave the house and go to work. Before I head off, I have another card to share with you today.

This card incorporates a new stamp that I had been wanting for oh about forever now and I picked it up on Boxing Day for an excellent sale price. I have stamped it twice with Archival ink and the added some colour using Distress inks. The butterflies were cut from the second stamping and shaded with DI before attaching them with the tiniest pop dots that I have ever come across. To highlight the main clock I have used glossy accents on the face and then added some of the clock hand from Tim Holtz.

Taking inspiration from one of Tim's 12 Tags of Christmas I have added a bookplate with the sentiment behind it and then filled it with Glossy accents to create a faux acrylic centre. It is hard to see in the photo but the result it creates is gorgeous.

I hope that you have enjoyed your visit. Have a great day and stay warm.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Stamp And Show - Something Old (Distress Inks), Something New (Stamp)

CR84FN - Med. Blue, Orange and Yellow

Paper Sundaes - Something Old (Distress Inks), Something New (Stamp)

Tip Top Tuesday - Anything Goes

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

2012-01-01T23:07:00.000-05:00

Good morning, I am back with something new to share today. I was inspired by a tag that I saw while blog browsing last week to make this set of cards. I wish that I could remember where I saw it but unfortunately I forgot to bookmark it.

Anyway, I have followed the basic style and layout that was used on the tag for my cards. I have heat embossed the floral Hero Arts background stamp and then used my Distress Inks with the emboss resist technique to achieve these rich rainbow colours.

I then heat embossed the butterflies on some patterned background papers and accented the images with more distress inks. The sentiments were heat embossed and then I have used my Distress blending tools to edge the blocks in Tea Dye to give them a slight vintage look and tone them in with the card.

I love how the simple design allowed me to put this set together quickly and I love the cheerful results.

Thanks for coming by and for all of your lovely comments they really brighten these gloomy winter days.

Be sure to stop back again tomorrow as I have yet another card to share, I am on a roll this week.

This set will be entered into the following challenges:

Pile It On - Anything Goes

Do You Stack Up - Rainbow of Colours

Crafty Cardmakers - Use it 3 Times

Time to Celebrate

2011-12-31T09:51:00.000-05:00

Good morning, I have had a nice little blogging break over Christmas while I celebrated the holiday with family and friends. Today is New Year's Eve and that means that it is time to Celebrate. What will you be doing?

I have had a chance to play a bit in my craft room with all of my new Tim Holtz Christmas goodies and I have created a card suitable for the New Year's celebrations to share with you today.

Thanks for stopping by today, I want to wish you all a Happy, Safe and Health New Year.

See you in 2012!

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Cute Card Thursday - New Year

Charisma Cards - Anything Goes

Totally Gorjuss - Happy Something

We Wish You a Zingy Christmas!

2011-12-20T22:16:00.001-05:00

Oh my goodness it has been a while since I last posted anything to my blog. Thank you all for coming by for a visit, it is great to have you here. Somehow I started out so far ahead back in October with most of my shopping already done but somehow I have fallen behind and now there are only 4 days to go.

We have a new challenge for you this week on the ABC Christmas Challenge and this week our theme is

Z for Zingy Colours

We are sponsored this week by

Stamp and Create

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Bugaboo

The good folks at Bugaboo were kind enough to provide us with some great images for the challenge this week and I have coloured this super cute Snowman Polka Scarf up in some very traditional Fuschia Pink and Lime Green. How is that for zing?

I have paired it with these great papers from MME and some Coordinations cardstock in that great lime green which I have embossed and sanded to reveal the core colour. To finish off the front of my card I dug around in my stash and came up with some sparkly ribbon and buttons that matched the colour scheme perfectly.

I hope that you will join us for our challenge. I look forward to seeing your zingy creations. Don't forget to stop by the ABC Christmas Challenge blog and see the other fun, bright creations from the rest of the DT.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Craft Your Days Away - Snowmen

Stampin for the Weekend - Christmas

Stamptacular Sunday - Dreaming of a Pink Christmas

Christmas Card Challenges - Non Traditional Colours

Countdown to Christmas

2011-12-09T06:31:00.000-05:00

I want to share with you the new Barry's Countdown to Christmas collection. He'sis my favorite Barry collection yet, all decked out for the Holidays and so darn cute. And remember, everything in the StampFairy Shop is 50% off for the month of December, including these new images. While you are there, don't forget to grab todays freebie which is the gorgeous ornaments.

Yippee, It's Almost Christmas

2011-12-07T00:01:00.000-05:00

Good Morning, I have a quick post for this week's ABC Christmas Challenge to share with you this week. We have reached the letter Y, just a few more weeks to go.

Yippee, It's Almost Christmas

That is our theme this week which means that you can do anything you want as long as it is a new Christmas project.

We have three great sponsors this week.

The Fabulous Dustin Pike

who is offering

3 Dustin Pike digi images

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The lovely Heidi at Simon Says Stamp are offering one lucky entrant
A $15 voucher to spend in her store

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and

Karen's doodles

has a fantastic selection of designs, Digital and Rubber stamps
Our winner will receive 3 digis from Karen's doodles of their choice.

I have been watching the 12 Tags of Christmas over on the Tim Holtz Blog and have decided to have a go at creating a tag of my own.

As I don't yet have any of the Distress Stains I have pulled out my Distress Inks and aged this tag in various shades of blue and then flicked the whole thing with a bit of water. I have then stamped on all of my images and heat embossed the angel image using a blue metallic embossing powder which has a really pretty shimmer IRL.

I inked some ribbon to match and added a charm with some tinsel wire. The silver snowflakes are peel off stickers and the acrylic snowflake has been accented with flower soft to give it the look of real snow.

I hope that you will join us. I look forward to seeing your Christmas Creations. Be sure to pop over to the ABC Christmas Challenge Blog and see the rest of the wonderful DT creations.

Stamp Fairy Sketch and Birthday Peeker Fairy

2011-12-06T06:42:00.000-05:00

Oh my goodness, I just realized that this did not post yesterday.

This is week 2 of the current StampFairy Sketch Challenge and these week all of the DT have used the gorgeous Peeker Fairy that you can all win just by completeing the Blog Hop.

I have kept it simple this week using co-ordinating papers from a couple of Basic Grey collections.

I have coloured my Peeker Fairy to match the lovely reds and aquas in the papers and then matted her on a Doily that has been tinted using distress inks.

For the inside I have used the matching paper and the same punch to accent my little Birthday sentiment.

Don't forget that you still have until sunday to join us. I hope to see you there!

StampFairy Birthday Hop

2011-12-03T03:00:00.001-05:00

We have a special post to delight you today. Stampfairy is celebrating its first birthday, so Gerda and the Stampfairies are hosting a blog hop, with a difference - EVERYONE who completes the hop will win a prize.

Gerda has released two very special collections showcasing two of her delightful characters. These collections showcase the characters in 12 monthly themes throughout the year and the Stampfairies have each created a Calendar using some or all of the images. Some of us are teasing you with only a month or two of our calendar, but other teamies will share the whole calendar if you're lucky!

Ensure you leave a comment on each teamie's blog and collect a letter from each teamie along the trip. The letters are randomly placed but will spell a short phrase. Once you have completed the hop, left your comments and collected your letters, work out the phrase and email it to Gerda (webmaster@stampfairy.com). This will get you a Freebie image. Yes that is right, a Freebie image for everyone who completes the hop and emails the correct phrase. And let me tell you a secret: the image you will receive is ADORABLE !!

So, lets get on with the hop.

If you've arrived here from Martina's blog, then you're in the right place. Otherwise, please pop back to the Stampfairy Blog to start at the beginning and ensure you don't miss anyone.

My calendar showcases Barry and I'm sharing my page for the month of December. This is actually the Barry that was intended for January but I thought that he looked like he might be at the North Pole and I've coloured him in Christmas Colours to use for December. I have chosen to make a simple wallmount calandar that I can pin to the bulletin board in my craft room by mounting the pages to a larger piece of cardstock for stability using brads. I have adde a ribbon bow for a simple decorative touch.

The next stop along the hop is Celine, but before you disappear, note down this letter

Now hop on over to the next teamie,

and don't forget to leave me a comment to ensure you qualify for your freebie.

Thanks for stopping by. The blog hop ends on Dec 31 so get hopping before the deadline. If you get lost along the way, hop back to the main blog where there is a list of the full hop links.

Stamp Fairy Birthday Releases

2011-12-03T00:38:00.001-05:00

Gerda has been busy making some wonderful new collections to celebrate the first Birthday of StampFairy. Be sure to stop by the store and see all the great new images and pick up the freebie. The best part is that all images are on sale, 50% off for the month of December.

Umbrella Girl

2011-11-29T06:23:00.000-05:00

Wow this month has flown by fast! I can't believe that this is already my last GDT post at Papertake Weekly. Before I tell you all about this weeks challenge I just want to say thanks for having me ladies,

I have had so much fun with these challenges.

For this weeks challenge we have a great sketch from Dawny P.

This adorable image called Rainy Day is from Saturated Canary and she is such a doll to colour. I have matched the colouring to these great papers from the MME Quite Contrary line that I picked up about a month back, so glad that I did as that raindrop paper was just perfect for this image.

Once she was all coloured up this cutie just called for flowers and I have gone all out raiding my stash of Wild Orchid pretties to embellish this card. I have tucked in a little Umbrella charm as a final finishing touch.

I hope to see you all out to play this week, I do look forward to seeing your beautiful creations.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Saturated Canary - Anything Goes

Dutch Dare - Ribbon, Images, Pattern Paper and Layers

Moving Along With the Times - Ribbons and Bows

Finish the Inside

2011-11-28T07:05:00.000-05:00

Our new them this week over on the StampFairy Challenge is

Finish the Inside

but there is a twist as you must also follow use the new sketch that Gerda Has designed.

This great sketch allowed me to use up a number of papers that were left over from cards that I have made earlier this year. I have coloured Barry Winter to match the colours in the papers.

To finish the inside of my card I have used distress inks and a delicate Hero Arts swirl stamp to create the background on top of which i have stamped my sentiment. I then used some of the same paper and embellishments that were used on the outside to finish it off.

I hope that you will join us for the challenge. I look forward to seeing your creations.

I will be back later to link it up.

