Paper On Paper

2010-10-16T17:35:00.001-06:00

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2010-03-27T18:00:00.002-06:00

I made this card for the High Hopes Stamps blog challenge this week. I don't have any High Hopes Stamps that 'hop' so I had to go with a spring themed card. Hope you enjoy!

2010-03-07T13:01:00.001-07:00

My supervisor lost one of their dogs to cancer. I made this as a sympathy card. The stamps are both from High Hopes.

Bret's Birthday

2010-03-02T21:23:00.002-07:00

Another hit from High hopes, the Party Cow, the fence, and the Party Animal saying....the martini is from The Greeting Farm. I am truly enjoying these High Hopes stamps and cannot wait to get more!

2010-02-27T17:36:00.002-07:00

Well I finally got my paws on a bunch of High Hopes stamps and I love them!!! I had great service from Scrappin' Great Deals and this is Gordon - I made him for Jaiye's bday this year.

30th birthday card

2009-12-26T19:09:00.002-07:00

A card I made using my new cuttlebug I got from my favorite sister in law, Jayme, for Christmas.

2009-12-23T19:51:00.000-07:00

My Dad is so not into Christmas, but loves the Roughriders. So, I hope this helps!

GC Holders

2009-12-23T19:48:00.001-07:00

Some gift card holders I made for Christmas.

Christmas Tags

2009-12-23T19:44:00.003-07:00

I've been busy on my time off from work. I made these Christmas tags for gifts this year.

Decorative Blocks

2009-12-23T19:42:00.000-07:00

Snow Blocks.

Decorative Blocks

2009-12-23T19:37:00.003-07:00

I cased this idea from Lorna Raczynski. These are a gift for my Grandma.

2009-11-28T00:38:00.001-07:00

This is what I've been up to lately. I've done about ten of this glass etched blocks with different designs. They are selling like hotcakes!!!

Pumpkin Carving 2009

2009-11-28T00:31:00.004-07:00

It's been a looooonnngg time since my last post, I haven't stopped crafting, but it has been less often than I would like. My neighbours and I got together this year for a pizza party with some pumpking carving for Halloween and this is what we came up with.

2009-09-11T23:04:00.002-06:00

So the girl who always asks me for the difficult cards recently asked me for a vampire card. I tried and tried and couldn't come up with anything. I saw her again and she suggested the hands and apple from Twilight. I wasn't sure I could do it, but my friend Kim brought her A game and drew the hands and apple on water colour paper. I used an aqua painter and ink to colour it. We did the apple a second time, layered it with Crystal Effects and popped it up on a dimensional. The red back ground is double embossed with the So Swirly roller from SU, first with clear, then over again with black. Hope the person like it, we love it!!!

2009-09-11T23:01:00.001-06:00

A thank-you card for a website client of my boyfriend's. I love this technique with versamark and chalk!!!

Welcome Baby Ava!

2009-09-11T22:57:00.004-06:00

A wonderful hippo waterfall card to welcome my friend Carrie's (and Jamie's) new baby, Ava!

2009-08-27T20:27:00.001-06:00

I made this birthday card for my friend Stacey using Sassy Suzie from SU. The inside says 'we're such good friends because surprisingly, you're not intimidated by my beauty'. I also made the box and 3x3 card set as a gift for her. I really enjoyed this and I hope she likes it too!

2009-07-28T17:07:00.002-06:00

I made this card using the Cricut Wildcard Cartridge for the black outline of the bride and groom. I glued this onto white cardstock and cut it out again. I used glue to add the Dazzling Diamonds glitter to the ground. SU Baroque Motifs set was used for the background.

2009-07-10T12:41:00.002-06:00

So my friend asked me for a card for a UFC fighter using boxing gloves and this is what I came up with. There was no help from cricut on this one for the actual gloves, I googled an image and then copied the best I could. I used the crinkle paper technique by wetting the cardstock and crumpling it, I then went over it with a few swipes of chocolate chip ink. I hope she likes it!