Molly Winter at StampFairy

2011-11-25T06:57:00.000-05:00

Today I am show you a new Molly collection from Stamp Fairy.

You will find this adorable gal all ready for winter in the store this morning.

Don't forget to stop by for a look around and while you're there pick up the freebie which is the lovely snowflake in today's new set.

You can find some wonderful inspiration from the design team featuring Molly Winter over on Stamp Fairy's blog.

ABC Christmas - X is for Xerox

2011-11-23T06:32:00.001-05:00

If you have been playing along with us you have probably amassed a nice little collection of cards by now. If not, do not worry because this week is a great chance for you to catch up. Our challenge this week is

X of Xerox

Xerox one of our team's cards... In other words CASE
CASE a card by an ABC Christmas challenge Design team member from one of our Challenges from this Challenge or a challenge in 2011.

Take inspiration from their layout...or use the same technique...or colours...or papers...or the same image if you want too!...

We have some great sponsors this week too.

Digital Delights has offered one lucky participant 3 digital stamps of their choice.

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Bugaboo stamps has offered another lucky winner 7 digital stamps of their choice.

I have chosen to case this great card by Lols from the B is for Black and White challenge.

and here is my take on it.

This great image is Snowman Winterbird which was kindly provided by Bugaboo for this challenge. All of my papers are from MME and I have tried to keep them as similar as possible. In addition I have kept all of the original elements of the layout of her card.

I hope that you will join us for this challenge, it really is a lot of fun. Be sure to stop by the ABC Challenge blog and see the rest of the team's Xeroxed creations.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Christmas Card Challenges - Black and White

Totally Papercrafts - Black and White

Wags N Whiskers - Christmas

Moving Along With the Times - Let it Snow

A Christmas Story

2011-11-22T06:00:00.006-05:00

Once Upon a Time in a land far away... who didn't love a great Christmas story as a child.

This week our Papertake Weekly challenge is Christmas Crackers, that is (use a Christmas image that you are crackers about).

When I stumbled across this wonderful printed book box in Winners I immediately thought Lil Victorian Christmas Lolita Lylah , a wonderful image from Tickled Pink Stamps. Before I knew it this box was coming home with me and this challenge has been the perfect opportunity to bring the vision to life.

After colouring the image with Copics and cutting her out, I have mounted the image on the box and set to work embellishing.

To add the perfect Victorian touches I have used lots of flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts layered over a piece of greenery from a Christmas pick and accented with lots of my favorite red pearls.

I hope you will join us for the challenge, I love stopping by your blogs for a visit and I am looking forward to seeing all of your favorite Christmas images.

Thanks for stopping by, be sure to stop by the Papertake Weekly blog for more inspiration.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Fussy and Fancy - Anything But a Card

Truly Scrumptious - Anything But a Card

Wild Orchid Crafts - A Child's Christmas

Glitter it Up

2011-11-21T06:53:00.000-05:00

Good Morning, just a quickie post today to remind you that you all still have one week to enter the StampFairy challenge where the theme is glitter.

For my card this week I have used George CandyCanes. He has been given a huge dose of shimmer as a result of all of the stickles and liquid pearls that I applied.

George is a perfect match to this wonderful snowman paper from MME so he was coloured to match. I have based the layout on an old sketch that I had lying around and the embellishments were kept simple as everything else is already so busy.

I hope that you will join us for the challenge. Before you do, be sure to pop by the store, Gerda has added some wonderful images lately. Here is Friday's release just for a sample of what you will find.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

2 Sisters - Let it Sparkle

One Stop Crafts - Blue

Once Upon A Christmas....

2011-11-15T06:00:00.026-05:00

Good morning! Today marks the start of another challenge on the Papertake Weekly challenge and this was a fun one for me. The theme this week is to make a card that doubles as more than a card and I decided that this was the perfect opportunity to have a go at making a book card.

You can find the tutorial that I used here.

The image is Silent Night Tilda which is a favorite of mine but an image that I have not yet used this year and she has been coloured up to match this beautiful background paper from the Basic Grey Nordic collection.

The blue mat was again created using the emboss resist technique and the same swirl stamp that was used on my card yesterday. To embellish, I have layered on a lace doily, a piece of silver twig from a Christmas pick and some sparkly snowflakes for a winter wonderland effect.

Inside is the perfect spot to tuck a little gift and I think that I have the perfect gift in mind. It has been finished off with two sentiments and another snowflake leaving plenty of room to add a handwritten message for the recipient.

I hope that you will join us for the challenge. Be sure to stop by the Papertake Weekly blog and see all of the wonderful DT creations.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Whatever Lights Your Candle

Totally Gorjuss - Christmas Traditions (poinsettias)

Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Christmas

Simply Magnolia - Anything Goes

Magnolialicious Highlites - Photo Inspired (November)
Oldie but a Goodie - Let it Snow

Stamps R Us - Blling it On

Winter Warm Up

2011-11-14T00:01:00.002-05:00

Good morning, I hope that you have all had another wonderful weekend. It is the start of another new StampFairy Challenge and this week we want to see your glittery creations.

I was having some inky fun yesterday morning and I had a play with this great background stamp from Impression Obsession which I had picked up a few weeks back at Stampfest because I thought that it was perfect for a wintery card.

I have paired it up with Cocoa George for my card this week. George is an oldie but a goodie and he is super quick to colour. I accented the snow with some liquid applique and sprinkled on some glitter while it was still wet. It is hard to see in the photo but it is very shimmery.

I have kept the card simple as I wanted some of the back ground to show and I have added a large glittery snowflake ornament as the only accent which I find adds to the wintery feel that was already set by the background.

I hope that you will join us with your glittery creations. Remember that you must use a StampFairy image to be eligible for a prize.

Be sure to stop by the store for a visit, here is a peek of the latest release from Friday.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Crafty Catz - Digital Image

Party Time Tuesday - Bling it On

Delightful Challenges - Snowflakes

2 Sisters - Anything Goes

Snow Much Fun!

2011-11-09T06:27:00.000-05:00

Good morning, I hope that you are ready to play? Over on the ABC Christmas Blog we have a new challenge for you and it is going to be lots of fun. Our challenge theme this time is

W for Winter Sports.

We have two wonderful sponsors for this challenge;

Simon Says Stamp are offering $15 voucher to one lucky participant

Stamp Fairy are offering 3 digital images of the winner's choice to another lucky participant.

and

I have chosen to use a favorite StampFairy character George for my card this week and this cutie is all set for some winter fun on the slopes.

As this wonderful image of George reminded me of a scene in a snow globe I decided that it was the perfect excuse to make a shaker card. I have used white tinsel glitter to fill the shaker as it has a shimmer that reminds me of fresh fallen snow. The layout of the card has been kept simple to allow the shaker to stand out and I have added only a few simple snowflakes as embellishment to pick up on the theme.

I hope that you will join with some winter fun of your own. Be sure to stop by the ABC Christmas Challenge blog to see the rest of the gorgeous DT creations.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Bah Humbug - Snowmen

Jingle Belles - Clear (shaker)

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - Winter

Tip Top Tuesday - Anything Christmas

Holiday Shopper

2011-11-08T06:25:00.000-05:00

Good morning and welcome, I have my second Papertake Weekly card to share with you today.

This week our theme is

The First Chrismas (Card of the Papertake Weekly year)

I know it is not the first Chrismas card that you have seen from me and it won't be the last but it is the first time that I am using this image this year. This is the sweet Jenny Bear from LOTV and she is out doing all of her holiday shopping (getting it out of the way nice and early, smart girl).I have chosen to colour her up in nice rich colours to pair her up with my 12 Days of Christmas Papers from MME and she has been accented with a generous dose of stickles and glitter for sparkle.

To take things one step further I have also made this into an easel card, adding a pocket to tuck a gift card behind the sentiment. I already have the perfect Christmas Gifts that I will be able to tuck inside. Now I just need to make one more like this.

I want to thank you for stopping by. Be sure to pop over to the Papertake Weekly blog and see the gorgeous creations from the rest of the team. I hope that you will join us and I look forward to seeing your gorgeous Christmas creations.

This card will be entered into the following challenges :

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - sketch (turned upside down)

Lili Of the Valley - Bright and Sparkly

Charisma Cardz - Cutesy

7 Kids College Fund - Fancy Folds

Winter Wonderland - Make Your Card Sparkle

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge - Bright and Sparkle

Wish Upon A Star

2011-11-07T06:27:00.000-05:00

Good morning, we have reached the mid way point of our StampFairy sketch challenge and I am back to share another inspiration card with you.

For this week's card I have used one of the images from Friday's release, Barry Angel. This darling set of images has so many possible uses but this time around I have opted to go with a sweet and girls baby card. Once again I have pretty much stayed true to the sketch using a punched border with a fancy ribbon for the band and a die cut star instead of the circle mat. The end result is a card that is sweet and girly, perfect for a new little angel.

Remember that you still have one week to join us for the challenge and you must use a StampFairy image. If you have not been by the store for a while, what are you waiting for? Here is Friday's full release as a little sneak peek of what is waiting for you there.

This card will be entered into the following challenges :

Crafty Catz - Anything Goes

2 Sisters - Ribbon

Fairy Dust and Floral Wishes

2011-11-01T00:01:00.007-04:00

Good morning, I have a little secret to let you in on today. I have been selected to participate on the Papertake Weekly challenge as a Guest Designer for the month of December.

Today I would like to share my first Guest DT card. The theme this week is Anything Goes and we are sponsored by the wonderful people at Lili Of the Valley. I just love their stamps and lucky for me I just happened to have an image already coloured sitting and waiting to be put on a card so this was the perfect opportunity.

Everything about this card just came together. As luck would have it I happened to have the perfect matching papers too. No I don't usually pick my papers in advance, that would be far too organized. All of the great papers on this card are from the Basic Grey Sweet Threads collection and the soft colours are beautiful.

The image was give a generous dose of magical fairy dust otherwise know as stickles and even the embellishments came together quickly once I settled on the obvious choice of flowers and pearls.

I hope that you will join us for the challenge this week. I am looking forward to stopping by your blogs for a visit. Thanks for stopping by.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Craft Your Passion - Flowers, Pearls and a Punch

Always Something Creative - Sparkle

Polka Doodles - Magical and Mystical

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Spooky or Mystical

Basic Grey Challenge - Anything Goes

Sweet Stampin - Anything Goes

Totally Papercrafts - Glitter It

Hanna and Friends - Glitter

Merry Little Elf

2011-10-31T22:07:00.002-04:00

Good Evening, I hope that you have all had a Happy Halloween.