2009-07-04T01:37:00.002-06:00

So I've made a few cards lately that I have forgotten to take pictures of. I'm going to a surpise party tomorrow night and this is the birthday card I made for her. I love Mermaid Anya and this was my first time inking up this stamp. I used tons of stickles, twinkling H20s, and I cut the waves with my cricut. The thread is iridescent twine tied to eyelets. I hope you like it, I do!!!

Convocation Card

2009-06-09T20:09:00.002-06:00

So my sister's best friend (whose been kind of a sister for me) is convocating this week. My sister requested a card for her and this is what I arrived at. I just love this card!!! I used my Wildcard Cricut Cartridge to cut the grad cap and made the hanging thing with some gold cord. I used the SU Alphabet roller clear embossed on the Really Rust paper behind the Grad Cap. I layered that on some textured dp in Always Artichoke and added the rhinestone brads and purple/copper ribbon. The Grad Cap opens to say "If at first you do succeed, try not to look astonished!". This is all on a 5x5 Elegant Eggplant card. The inside layers the same colours and says Congratulations in black embossing. This is one of those cards that just came together and I am really happy with it!

Gemini Card

2009-06-08T10:08:00.002-06:00

So about a month ago, I got a request for a card for a Gemini. I pondered and pondered and went through my stamp sets several times. My Cricut cartridges were no help on this one. Finally, after reading about Gemini, I learned some of the characteristics. One of them was a clear two sides to the personality so that's were I went with this card. I coloured the Angel Anya from The Greeting Farm split, as two people. I used my aqua painter with the inks and added some Twinkling H20s. I used Dazzling Diamonds on the wings and some stickles on the Halo. The Kiwi Kiss behind her is the accent colour. I used a Friendship Wheel embossed with Iridescent Ice on this piece. The little flower is from Fresh Cuts, Clear Embossed with a brad added from Basic Grey's Porcelain Collection. The sentiment is from a general word set I got at Michael's. The front printed paper is also from the Porcelain Collection while the inside printed paper is from a Costco collection. I hope you like her!

2009-05-30T22:13:00.001-06:00

This is a gift holder card I made for my friend's bridal shower. I used my 'Wildcard' Cricut cartridge for the bottle of champagne, rings and the envelope. I silver embossed the rings and added some stickles for the diamond. The saying is from SU and is silver embossed. The paper is Basic Grey. The inside has some Basic Grey brads and some ribbons. Hope you like it!

Mother's Day 2009

2009-05-09T11:06:00.004-06:00

I made my first money holder card for Mother's Day this year. Mother's Day is easy because we get our mom money for her flower bed plants every year!! That's why the little chef is holding a tray of flowers. Hope you like it.

Mother's Day 2009 - Jaiye's Mom

2009-05-07T20:48:00.002-06:00

This is my new 'Hello Ian' stamp that I used to make a Mother's Day Card for Jaiye's Mom. I think he's so cute!!!

Healing Card

2009-05-06T20:13:00.002-06:00

So we just found out my 17 year old cousin has been diagnosed with Hodgin's Lymphoma. The good news is that it has an amazing cure rate and we know he's going to make it through. The bad news is, of course, rounds of chemo. I made this bandaid card using my Cricut and my new Wildcard cartridge. I hope he likes it!! Boys are waaaaaay more difficult to card-make for!

Student Gift Bags

2009-05-06T20:11:00.003-06:00

These are some cute gift bags I made using my Cricut for my students after we survived our first continuing care clinical. I filled each bag with Avon goodies, lotion, lip balm, hand sanitizer and eye makeup remover. They were adorable!!

2009-04-18T17:11:00.003-06:00

I borrowed the Animal Kingdom catridge from a friend for this card. He is sooooo cute!!!

2009-04-13T13:38:00.002-06:00

Well, last night I got a request for a turtle card. Since I have nothing turtle-ish in my collection, I figured I had to make it. I cut out ovals with my cricut in all different sizes. I sponged River Rock, Always Artichoke and Close to Cocoa on Whisper White to create the shell. Then I cut it into pieces. I then layered on 3 (yes 3!!!) layers of crystal Effects because it wasn't drying really smooth. I figured then, three would have to be enough, smooth or not. I drew the lips and cut them out, and added some Cotton Candy Stickles. The eyes have black Stickles. I attached the front to the inside with a large brad from basic grey, Porcelain collection. I then used my cricut to create an envelope she would fit in to. I hope you like it!!!