All the little ghosts and ghouls are not at home sleeping off a sugar high.

Between all of my little visitors I have had a chance to do a bit of crafting.

Lucky thing to as I am really cutting it close with the challenge on the Kraftin' Kimmie blog

where the lucky winner will have a chance to be a Guest Krafty Girl.

The challenge is to use your favorite Kraftin' Kimmie stamp on a card so that is what I have done.

When I saw this years Christmas Release I just knew that I had to have this adorable Gift Wrapping Elf stamp, it was in my basket shortly after the magic hour that it was released and this is the first chance that I have had to put it to use

I really love these bright and cheerful papers from MME and I have played with a vibrant and traditional red and green combo. The image has been coloured in Copics and to enhance the image I have paper pieced the gift with one of the patterns in the collection to resemble gift wrap I have also added some tiny polka dots to her dress.

Thanks for stopping by and looking today. I hope that you will come base again tomorrow as I have a secret to share with you.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Kraftin' Kimmie - Favorite Kimmie Stamp

Sketch Saturday - Sketch

Bah Humbug - Die Cuts
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes
Card Makin Mamas - Cut it Out
Stamptacular Sunday - Borders and Frames

Sweet George

2011-10-31T06:45:00.001-04:00

Good Morning and Welcome back! I hope that you have had a great weekend, I was lucky enough to spend Saturday relaxing at the spa. If you ever have the opportunity to visit Collingwood Ontario I suggest that you plan to spend at least a few hours at the Scandinave, it is wonderful.

Today marks the start of another StampFairy challenge and this week Gerda has designed another of her fantastic sketches for you to use.

For my card this week I have chosen to use a Christmas Sweetie, if you have not already seen him I would like to introduce you to George CandyCanes.

He has been coloured in Copics and accented with Glossy Accents and Liquid Applique. This great background paper is from the Prima North Country line and I love how it really sets off this image. I have also used some Co-ordinations Kraft core distress card stock which has been embossed and sanded. I am loving the look of this paper.

I have stuck pretty close to the sketch this time around adding a sheer red ribbon and a doily cut using a Cheery Lynn Doily die (gotta get more of these). The metal accent in the corner is from Wild Orchid Crafts and began life in a silver tone but I have coloured it with Copics to tie it into my card.

I hope that you will join us for the challenge. Be sure to visit the challenge blog to see the rest of the lovely creations from the DT. If you have not been by the store in a while you will want to visit there as well. Gerda has been busy and has added several great new collections over the last few weeks.

Here is the latest release for an example.

http://www.stampfairy.com/digistamps_christmaswinter_clementine_christmas1.htm

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Christmas Card Challenges - Liquid Applique

Just Us Girls - WildCard

Dream Valley Challenge

Bells Are Ringing

2011-10-26T00:01:00.013-04:00

Good Morning, I hope that you are all well. Today is the start of a new ABC Christmas Challenge but before I tell you all about it, I must say that you do have a lot of gorgeous unused stash. We had over 200 entries for our last challenge and it was awesome to visit your blogs.

As of yesterday there were exactly two months until the big day. Have you started making your cards yet. No, well don't worry, there is still time and this new challenge is the perfect reason to get started. Our theme this time around is

V is for Vintage

I know some of you are probably groaning now (I know that I did) but I had a lot of fun with this card and I love the way that it turned out so I am sure that you will too. On top of that we have some great sponsors this week.

The Ribbon Reel

Has offered up this gorgeous Vintage Christmas ribbon and lace Prize

and

Crafty Emma's Store who is offering a £10 voucher to spend in the store.

What is more vintage than Victorian especially at Christmas so for my card I have chosen to work with

Lil Victorian Christmas Lylah from Tickled Pink Stamps. I have coloured her up in gorgeous shades of olive and red to match the papers from the MME Lost and Found Christmas Collection as the papers have a wonderful vintage quality about them.

The rest of the card is all about the details. I have cut out the image and matted it on this music sheet paper which I have distressed and inked before stitching around it. If you look close you will see part of a lace doily peeking out from behind. The scroll work along the bottom was punched with a Martha Stewart punch on top of which I have layered lots of flowers in rich Victorian Christmas colours and you will notice that the olive flowers have been given a spritz of glimmer mist for some shimmer.

This card will be entered into the following challenges;

Winter Wonderland - Vintage Christmas

Creatalicious Challenges - Distress your Edges

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Wrap Up Warm

Moving Along With the Times - Vintage

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

May Your Days Be Merry and Bright

2011-10-25T08:00:00.001-04:00

Wow, only 2 more months until Christmas! It is October 25th and that means that it is time for the Magnolia-Licious Christmas all Year Long Blog Hop.

If you have made your way here from Angelique's blog then you are on the right track. If not, you will want to pop back there as she is the first stop along the way.

If you lose your way pop back to the Magnolia Christmas All Year Long Blog for a full list of participants.

For my card today, I have used Lighting Edwin and coloured him with copics in nice bright and cheery colours to match my new MME paperpad. I have added a touch of glossy accents to the little lightbulbs to make them shine and added a soft pink glow around them.

CLP Challenge

I wanted to make a fun masculine card. The DP is from a MME paper pad called 12 Days of Christmas that I picked up the other week at the local Scrapfest. I have based my card on the sketch from the CLP Challenge. In keeping with the fun decorating theme of the image I have finished it off with a great dotted ribbon and some fun ornament stickers that I have dangled from a diecut swirl.

I want to thank you for stopping by today. Before you leave, I hope that you will leave a little comment to let me know that you were here. Now it is off to your next stop on the hop Cordine who I am sure will have something gorgeous to share with you.

Hugs!

2011-10-24T06:59:00.001-04:00

Just a quick post today to remind you that you still have one more week to enter the StampFairy Halloween challenge. My card this week uses Barry Pumpkins once again but this time he is sitting in the Pumpkin Patch trying to decide. Once again I have kept the card very simple relying on punches and a few black gems to set off the image and spooky papers that are from an old Costco paper pack.

Be sure to visit the StampFairy shop and see all of the great Halloween images then come by and join us in the challenge. Hope to see you there.

I will come back this evening to link this to some challenges.

Allsorts Challenge - Halloween
Addicted to Stamps - Halloween
2 Sisters Challenge - Pumpkin Patch
Raise the Bar - Orange and Black
Alphabet Challenge - S for Soon to be Halloween

Bewitched

2011-10-19T07:08:00.000-04:00

Just a quick post to share with you this morning. I have been having some fun with another Halloween image. This time it is Rag Doll Witch from Saturated Canary. This little doll has been so much fun to colour.

The card has a little bit of everything on it. I have used papers from Basic Grey and torn the background to reveal the great script paper from Prima underneath. Pulled out the sewing machine to add some zigzag stitching to the background circle. As I didn't have any small black bling swirls I freehanded it to add some sparkle. The flowers are a mix of handmade and mulberry flowers from Michael's. As it was still missing some spooky touches I have tucked in a small bat and a bow made from the most fantastic Halloween ribbon that I could find.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Saturated Canary Challenge - Stitching

Papertake Weekly - Spooky Hues (Guest Designer)

Party Time Tuesday - Spooky

Fussy and Fancy Friday - Halloween

Card Makin Mamas - Halloween

Addicted to Stamps - Halloween

Basic Grey - Halloween

Craft Our Days Away - Halloween Colours

Just Us Girls - Orange, Green, Purple, Black

Paper Sundaes - Halloween

Totally Stampalicious - Orange, Purple and Black

Charisma Cardz - In Stitches

It Was a Dark and Spooky Night...

2011-10-17T00:01:00.006-04:00

Good morning, I hope that you have had a wonderful weekend. The warm weather we had last week sure was nice but it sure has turned colder and it now feels like fall. I don't like it one bit but it sure does make our new StampFairy challenge appropriate. For the next two weeks we are asking for your Halloween creations.

For my card this week I have combined Barry Pumpkins with this great Spooky Tree from the Halloween Accessories. Poor Barry just looks so frightened almost like he is hiding behind that pumpkin that he is holding. I have coloured the image using copics and then used versa ink and chalks for the spooky night sky.

I have used some more of my Basic Grey Eerie pad to put the card together and as I don't have many Halloween embellishments I have used this great polka dotted ribbon that I picked up for the occasion.

I hope that you will join us for our challenge. Be sure to stop by the Stampfairy Challenge blog and see the spooky creations from the rest of the DT.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Creative Card Crew - Spooky Fun

Everybody Art Challenge - Halloween

Going Grey with Scrap Creations - Halloween

Simon Says Stamp - Halloween/Goth

Basic Grey Challenge - Autumn/Fall/Halloween

What's in Your Stash

2011-10-12T00:19:00.001-04:00

Woohoo, it is Wednesday and we are already half way to the weekend again. We are also at the start of another ABC Christmas Challenge and this time the theme is

U for Unused Stash

We have been sponsored this time around by the Simon Says Stamp who have offered up a $15 voucher to spend in the store.

and also by a wonderful new sponsor Bugaboo Stamps who are offering 7 of their fun digis for a second lucky participant.

Instead of my regular spot on the ABC Christmas Blog you will find me today over on the Bugaboo site. They have provided our DT with some of their great images to use for our cards.

Before I get to my card I will show you my unused stash. It is not that old as not that much sits around without a little getting used pretty quick. The MME Meadowlark papers were a deal that I found two weeks ago and the stamps arrived in the mail just this week.

The Bugaboo image that I chose to work with is called Ruby Christmas Present Stack and I had a blast colouring her. I have embellished the image with a whole wack of glitter and she really sparkles but what's a girl without a little bling right?

I love how all of the black, white and red combo really make all of the other colours in the image pop so I have kept the card pretty simple adding only the sentiment and the large layered snowflake for embellishment.

I hope that you will join us for the challenge. Do be sure to stop by both the ABC Challenge Blog and the Bugaboo blog to see what the DT and our guests have created to inspire you.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Bah Humbug - Glitter and Glitz

Crafty Cardmakers - Anything Goes

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Anything Goes (Sparkle)

Totally Gorgeous - Ooh La La

Wild Rose Studios Blog Hop - Create a Christmas Card

Time to Party!