WUAC NO. 8

2009-04-04T22:32:00.002-06:00

WUAC this week was just to make a 3x3 card....here she is, soooo cute. Not the greatest pic, but it's 10:30 at night, not much daylight to be found :)

Color Throwdown 35!!!

2009-03-29T17:38:00.003-06:00

The Color Throwdown was to use Purely Pomegranate, Tangerine Tango, and Kiwi Kiss. I used my new Geisha Anya on watercolour paper and coloured her with the inks and aquapainter. I then accented with some twinkling H20s. Her hair is Crystal Effect'd and her flower has some Stickles Ice. I used a sheer green ribbon and purely pomegranate ink for the sentiment. Enjoy!

MOJO79

2009-03-26T17:00:00.004-06:00

This is my card for MOJO79. I used Basic Grey's 'Porcelain' Collection DP and button. I think it's pretty cute!

WUAC No. 6

2009-03-22T20:56:00.003-06:00

It's been awhile since I've posted, I've been under the weather. This card is for Sandy's WUAC challenge this week. I chose the part of her challenge to be a card inspired by circles. I used my new (but retired) SU "The Best Yet" and watercoloured some flowers from SU "Heartfelt Thanks". I layered some dp from costco onto SU Old Olive and chose my accent colours to be Pumpkin Pie and Rose Red. Some of the flowers have been accented by Twinkling H20s using the aquapainter. I needed to add a little bling, so I used my stickles and a coulple of coloured rhinestones. Hope you like it!

2009-03-13T13:55:00.002-06:00

Here is my card for Color Throwdown and Mojo Monday. The Color ThrowDown challenge was to use Tempting Turquoise, Elegant Eggplant, and a green of your choice. The layout is the Mojo Monday sketch. I didn't have a green flower that quite matched, so I sponged over some ink to make it a bit darker. I (of course) used Crystal Stickles on the scallop circle :) Enjoy!

2009-03-11T16:49:00.007-06:00

Here it is, WUAC #5, using Sandy's instructions to follow SFYTT and TCPTUES49. I tried to step outside the box with the colours and to try to use my chunky sprinkles again, which I again realize I don't really like. But, overall, the card is cute. I used SU 'In The Spotlight', my trusty stickles (I don't know how I ever got on without them), and this awesome iridescent cord on the bottom. I also tried to improve my sponging with the blue around the edges. Please leave a comment and let me know you dropped in!

2009-03-08T16:40:00.002-06:00

My friend Ada finally had her baby boy last week. I made this cute onesie for him, one of the first cards I learned how to make...Enjoy!

2009-03-07T13:53:00.004-07:00

When I got home last night, I uploaded my previous card pictures and wasn't very happy with the way they turned out...I couldn't re-take the pictures because I had already given the card away. The only solution was to do another card using these colours. This is what I came up with today. The flowers have some Crystal Effects on them and the butterfly was stamped in Pretty In Pink on acetate and then carefully clear embossed. You can tell it's pink only if you look very carefully. What do you think?

2009-03-06T21:48:00.002-07:00

These are today's projects. I made the card using kwernerdesign colour inspiration for my aunt's birthday and then I made this little bag using my Cricut. The bag was so cute, but just a touch too small to hold her gift.

2009-03-04T16:45:00.004-07:00

This is the card I made for my sister's birthday today....she's not really the 'cutesy' type, therefore, no soft coloured images. I used my Cricut expression and my brand new Martha Steward border punch. I like the bling so I added lots of that too! This will also be my WUAC card, though you might never tell....the only thing I used the same as Sandy is flowers! Carling always says 'homefry' so on the inside, it says 'homefry' in the same type of lettering as the 'happy birthday'. Enjoy!