2011-10-10T00:01:00.000-04:00

Good Morning and Happy Thanksgiving to any of you here in Canada.

It has been some time now since my last post but I am ready to get back in the groove.

Today marks the midway point of the StampFairy Birthdays challenge.

For my card today I have chosen Barry Birthday and he is having a little celebration. My nephew's birthday is coming up soon so this was the perfect chance to make a card for him.

I picked up this great pack of papers from MME the other week because I felt they would be perfect for "boy" cards and I have coloured Barry to match. To hide an accidental slip of my pen I have doodled in some confetti, I was a little dubious at first but it really gives the image a party feel. The layout for my card was based on an older sketch from Stamp with Fun and I have popped the image up and added a few buttons for dimension.

I hope that you have been inspired to join us this week. Be sure to stop by the StampFairy Challenge blog for some more inspiration from the rest of the team.

Thanks for stopping by.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Totally Papercrafts - Animals

Allsorts Challenge - Bear With Us

Raise the Bar - Furry Friends

One Stop Crafts - Anything Goes

Southern Girls Challenge - For a Boy

Deep Ocean Challenge - Birthdays

ABC Challenge - Anything Goes

T is for Tiny

2011-09-28T07:07:00.004-04:00

Good morning, it is time for another ABC Christmas Challenge and this time we have a fun one for you. Our theme this week is

T is for Tiny

For this challenge we want you to make a set of 4 tiny cards or tags.

We are sponsored this week by our very own Lacey with her wonderful store Stamp and Create.

http://www.stampandcreate.com/

For any of you who have not yet been by her shop you must pop by for a visit. She carries a wonderful selection of goodies for your card making and you are sure to find something you love.

For my cards this week I have pulled out this wonderful snowflake that I purchased a few years ago, I don't believe that it saw any ink last year so it was time for it to be put to use again.

To create the mottled shimmery effect on the snowflake I have inked by stamp with embossing ink and then walked it through a palette of Distress inks that I had laid out on my craft mat. I then sprinkled with Holographic embossing powder and hit it with my heat gun.

To create the cards I have used a Cuttlebug folder to create the snowflake embossed mats. Then layered with a doily punched from a Marianne Creatables die. The snowflake image and final mat were cut using my nesties.

I hope that you will join us with your own tiny cards and tags. I look forward to seeing your beautiful creations. Before you head off to start crafting be sure to stop by the ABC Christmas Challenge Blog and see the rest of the gorgeous DT cards.

I will be entering these cards into the following challenges:

Christmas Stampin' - Clean and Simple
Stamps and Fun = Creativity - Anything Goes
Hanna and Friends - Anything Goes
Southern Girls Challenge - Anything Goes
Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes
Crafty Creations - CAS

Santa's Little Helper

2011-09-26T00:01:00.053-04:00

Good morning, I hope that you have had a wonderful weekend. today I have some midway inspiration featurng Santa's Little Helper to share with you for the StampFairy sparkle challenge.

I knew as soon as I saw this image that I just had to use it, I just love how sweet this little elf looks. after coloring with Copics I have accented the image with stickles for a sparkly touch.

I have followed the sketch from the Cute Card Thursday using papers from Basic Grey and MME. For the half circle mat I have tried something new and tried a double embossing technique using a snowflake embossing folder and the accenting with holographic sparkle embossing powder.The end result is a card that is loaded with sparkle.

I hope that you will join us with your own sparkle card. Be sure to stop by the StampFairy Challenge Blog for some additional inspiration from the rest of the DT. Have a great day!

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Cute Card Thursday - Sketch

Fussy and Fancy Friday - Try a New Technique

Paper Sundaes - Anything Goes

Stempeltraeume - Stripes

Demand a Recount

2011-09-25T10:22:00.000-04:00

Just popping by with a quick post. My blog has been a little neglected lately due to a large project at work but that is over now and I am looking forward to have my crafty time back.

I had a 50th birthday party to go to last night and wanted a humorous card so I have turned to Gus from Bugaboo Stamps which I have coloured with Copics. As this is a masculine card I wanted to keep it fairly simple but I knew that I wanted to feature the age in a prominent way so I have cut it out with my Quickutz and popped it up on a circle to make it more of a feature.

I hope that you have a great weekend. I am off to enjoy some time in my craft room and garden before heading out to a movie.

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:

Alphabet Challenge - Q for Quick and Simple

Our Creative Corner - Numbers

Sweet Stampin - Anything Goes

Anything Goes - Anything Goes

Truly Scrumptious - Clean and Simple

In My Thoughts

2011-09-19T00:01:00.001-04:00

Good morning, where did the weekend go? I have not had much time for crafting as work has been keeping me extra busy but I did manage to finish my card for the StampFairy Challenge just last night. I apologize for the photos as it was already dark and this was the best that I could get. Our challenge this week is to make something with Sparkle and I think that you can still see that in my card.

For my card this week I have used Toby Everyday Angel. I love this sweet image and he is a breeze to colour. I have used stickles on the cloud and wings to give the image a generous dose of sparkle. I kept the layout of my card simple adding just a few flowers to match the image. I have also added a metal corner and a shimmery ribbon for an extra touch of sparkle.

I hope that you will join us for our challenge this week. I look forward to seeing your beautiful creations.

I also want to let you know that there is a fun new release at StampFairy today.

It is a great new collection of Christmas images featuring Santa's Little helper and you can find them here.

StampFairy Halloween

2011-09-14T07:09:00.000-04:00

Just wanted to pop by and share with you a new StampFairy Release. In addition to the already great lineup of Halloween images that are already in the store take a look at these.

We have the adorable Halloween Kids, can't you see these cuties all lined up on your doorstep?

We also have the matching Halloween accessory images.

You can find it all in the store now just follow the link below.

http://www.stampfairy.com/digistamps_new.htm

Deck the Halls

2011-09-13T07:09:00.001-04:00

Good morning. Today I have a card to share that I started quite some time ago. As I have not had much time for crafting this week I have been adding the finishing touches to some projects so that my poor blog will not sit empty.

Today I have an easel card featuring Lil Christmas Lolita Willow from Tickled Pink Stamps. This gorgeous gal is just full of fun Christmas spirit as she decks the halls and she needed a card that was just as fun. I have paired her up with some great papers from MME that really picked up on the colours in the image and then used some really bold, contrasting cardstock colours for matting to make it all pop.

As I would like to enter this into the Tickled Pink Challenge where they are having a GDT call, I went digging through my supply of chipboard and found these great snowflakes. After painting them red, I have enhanced them with loads of Stickles and then topped them off with some sparkly mini ornaments that I picked up last year.

I want to thank you all for coming by and for all of the lovely comments that you have been leaving lately, I really appreciate them. Have a great day!

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Tickled Pink Stamps Challenge - Chipboard

Crafter's Companion - Christmas Wishes

Christmas Crafting - Christmas Sparkle

Paper Playtime - Easel

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Inspired by a Song (Deck the Halls)

Cutie Sunday - Christmas Cards

Charisma Cardz - Inspired by a Song (Deck the Halls)

7 Kids College Fund - Easel

Friends and Flowers

2011-09-12T07:12:00.000-04:00

I have been loving all of the Teddy Bo images lately so I decided to pick out a few of my favorites and have a bit of a play with them. The image that I have chosen to work with first is" little ickle elefant". I have coloured the image with Copics and added some stars and script to the background.

The card has been put together following the sketch from Sweet Sketch Wednesday, which I have rotated to better suit my image.

This is the first time that I have used the new Sweet Threads papers from Basic Grey but they are sure to become a favorite as I love the soft colours in this pad.

After I finished assembling the card all of the edges seemed a bit hard for this soft, sweet image so I pulled out my stash of Wild Orchid flowers. As I don't work in pastel colours often I had lots of flowers to choose from and easily put together a bouquet which softens everything up and pulls it all together.

I want to thank you all for stopping by.

This card will be entered into the following challenges.

Teddy Bo Challenge - Say it With Flowers

Sweet Sketch Wednesday - Sketch

Pile it On - Layers

Souther Girls Challenge - Layers

Alphabet Challenge - Pretty Pastels

More Stampfairy Inspiration

2011-09-12T06:27:00.000-04:00

We have taken a different route over on the StampFairy Challenge Blog and the challenges now last for two weeks in order to give everyone more time to enter.

For the second week of the challenge I have created another fall card following the sketch. I have used one of the new Barry Pumpkins images for my card this week and paired it with more of this great Basic Grey paper.

The flower is recycled from a paper bag. I have diecut the bag with my tattered flowers die, spritzed it with glimmer mists and then scrunched and layered to create a shimmery dimensional flower.

If you have not already done so, I hope that you will join us for our challenge and if you have already entered please feel free to play along again.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Sarah Hurley Challenge - Recycle

Craft Your Days Away - Handmade Flowers

Everybody Art Challenge - Autumn

Stamp Something to Say Goodbye

2011-09-09T06:55:00.000-04:00

The time has come to say goodbye. I have had a great time being part of the Stamp Something team and will miss these weekly challenges. I want to thank Erin and Denise for having me as part of the team and wish both of them all the best.

In keeping with our challenge name, our theme this week is

Stamp Something

That's right, pull out the rubber and ink it up.

We have several great sponsors this week and that means multiple prizes to be won.

For my card this week I have used this gorgeous Rin stamp from Sparkle Creations. I have coloured here with copics and then paper pieced her robe with origami paper (a task that was a challenge in itself as it was not easy to see where I stamped on that bold print).

The background of the card is also origami paper I have paired it with both red and black cardstock and then added a gold ribbon band to pick up on the paper. I added flowers from Wild Orchid and a sparkly butterfly to finish it all off.

I hope that you will join us for our last challenge. I look forward to seeing all of your stamped creations.

I will return later to link with the challenges that I plan to enter. Have a great day.

Stampfairy Sketch Challenge

2011-09-05T09:37:00.002-04:00

Welcome on the holiday Monday. I just realized that I forgot to schedule my post for today as I have gotten used to doing it on the night before I go back to work.

Today marks the start of a new StampFairy Challenge and this week Gerda has designed another wonderful sketch for us to follow.

For my card this week I have done something that I have never done before and created a Hallowe'en card. I have used Tommy Wizard and coloured him up using Copics to match this great paper from Basic Grey. I have followed the sketch pretty much to the letter this time and have used 3 buttons that match the colours in the paper along with a little sentiment that I created using dies and alpha stickers from my stash.

I hope that you will join us for the challenge this week. It really is an easy one and the only requirement other than following the sketch is to use a StampFairy image. Before you head off to start crafting, be sure to pop by the challenge blog to see the rest of the wonderful DT creations.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Sweet Stamps - Anything but Birthday

Stamp With Fun - Autumn

Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes

Delightful Challenges - Halloween

Stamp Something Digi

2011-09-02T20:52:00.000-04:00

Just a quick post to share with you my DT contribution for Digi challenge on the Stamp Something blog this week.

This image is Gus Golden Years from Bugaboo Stamps one of our wonderful sponsors who were so kind to provide us with images. I must say that I had a lot of fun colouring him and will be looking to get myself some more of these humorous images soon.

I have kept the card really simple this week so as to let the image really shine. The background paper for this card is from Cosmo Cricket, the colours work really well to make the image stand out and are great for a masculine card. I have added a small strip of red cardstock that was embossed and sanded to help reveal the texture. This great sentiment comes with the image and is so perfect that I had to use it as well.

As you may have already read on the Stamp Something blog this will be our last digi day so I hope that you will join us this week. As with all digi days we have a number of great sponsors who have generously offered up some wonderful prizes for some lucky participants.

I look forward to seeing your digi creations.

Happy Crafting!

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Card Makin Mamas - Digital

Challenge Up Your Life - For the Men

Sentimental Sunday - Birthday

Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes

Recycle for a Greener Christmas

2011-08-30T23:20:00.000-04:00

Good Morning! I'm here to share my DT project for the R is for Recycling plus Ribbons or Rhinestones Challenge on the ABC Christmas Challenge.

I have opted to recycle a box that I had stashed away in case I needed a box for gift wrapping. I have a feeling that it will make a much better presentation now.

I started by measuring all of the sides of the box and cutting all of my papers a quarter of an inch smaller. This great paper is from Fancy Pants and as it double sided I have opted to use both sides of the paper.

This great image is from Sparkle Creations, I have coloured it with Copics and paper pieced the Umbrella with a tiny star print from Basic Grey to match her robe. I have embellished using some tiny snowflake ornaments that I picked up last Christmas and I have added some flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts.

On the back of the box, I have added a sentiment and embellished with more flowers and a heart punch from Martha Stewart.

As no gift would be complete without a way to identify the recipient I have added a diecut tag and tied it all up with a big bow.

I hope that you will participate in the challenge. We are sponsored this week by Digital Delights who have offered up a great prize for one lucky recipients. For further inspiration, have a look at the rest of the fabulous DT projects and a list of hints and tips that can all be found here.

This project will be entered into the following challenges:

Sparkle Creations - Anything But A Card

Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes

Christmas Crafting - Cute Christmas

Wild Orchid - Tags, Tags, Tags

Cupcake Craft - Alter It

Stampin for the Weekend - Holidays

Crafts4Eternity - Christmas Projects

Bah Humbug - Here Come the Girls

Holiday Treats

2011-08-29T00:01:00.006-04:00

Good Morning. Fortunately here we had a lovely weekend weather wise but I know that there are many people that were not so lucky so I hope that everyone is safe and dry this Monday morning..

Today marks the start of a new StampFairy Challenge and this week our theme is

Buttons and Fibers

I have had a play with another new image this week. I did tell you that you would be seeing more of George in the near future. This is Lenny CandyCane and he is from a new collection that was released last week.

I have coloured George with Copics and accented with some puffy Liquid Applique snow. I've used some wonderful sparkly papers from MME and Best Creations for my card and I have finished it off with some red accents that have been stitched with some green floss to match the card. This was a nice and simple one this week but I love the look of it.

I hope that you will join us for our challenge. I look forward to seeing your beautiful creations.

Before you go I want to share with you another new StampFairy release.

This is Barry Pumpkins isn't he just the sweetest thing in the patch?

You can find him in the store today, just click the link below.

http://www.stampfairy.com/digistamps_halloweenfall_barrypumpkins.htm

I wish you all a great week.

Thanks for stopping by.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Sarah Hurley Challenge - Bling and Sparkle

Stamps R Us - Anything Goes

Charisma Cardz - Glitter It

Divas by Design - Christmas in August

Crafts 4 Eternity - Christmas Projects

Off To School

2011-08-26T07:03:00.001-04:00

Have you ever had one of those weeks that fly by but feels like the longest week ever? That is this week and I am so glad that it is Friday and the weekend is here.

Friday also marks the start of another Stamp Something Challenge, I can't believe that the summer is coming to an end and it is time for this but this week we would like you to

Stamp Something for Back to School

Once again we are sponsored this week by the fabulous Simon Says Stamp who are offering one lucky participant a $20.00 gift certificate. I am sure that you can find something there to keep yourselves amused while the kiddos are in school.

For my card this week I have used a fabby image from Mo's Digital Pencil called To School and I have coloured him up to look like my nephew who will be heading off to Junior Kindergarten next month. All of the papers are from an older Making Memories collection that I cannot remember the name of but I thought that all of the rulers and text included in the patterns fit the back to school theme perfectly. In keeping with the masculine theme of this card I opted to skip the flowers and have added the dimensional star stickers for embellishment and then finished it all off with a sentiment from LOTV which was also popped up for some extra dimension.

I hope that I have inspired you just a little bit to give the challenge a go. Before you head off to start crafting though, be sure to stop by the Stamp Something Challenge Blog and see the beautiful creations from the rest of the team.

Thanks for stopping by.

Have a great weekend and happy crafting.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

DP2 - Back to School

Penny's Paper Crafty - Back to School

Colour Q - Challenge 99

For Fun Challenges - Back to School

Tip Top Tuesday - Masculine Card

Paper Play - Back to School

Do You Stack Up - Boy or Man

Creative Inspirations - Back to School

2 Sisters - Back to School

Going Grey with Scrap Creations - Back to School
Totally Papercrafts - Back to School

Fancy Folds with StampFairy

2011-08-22T00:01:00.007-04:00

Good morning, I hope that you have enjoyed a wonderful weekend. We spent part of it at the lake enjoying the sunshine when there was some and hiding from the clouds when the sun had disappeared.

I did manage to get in a little crafting, good thing to as today is the start of another StampFairy challenge.

This week we are focusing on Fancy Folds so I hope that you will have some wonderful techniques to share with us.

For my card this week, I have turned to my favorite little snow friend George. Gerda created a fantastic new range of stamps with this old friend the other week and you can find them all here.

I have coloured him using my signature George colours and added some half pearl tree decorations and some puffy liquid applique snow to embellish the image.

I have kept the card rather simple by following a wonderful sketch from Going Grey with Scrap Creations.

Because of the grid, this sketch was perfect for my Z-fold card. All of the papers are from a MME Christmas pad and I have only added a few little acrylic snowflake stickers as I really need to start making some cards that will go through the mail.

I hope that you will join us this week. I look forward to seeing your lovely works of art. Please be sure to stop by the StampFairy Challenge Blog and see the gorgeous creations that the rest of the DT have created to inspire you.

In addition to the range of Georege stamps that I have used for my card I would like to show you today's new release.

http://www.stampfairy.com/digistamps_christmaswinter_georgecandycanes.htm

Be sure to keep an eye out. I am sure that George will be featured front and centre on my blog again soon.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Going Grey with Scrap Creations - Sketch

Bah Humbug - Something New

Totally Papercrafts - Christmas in August

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas - Anything Goes

One Stop Crafts Challenge - Bold and Bright

Thank You Somethings

2011-08-19T07:12:00.001-04:00

Good morning!

Just one more day to get through and then it is the weekend. Can you tell that I am a happy girl?

Today marks the start of another challenge on the Stamp Something blog and this week we want you to Stamp Something to say Thank You

We are sponsored this week by Funky Kits

who are offering up a

Funky Kits £10 voucher

for one lucky participant.

My card this week features the Hippie Chick, one of the Simply Sassy stamps from Sugar Nellie that can be found at Funky Kits.I have coloured her in shades of blue and yellow to match these gorgeous papers from MME as I had been longing to use them for a while now. The layout for my card is based on the great sketch from the Sugarbowl Challenge.

To embellish my card I have added a sentiment from Hero Arts to match our thank you challenge. Then I built some little floral arrangements to match my card. The cherry blossoms and the little blue flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts and the yellow roses are hand made using a die from MFT. As I still felt that there was something missing, I punched a few butterflies which I have then sparkled using stickles and some rhinestones for the bodies.

I hope that you will join us for our thank you challenge this week. Before you head off to start crafting please stop by the Stamp Something blog and see the rest of the gorgeous creations from the DT.

Have a great weekend!

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Sugarbowl Challenge - Sketch

Fancy and Fussy Friday - 3 or More of Your Favorite Embellishment

Do You Stack Up - Thank You

Creative Card Crew - Handmade Flowers

Tip Top Tuesday - Thank You

Snowy Hugs

2011-08-16T22:45:00.000-04:00

Wow, I have just finished having a peek through all of the Christmas Presents that you created over the last two weeks and I must say that I would like to be on many of your Christmas lists this year. Today is the start of a new ABC Christmas Challenge and this week we will be working with the theme of

Q is for Quote (plus an image)

We have two wonderful sponsors this week.

Robyn's Fetish

Fabulous prize of 5 Robyn's Fetish digital products
This may be 5 digital stamps or 4 digital stamps and 1 paper set.

AND

How to WOW paper crafting techniques from Stampin' with Brenda

Prize from Brenda is a 3 month subscription to the 'How to WOW paper crafting techniques club'

As I have been short on crafting time lately I have chosen to create a really simple style card, this one will be perfect for the mail. I had coloured this Magnolia image a while back and it was perfect for this quote stamp that I had in my stash but had not yet used. I have paired it with some snow paper and a few metal snowflakes for embellishment to finish it all off..

I hope that you will join us for the challenge. Before you run off to start your cards be sure to stop by the ABC Christmas Challenge blog and have a peek at the creations from the rest of the girls.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Just Magnolia - Holiday Fun

Secret Crafter Saturday Challenge - Christmas is Coming

Hit the Books

2011-08-15T19:00:00.002-04:00

Good day, I hope that you had a wonderful weekend.