2009-03-02T14:39:00.002-07:00

Here's the weekly challenge for Mojo Monday. Overall, I think this card is alright, but I am disappointed in my sentiment. This is why I rarely stamp directly onto a card!!! Even using the stamp-a-ma-jig, I still managed to get an uneven result....so upsetting when it's the last thing you do...

2009-02-24T18:24:00.004-07:00

Okay, so I love this card I made for my friend Dave, who's also turning 30 this week using the Mojo Monday sketch...I used my brand new twinkling H20s (so bright!) to colour the frog from SU's 'Unfrogettable'. I layered on my new printed paper and Old Olive and Chocolate Chip. The sign is clear embossed chocolate chip on a toothpick! I couldn't resist using my new Stickles on the scalloped border, even though it's a male card, I held myself back though, used just a touch. I love the buttons. I think I have to get better at the photo taking as this card looks sooooooo much better in real life!

2009-02-23T22:52:00.005-07:00

Well, I turned the big 3-0 today...hard to believe, I certainly don't feel like the age I once perceived as "old", lol. I had a big party on Saturday night, slept on and off Sunday (hehe I like to say I had naps between my naps) and today spent much of it making Thank You's for my wonderful friends and family!

Some are a bit different as I ran out of my original "Mellow Moss" ribbon and moved to "Certainly Celery" until I ran out of that and resorted to "Apricot Appeal". I think I need to place a new order as I am running low on my favorite papers as well! I used my newly purchased "In the Spotlight" SU set and Cameo Coral (I still love this colour), Apricot Appeal, Mellow Moss, and Brocade Blue for the colours on Whisper White, layered onto Cameo Coral and then onto Apricot Appeal. I accented with little Chocolate Chip hearts. The little tags are Mellow Moss with a clear embossed Chocolate Chip 'thank you'.

WUAC No.3 & Mojo Monday Week 74

2009-02-18T20:52:00.003-07:00

Okay, here it the third WUAC Wednesday card for Sandy and I also followed the sketch of Mojo Monday Week 74.

Valentine's Day Treats

2009-02-15T13:52:00.003-07:00

Yesterday was a big crafting day for me!! In addition to my card for the HH challenge, I made these Valentine's Day treat bags for some of my family. I learned this at my last card night with Sandy. I don't have any Valentine's day stamps so I used 'Enjoy' from SU Lovely Labels and my So Swirly Roller. Both were embossed with clear powder.

I know this pic isn't very clear, but it just shows my collection of treats!

High Hopes Guest Designer Challenge

2009-02-14T14:15:00.005-07:00

This was the beginning of the watercolouring of the original image.

This is the final watercolouring of the original image. I stamped the image on watercolour paper and used a blender pen and aquapainter with my SU inks.

Then, I cut out images from a second stamped image and layered them on the original image with dimensionals.

I then layered the water colour paper onto some Kiwi Kiss and again onto Very Vanilla. My accent colour is Tangerine Tango. This is my submission for the HH challenge for a chance to be a guest designer!!

My Pets

2009-02-14T01:14:00.002-07:00

And my Rhodesian Ridgeback X, Bosco.

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And his brother, Tumble.

2009-02-14T01:10:00.000-07:00

This is one of my Russian Siberians, Ruff.

My First Card Using My New Cricut Expression

2009-02-13T23:47:00.001-07:00

This swirly thing was one of my first cuts from my new Cricut Expression.

2009-02-13T17:51:00.001-07:00

Trying out my new SU Baroque Motifs set...

2009-02-13T17:50:00.000-07:00

Inside

2009-02-13T17:16:00.000-07:00

2009-02-13T17:08:00.000-07:00

This is a redo of the first WUAC. This time, I coloured the frog with my brand new twinkling H20's for a shimmery effect.

WUAC (Whip Up A Card) #1

2009-02-13T17:00:00.001-07:00

This was my first WUAC challenge, alas, the first one did not have any rules (jk Sandy!)...

WUAC (Whip Up A Card) Challenge #2

2009-02-13T16:55:00.002-07:00

This was my contribution to Sandy's second WUAC challenge for Valentine's Day. Check out Sandy's Stamp N' Stuff for more information or the next WUAC challenge.

2009-02-13T16:31:00.000-07:00

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