This week over on the StampFairy challenge we are heading back to school.

It was never uncommon for me to have my nose in a book as a child, in fact I still love to get lost in a book but these days most of my reading is done electronically. I do have two nieces that have picked up this love of reading though and I am sure that a bookmark or two will come in handy.

I have chosen to work with this great image from the Lenny back to School collection. I have used a simple packaging tag as the base to add some stability and used some paper scraps to accent the image and make it pop. To finish it off I threaded some floss through the whole at the top and braided it to make the tassel.

I hope that you will join us this week. I look forward to seeing your back to school projects.

This will be entered into the following challenges:

Little Darlings Challenge - School Days

Dutch Dare Challenges - Back to School

Keep on the Sunny Side

2011-08-12T06:44:00.001-04:00

Sunny days and summer weekends, what better combination is there?

As we head off into another summer weekend over on the Stamp Something blog we are kicking off another challenge today and this time we are celebrating the Dog Days of Summer and we would like to see your creations using dogs or summer images, papers, etc.

We are sponsored this week this week by Bunny Zoe Crafts which carries a wonderful selection of crafting supplies including the stamp that I have used on my card today.

One lucky participant will win a a Bunny Zoe Crafts voucher.

My card today features Lil Lad Stephan from Tickled Pink Stamps. I have coloured this surf lovin' dude to match these bright, summery papers from Basic Grey and I found the sentiment in a book of rub ons that I had in my stash. A few gems for some sparkle was all this card needed to finish it off.

I thought that with this sentiment it would be a good age related birthday card so the inside reads
"You're still young at heart!"

I hope that you will join us for our challenge this week. Be sure to visit the Stamp Something blog for a peek at the other wonderful creations from the rest of the design team.

Have a great weekend and remember to keep on the sunny side of life!

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:

Crafty Creations - Male Birthday - Sketch

Creative Card Creations - Best Foot Forward

Sweet Stampin - Rainbow Colours

One Stop Crafts Challenge - Sentimental

Crafty Calendar - Hot Colours

Basic Grey Challenges - Sizzling Summer

P is for Presents and Packaging

2011-08-10T00:01:00.003-04:00

Good morning, I am so glad that you stopped by.

As I was not back from my little vacation in time to participate in the introduction of the P is for Presents and Packaging challenge over on the ABC Christmas challenge I have created some midway inspiration to share with you this week.

Using the inspiration photo above the super cute new images of Barry from StampFairy I have created some bright and cheery Christmas packaging for some edible goodies that I will make to give away this year for the holiday season.

I did mention the other day that Barry was bound to become a new favorite of mine. He is just so darn cute. This time I have coloured him up in what just might become his signature colours as I love the way that the red and green really pop. The images have all been embellished with Glossy Accents, Stickles and Liquid Applique before being die cut and framed using Spellbinders dies.

The little gift boxes are actually Chinese take out containers that I picked up at a local storage shop but I have seen similar containers in Michael's. I have kept things really simple to allow the images to really shine as they stand so well on their own and I have only added some ribbon scraps to the handles for embellishment. When I know who the recipients of these little packages will be I will hang a gift tag from the handle as well.

For the wine bottle, I have created the little tag from my own design using my Spellbinders to cut the hole to fit over the neck of the bottle. I have added my image and then finished it off by adding a Hero Arts sentiment to a white stripe below the image. I have finished off the packaging of the bottle by adding a band of matching patterned paper to cover the label and added a ribbon band to embellish.

You still have another week to enter and we have two wonderful sponsors

StampFairy

and

Simon Says Stamp

who have offered up some great prizes for two of our lucky participants. If you have not already done so please be sure to visit the ABC Christmas challenge blog and see all of the other wonderful creations that the rest of the DT made to inspire you.

Happy Crafting!

These gifts will be entered into the following challenges:

Totally Papercrafts - Holidays

Fussy and Fancy Friday - Christmas

Craft Us Crazy - Anything Goes

Do It With Digis - Christmas in August

Paper Play - Christmas in August

StampFairy Challenge - A Sketch

2011-08-08T00:01:00.000-04:00

Good morning, I hope that you have all had a wonderful weekend. I am now getting back on track in terms of my crafting and I have caught up on the projects that I needed to finish. One of those projects is my DT card for the StampFariy challenge that starts today. This week Gerda has designed another fabulous sketch for us to use.

For my card today I am using a new favorite of mine from the Stamp Fairy family. If you have not already met him, I would like to introduce you to Barry.

This card is just loaded with sparkle. I have coloured up Barry to co-ordinate with this great papers from MME which already have loads of sparkle to them but I have accented the image with some stickles for the snowballs. . As I wanted to make use of my Drippy Goo punch to create some wintry icicles I have chosen to rotate the sketch by 90 degrees. I tucked an extra element in the form of the circle behind my image for yet some more sparkle and shine and if that weren't enough bling I have finished off the card with a snowflake that was diecut from various shimmery papers and topped it off with a sparkly centre.

I hope that you will stop by the StampFairy challenge blog for a look at all of the other gorgeous creations from the rest of the team. Then I look forward to seeing your lovely creations. Thanks for stopping by.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Christmas in August

Crafters Companion Montly Challenge - Glitter and Glitz

Tip Top Tuesday - Blue, Green and Brown

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Hanna and Friends - Dots or Stripes

Stamp Something Digi

2011-08-05T09:00:00.001-04:00

Just a quick post today as I am still getting back into the swing of things after my little holiday. I am looking forward to this weekend even though it has been a short week at the office for me, I am ready for another break and some crafting time.

As this is the first Friday of August it is time for our Stamp Something Digi challenge.We are sponsored this week by a number of wonderful sponsors who have kindly provided the DT with images to work with this week.

My card features Pirate Penny from Sassy Studios. I have coloured her with Copics and added all sorts of rhinestone gold treasure.I have stamped up the corners using Distress Inks and a Tim Holtz stamp to add some intrest, I think that it gives it a sort of mossy effect.

The base of the card was made using papers from Cosmo Cricket. As the image is so large and really stands on its own I have added only a couple of buttons which reminded me of pirate treasure as embellishment.

I want to thank you for stopping by and I do hope that you will join us for the challenge. Before you start crafting be sure to stop by the Stamp Something blog and see the gorgeous creations from the rest of the design team.

StampFairy Blog Hop Winner

2011-08-05T07:01:00.001-04:00

I want to thank you all for your lovely comments. It was so nice to have all of you join us to celebrate and I know that Gerda had a big surprise. I have drawn the winner.

Here are your random numbers:

Timestamp: 2011-08-03 10:29:21 UTC

That's Vicky! Congratulations, I have sent your e-mail to our co-ordinatior and your prize will be e-mailed to you on Friday.

Birthday Bloghop

2011-07-30T00:01:00.005-04:00

Happy Birthday to You
Happy Birthday to You
Happy Birthday Dear Gerda

Happy Birthday to You.

Today is an exciting day for us at StampFairy because today is our dear designer Gerda's Birthday.

We've been a little bit sneaky and have secretly organized a Virtual Birthday Party! So come join the fun and party with us as we celebrate her big day.

If you have arrived here from Sharon's blog and her gorgeous creation then you are in the right place. If not, I suggest that you hop back to the StampFairy blog so that you can start at the beginning, you won't want to miss a thing.

For my card I have used one of the new images from the Lenny Music collection. After all what is a party without music right. These images are just so sweet.

The card includes all sorts of girly, feminine touches like the glitz and sparkle of the background papers to the gorgeous arrangement of flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts. Tucked in behind is the sheet of music for the song. I think that it just might be

Happy Birthday to You!

That's right Gerda, this one is for you! I hope that you have a great day full of good things.

For all of our followers, what would a party be without presents. For a chance at winning some StampFairy images of your own, be sure to leave a comment at each stop along the way. On Tuesday we will each draw a name at random from all of the entries and that lucky person will win the image that we have used.

One more thing, don't forget to stop by the StampFairy blog and send Gerda your best wishes.

Thanks for stopping by, your next stop is Lisa who I am sure will have something wonderful in store for you.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Allsorts Challenge - #114 Free and Easy

Stamps R Us Challenges - Happy Birthday + Blog Hop

Stampin for the Weekend - #12 Paws for Thought

Dutch Dare Card Challenge - #123 Birthday Time

Do You Stack Up - #30 Orange, Yellow, Brown

Summer Fun Somethings

2011-07-29T09:00:00.003-04:00

Good morning, I have scheduled this post so I hope that Blogger is playing nice today. As you are are reading this I will be exploring The Bay of Fundy and stuffing myself full of seafood.

Over on the Stamp Something blog we have another great new challenge for you. It is a nice easy one this week as we have chosen the theme of Summer.

Our sponsor this week is the fabulous Simon Says Stamp who have offered up a $20 voucher for one lucky participant. They have some of the most wonderful selection of supplies around and you are sure to be spoiled for choice.

I wanted to play with some of the great stamps that I got in my last order that had not been used. This card features Tilda with butterfly dress. I have masked the image with the mushroom from the same collection. I've even had a go at the paper tole or 3-D effect on both the butterfly and Tilda. I've kept it simple for my first go at it but I do like the effect.

To add a little twist I have made a tilted easel card. The gorgeous papers are from The Memory Box I have been saving them as I do not want to run out.

All of the gorgeous flowers in this little bouquet are from Wild Orchid Crafts, I am so happy that my order arrived and I have some colour selection once again.

To finish the inside I have found this great sentiment which I typed and printed from my computer. I have then affected the little verse with some stamping and punches.

I hope that you will stop by the Stamp Something blog and take a look at the gorgeous work of my teams. Then I hope that you will share with us your own lovely summer creations.

Thanks for stopping by, I look forward to visiting your blogs when I return home from my little vacation.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Ladybug Crafts - Summer Birthdays
Paper Playtime - Digi Monday (or stamps) Summer
Totally Gorjuss - Punch or Die
Cutie Sundae - Summer
Magnolia Down Under - Paper Tole or 3D
Craft Your Days Away - Summer
Magnolia Stamp Lovers - Summer Colours
Paper Sundaes - Beachy or Summer
Tip Top Tuesday - Make it Girly

Baby's 1st Christmas

2011-07-25T00:01:00.003-04:00

Good morning, I hope that you all enjoyed a nice summer weekend. If it is like here, it is hot, hot, hot. Over on the StampFairy challenge we want to help cool you down. We are celebrating Christmas in July and I do hope that you will join us. In addition to following the theme of Christmas we are asking that you make an easel card. For those of you who have not yet tried this, you really need to give it a shot as they are so much fun to make.

As I know a number of people who have just had babies, I decided to make a Baby's 1st Christmas card. The image is Chubby Christmas Angel and you can find him in the store here. I have colored him up to go with this paper from Basic Grey and then added some stickles to his wings. The metallic snowflakes were a dollar store find from last Christmas and I have used a sentiment that I found online to complete the card.

Before I go, I want to show a new set of images that have just been released today.

http://www.stampfairy.com/digistamps_misc_lennybacktoschool.htm

All images, including new releases are currently on sale for 50% off. Be sure to go and take a peek a grab a few for yourself.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges:

Polka Doodles - Christmas in July

2 Sisters - Anything Goes

Christmas Inspirations - Free Christmas Project

Our Creative Corner - B's - Bear, Bow, Bling, Baby

Creative Inspirations - Christmas in July

Bling it On - Anything Goes

Sweet Stamps - Winter Blues

Anything Goes - More than 1 Fold

Delightful Challenges - Christmas in July

StampFairy Sale

2011-07-23T09:21:00.000-04:00

Our wonderful StampFairy designer Gerda is having a Birthday next week and in honour of that is holding a Birthday Sale.

http://www.stampfairy.com/

All digis are 50% off the original price until next weekend. The store shows the sale price already. If you do not see it, please refresh the browser. Even the sentiments and digi papers have been reduced - stop by and make a great bargain.

Be sure to stop by and take a peek, there have been lots of great new images added in the last few weeks.

Have a great weekend.

Stamp Something Embellished

2011-07-22T06:32:00.000-04:00

Good morning, I hope that you are all finding a way to stay cool. For me that means staying indoors and playing with all of my crafty goodies. Our Christmas challenge had so many gorgeous Christmas cards so maybe we are all trying to think our way to cool.

Today is Friday and not only does that mean that it is the start of the weekend but it is also the start of another Stamp Something challenge. Our challenge this week is to Stamp Something Embellished.

Our Sponsor this week is Sugar Nellie Stamps and they have generously offered up 4 Sugar Nellie Stamps to one lucky participant.

I decided that this week I would try a vintage steampunk feel for my card which features Lil Victorian Lilith from Tickled Pink Stamps. The image was coloured with Copics and I have used some distress inks and along with a text stamp and a grunge floral to add so interest to the edges of the image block.

For the background I have used this great paper from the Basic Grey Curio collection which I tore and inked to give a burned look to reveal the newspaper print below. I have stitched the layers and distressed the edges to add to the timeworn feel. If you look closely in the bottom left corner you will see where I have masked and inked a vintage compass onto my background papers.

There are so many different embellishments layered onto this card. All of the flowers are from my newly replenished supply from Wild Orchid Crafts. Behind the flowers on the left of the image there is part of a Prima rhinestone swirl. For some additional steampunk flair I have also added in some Tim Holtz sprockets and gears. There is also just a touch of ribbon and a birthday sentiment that I picked up in the dollar bins at Michael's.

I hope that you will join us with your own embellished somethings.

Before you begin crafting be sure to stop by the Stamp Something blog and see the great creations from the rest of the Design Team.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Simon Says Stamp - Use Newspaper

Stamps & Fun = Creativity - Digi Stamp

Sarah Hurley Challenge - Colouring

Craft Your Passion - Text It

Try it on Tuesday - Steampunk
Crafty Catz - No Pink or Blue Allowed

O is for Old

2011-07-19T21:04:00.004-04:00

Morning Peeps. Can you believe this weather that we are having? For those of you who are not aware, we are in the middle of a heatwave here. Even the dog wants to be inside. Tomorrow the temperature is supposed to feel like 46C with the humidity which is 114F. I am melting just thinking about it.

Over on the ABC Christmas Challenge blog we have a new challenge for you. This week we would like for you to dig deep into your stamps and pull out your favorite oldies because

O is for Old

For my card this week I dug deep into my stamp drawer to find this great old stamp from Stampendous called Pookie Skates. A few years back all of my cards had this image on them. He has had a bit of a re-vamp in colouring style since then. This time around he has been coloured with Copics. I just love this cheery and traditional red and green combo.

I have paired him with a great sentiment from LOTV, can't wait for their new release. I pulled some great MME papers that coordinated with the bright image to put the card together and I have embellished with some punched hearts to pick up on the love across the miles theme.

I want to thank you for stopping by. Be sure to visit the ABC Christmas Challenge blog and see the gorgeous creations from the rest of the team.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Sparkles Forum Christmas Challenge - Glitter

2 Sisters Challenge - Christmas in July

Addicted to Stamps - Christmas Card

CES Challenges - Christmas

Creative Inspirations - Christmas in July

Christmas Inspirations - Free Christmas Project

Paper Sundaes - Christmas in July

StampFairy Colour Throw Down

2011-07-18T00:01:00.000-04:00

Wow, summer sure has arrived. The temps have been in the mid to high 30 Celsius range all weekend and there does not seem to be any indication that this heatwave will be over any time soon. I have spent most of the weekend indoors where it is air conditioned and nice and cool.

We have a great new challenge starting today over on the StampFairy Challenge blog. This week we have a colour throw down for you.

Aqua, Melon and Kraft

My card this week features Lenny Ice cream. He is just so sweet and perfect for this summer heat. the colours were perfect for this image. Lenny has been coloured with Copics, I know big surprise there right? I was struggling to find papers to match the theme. The plaid is actually a card from MME that I cut apart and the remaining paper is from my scrap bin. I have finished it all off with a touch of ribbon and some Prima flowers.

I hope that you will join us for the challenge, please remember that to be eligible for a prize you must use a StampFairy image. If you have not been by the store for a while now is a great time for a visit as there have been lots of great images added in the last few weeks.

Before you go, I want to introduce you to the newest member of the StampFairy family.

http://www.stampfairy.com/digistamps_birthdayoccasions_barryballoons.htm

Meet Barry, isn't he just the sweetest thing. I just love this fuzzy little guy.

I wish to enter this card into the following challenges:

Wags N' Whiskers - Birthdays

Allsorts Challenge - Free and Easy July

Hanna and Friends - Birthday

Southern Girls Challenge - Happy Birthday

Penny's Paper Crafty Challenge - Happy Birthday

Simon Says Stamp - Anything Goes

Stamp Something for Christmas

2011-07-15T09:00:00.000-04:00

Good morning, it looks like we have an extremely hot and sunny weekend ahead. I think that I will be spending lots of time indoors where it is cool. I see some crafting time for me.

Today is the start of a new challenge on the Stamp Something blog and this week we would like to see your

Christmas Creations

Our generous sponsors this week are DRS Designs and they are offering a $15 voucher to one lucky participant. They were also kind enough to provide the DT with some lovely images to work with this week.

I chose to work with the adorably sweet Candy Cane Christmas Critter. He coloured up so quick and easy and was wonderful to work with. I had actually made the background for this card using scraps from a previous project. I added some peel off snowflakes to the upper corner for some holiday sparkle and the sentiment is from LOTV.

I hope that you will join us with your own Christmas creations. I do look forward to seeing them.

Be sure to stop by the Stamp Something blog to see the gorgeous creations from the rest of the team.

I will add the challenges that I will enter this card in this evening.

Try a New Technique with StampFairy

2011-07-11T06:37:00.000-04:00

Good morning. I hope that you all had a wonderful and sunny weekend. The weather here has been beautiful, perfect for swimming and outdoor concerts which is what I was doing this weekend. Unfortunately all good things must come to an end and today is the start of another work week.

Today is also the start of another StampFairy Challenge and this week we would like for you to show us something that you have made using a new technique.

For my card this week I have chosen to make a springfold card. I first saw this technique a few weeks back and had been wanting to try it so this challenge gave me the perfect excuse to give it a go. If any of you would like to give it a try you can do so by following the tutorial that I found here.

For this card, I have pulled out an image with my favorite snowman George. He has been coloured with Copics and accented with Stickles and liquid applique before I cut him out using my Spellbinders dies. The designer papers are from MME and Cosmo Cricket. I have kept the card simple as I felt that the design of the card already provided enough extra detail.

I hope that you will join us for our challenge. Be sure to tell us in your post what new technique you have used. Before you head off to start crafting be sure to stop by the StampFairy Challenge blog and see the gorgeous creations from the rest of the team.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps - Christmas Card

Craft Your Days Away - Fancy Folds

Ccrafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge - Spots

Craft Us Crazy - Christmas in July

Do it with Digis - Spots or Stripes

Moving Along with the Times - Christmas in July

The ABC Challenge - Y for Yesterday (U for unusual folds)

Stamp Something with Bugs or Butterflies

2011-07-08T06:25:00.001-04:00

Wow, it is Friday already. This week sure has gone by fast and it looks like we are in for a wonderful weekend. Today we have another great challenge for you and for me anyway it is an easy one. The theme that has been chosen is to stamp something with Bugs or Butterflies.

I have played around with my Distress inks again. This time I have uses some Tim Holtz stamps. I have stamped and embossed the butterfly and then over stamped with a flourish stamp that I had inked and misted with water for a watercolour effect. I then rubbed on some Tea Dye ink to tone down the white of the paper.

For the background I have embossed the cardstock with clear embossing powder and a background stamp from Hero Arts to bring out the tone on tone watermark look. The polka dotted paper is from Pink Paislee. to finish off the card I have added a few more butterflies that I punched with a Martha Stewart punch and a simple sentiment that I stamped and embossed.

I hope that you will have a go at it and join us in our challenge. I do look forward to seeing your creations. Be sure to stop by the Stamp Something blog and see the wonderful creations from the rest of the DT.

Thanks for stopping by today. I hope that you will visit again soon.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Stamp and Create - Ribbons and Bows

Bling it On - Anything Goes

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Truly Scrumptious - Things with Wings

Alphabet Challenge - Just one Word

N is for No Nonsense

2011-07-05T01:00:00.001-04:00

Good Morning, I hope that you are all having a wonderful week of sunshine.

It is time for another ABC Christmas challenge and this week our theme is

No Nonsense

This time we want to see you make a no frills card, one that does not use any designer papers.

We have two sponsors for this weeks challenge.

Simon Says Stamp are offering one lucky entrant A $15 voucher

and the fabulous Karen's doodles have offered up
3 digis from Karen's doodles of their choice for our second lucky participant.

This week, I have decided to try something a little different for my card. As we were not using designer papers I decided to have a play with a couple of background stamps for the focal point of my card. I must say that I had a blast playing with the distress inks but if one was to look closely I think that there is still a slight blue tinge to my fingertips.

To create this I have embossed a Hero Arts doily stamp in the bottom corner then used distress inks over the entire background to make the doily pop. I then inked up the snowflake background stamp and stamped over the entire thing, I matted the card several times and then added a simple sentiment and a snowflake peeloff sticker to finish it off.

You cannot get much simpler, this card was completed start to finish in under half an hour.

I hope that you will join us for our challenge this week. I look forward to stopping by your blogs for a visit. Before you head off to start crafting be sure to stop by the ABC Christmas Challenge and see the gorgeous no frills cards that my teamies have created to share with you.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Our Creative Corner - Christmas in July

For Fun Challenges - Christmas in July

Craft Your Passion - Anything Goes

Sweet Stamps - Christmas in July

Less is More - Shades of Blue

Celebrating the 4th with StampFairy

2011-07-04T00:01:00.002-04:00

Good Morning and Happy 4th of July to all of my American friends. I hope that you have all enjoyed a wonderful weekend.

Today Gerda has designed another wonderful sketch for our StampFairy challenge.

Being as it is the 4th of July, I have used Herb Patriot for my card today. Coming from Canada, I don't have a lot of use for cards in an Americana style but this sketch allowed me to keep it simple and by using the Celebrate sentiment it will be perfect when I need a card to send south of the border.

The designer papers were remnants that I had in my stash and the Stars are from a MME sticker set.

Remember that in order to win you must use a StampFairy image. Be sure to stop by the store as there have been many wonderful new images added in the last few weeks.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Stamp Scrap Doodle - Stars and Stripes

Creative Inspirations - Red, White and Blue

Craft Us Crazy - Red, White and Blue

Stamp Something Digi - Two Little Piggies

2011-07-01T08:59:00.001-04:00

Woohoo, the weekend is here. Happy Canada Day Everyone!

You've gotta love a 3 day weekend.

You've also gotta love a new Stamp Something challenge.

As this is the first Friday of the month, its

Digi Day

I hope that we can tempt you to join us. We have some great sponsors this week who have been kind enough to provide us with some images to play with and they are offering up some great prizes to the winners of this weeks challenge.

For my card this week I was provided with this adorable image called Hog Wild Over You from

Robyn's Fetish Digital Stamps. Don't they look like they are so in love.

The image has been coloured with Copics and die cut with Spellbinders to fit the card.

All of the papers are from MME and they have been laid out based on a great sketch from the Sweet Stamps Challenge. I have die cut a little tag and tucked it behind the image and then layered on a few Prima Flowers and die cut leaves to embellish the card.

I hope that you will join us this week. I do look forward to seeing your gorgeous cards.

Before you head off to start crafting be sure to stop by the Stamp Something Blog to see the beautiful creations from the rest of the DT.

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:

Sweet Stamps - Sketch

Fuzzy Wuzzy Challenge - Get Punchy

Colour Throwdown - Challenge #148

Divas By Design - Diecuts and Punches

Teddy Bears Picnic

2011-06-27T06:34:00.000-04:00

If you go out in the woods today
You're sure of a big surprise.
If you go out in the woods today
You'd better go in disguise.

For every bear that ever there was
Will gather there for certain, because
Today's the day the teddy bears have their picnic.

That is right, it is the start of a new StampFairy challenge and this week our theme is the Teddy Bears Picnic.

Your cards must have the following.

A teddy bear, 2 ribbons, 3 flowers and a sentiment.

For my card I have chosen to use Donny who has cleverly disguised himself as a Honeybee for the occasion. The beehive is a co-ordinating freebie that I printed on patterned paper and then matted to make my card. Donny has been coloured with Copics and accented with stickles and glossy accents before I cut him out, as I cut off the antennae I have re-drawn them with a black marker and added some rhinestones to finish them off. The flowers are from Prima and I used two different types of ribbon to make the leaves.

I hope that you will join us this week. I look forward to seeing your teddy bear creations. Before you get started, be sure to stop by the StampFairy Challenge blog and see the rest of the wonderful DT creations.

Don't forget that to be eligible for a prize you must use a StampFairy image.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

CES Challenge - Anything but Square

Crafty Calendar Challenge - Things With Wings

Cutie Sunday - Animals

4th of July or Celebration Somethings

2011-06-24T09:01:00.001-04:00

Good Morning and welcome. It is Friday and that means that the weekend is finally here and it is time for another Stamp Something challenge.

Our theme this week is

4th of July or Celebration Somethings

For my card today I have used Dangling Sea Tilda which you can find from our Sponsor Simon Says Stamp.

This is actually the first time that this image has made it onto a card even though I have had it for a year as I have found her to be a challenge to colour. I have finally achieved results that I am happy with. In keeping with the theme, I have then added a few stars to the background.

The layout was relatively simple and I was able to put this card together using scraps that were left from other projects. I have embellished the card with a cluster of flowers from Wild Orchid Crafts. Lastly I have added the one element that I am not to happy with, a sentiment in the bottom corner. I wish that I had added the sentiment on a tag or something that could be embellished as it does not really stand out enough. If anyone has any suggestions as to how I can cover this up for another go, please share.

I hope that you have been inspired to join us this week. Be sure to pop by the Stamp Something Blog as the rest of the DT have created some gorgeous creations to share with you.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Everybody Art Challenge - Anything Goes

Craft us Crazy - Red, White And Blue

Penny's Paper Crafty - Red, White And Blue

Polkadoodles - Colour Challenge

ABC Christmas - M is for...

2011-06-22T00:01:00.023-04:00

Good morning, I am so glad that you have stopped by for a visit. Today is the start of another great challenge over on the ABC Christmas Challenge blog.

Our hostess this week is Delphine and she has chosen the theme of

Monochromatic Cards

Our sponsor this week is Wags N Whiskers who have generously offered 4 digi stamps for one lucky participant.

For my card this week I have used this beautiful fairy from Wags N Whiskers. I have coloured her in shades of red and added a generous dose of stickles in 2 different shades for some sparkle and glitz.

The designer papers are a mix of Basic Grey, MME and K and Company. I have also used some white glitter paper which I stamped with the Hero Arts starry night background (don't try this if you are in a hurry, it takes forever and a day to dry).

The layout for my card was based on a great sketch from this week's Cupcake Crafts Challenge.

To embellish the card I have used a rose from an unknown source and some of my favorite cherry blossoms from Wild Orchid Crafts, I feel an order coming on when our postal strike is over. My supply is starting to dwindle. To finish it off, I have added a sentiment from Lili of the Valley.

Be sure to stop by the ABC Christmas Challenge blog and see the other wonderful creations from the rest of the DT. I hope that you will join us, I do look forward to seeing what you create.

This card will be entered into the following challenges:

Cupcake Crafts - Sketch

Christmas Cards All Year Round - Anything Goes 2

Crafts4Eternity - Embellishments Beginning with R (Red rose)

Polka Doodles - All of A Flutter

Winter Wonderland - Christmas Flowers

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas - Christmas Wings

Cute Card Thursday - Birthstones (Ruby)

Deep Ocean Challenge - Flowers

Ladybug Crafts - Use Red

Getting Sketchy with StampFairy

2011-06-20T00:01:00.000-04:00

Good Morning, wasn't this a wonderful weekend. We had two days of sunshine and wonderful weather which made for great patio weather. Now that Monday is here, it means that it is time for another StampFairy challenge and this week Gerda has created another great sketch for us.

I have used one of the adorable Peekers Kids for my card this week along with the co-ordinating freebie flowers. I wanted to have her peeking over a wall so I have doodled in an extra line for the ledge and then used my Copics to shade in the brick wall. The sky was then sponged with Distress inks to complete my little scene.

Be sure to pop over to the StampFairy Challenge Blog and see the rest of the DT creations.

I hope that you will join us for this weeks challenge. I look forward to stopping by your blogs for a visit.

I will be entering this card into the following challenges:

Addicted to Stamps - Summertime

Always so Creative - Summertime

Sweet Stampin - Things with Wings

Hanna and Friends - In the Garden

Anything Goes - Here Comes Summer

Little Darlings - Summer

Stamp Something with Pretty Papers

2011-06-17T09:00:00.002-04:00

Woohoo, it's Friday! The weekend is finally here.

To make that even better, they are calling for a gorgeous, sunny weekend and I have nowhere that I have to be so I can kick back with a book in the sun and do some crafting. Yay!

The fact that it is Friday also means that we have another great Stamp Something Challenge for you.

The challenge this week is to

Stamp something with Pretty Papers.

You know, the ones that we all hide away because we might run out and then what will we do?

We want see you to dig them out and actually use them.

We are sponsored this week by FunkyKits and they have offered up a great prize to one of you who is brave enough to join us this week.

I have used this adorable Hanglar girl that I have had for about a year now and she was still uninked. I figured that it was about time that I finally got around to using her. I have coloured her with Copics and then sponged around the edges of the image with Distress inks.

For the card, I have used some of some of these richly coloured papers from the Stella and Rose line from MME. I really love the way that the gorgeous bright colours of the papers seem to pop the images.

I have embellished the card using 3 different flowers from Prima and Wild Orchid crafts that really picked up on the flowers from the paper. Then I finished it off with a little tag sentiments from an old

K and Company line.

Be sure to stop by the Stamp Something Challenge Blog and check out the gorgeous creations that the rest of the DT have created to inspire you. Thanks so much for stopping by for a visit today and for all of your lovely comments.

I will be entering this card in the following challenges:

Totally Stampalicious - Anything Goes
Tip Top Tuesday - Open Challenge
Southern Girls Challenge - Anything Goes