Not too happy

Today I feel that my blog has been violated. Someone has posted one of my creations on a challenge I did not enter and linked it back to my blog. I find this so frustrating and disrespectful. I use my blog to keep a diary of the work I have done, to enter challenges for some fun, and to meet new people. I am also part of some design teams so that I can network with other crafters and help companies get their images out there for others to see and love too.

If for some reason you were the person who entered my card into another challenge, I ask that you remove it immediately. I also wanted to say Thank-you to Jenn for letting me know this has happened. I appreciate you looking out for me friend.

Cheers,

No Monkeying around

So this next project was inspired by my little monkey. We read stories each day and I always seem to lose the page we are on. However, the dilemma is that my little one likes to pick up her books and eat them/chew on them so an ordinary bookmark wouldn't work. I decided to create a bookmark that is sandwiched between two pieces of acetate. It has a ribbon that she can play with but the rest is protected. I used another one of Jennifer Nilsson's adorable images Mikey the trapeze monkey.

Supplies used:

Doodle Garden Mikey the trapeze monkey image

copic markers

Kaisercraft Animal party paper

Spellbinders pinking circles large

Eyelets

Acetate and ribbon from my stash

I am entering this bookmark into the following challenges:

One Crazy stamper October challenge-acetate/clear

Tammy's scraping corner-Anything goes challenge

Southern girls challenge 56-Animal crackers

Fab and Funky challenge 144-Animals

Sealed with a kiss

I have bunked down in our house creating some cards from images I have coloured but never got around to making anything out of them. Here is a cute card which would be perfect for a little guys birthday, featuring The Doodle Garden's image Sammy the seal. Jennifer has recently added some new Christmas/holiday stamps so make sure to check out her store Here.

Supplies used:

Doodle Garden Sammy the Seal image

Kaisercraft Party Animals paper

Bo bunny buttons

Jesse James flatback bling

Spellbinders Large pinking circles

Acetate for the window

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

One Crazy stamper October challenge-clear/acetate

Crafty sentiment designs challenge-seeing stars

Eclectic ellapu-Recipe challenge week 3

I moose you

Its another week for pink fun over at  The Stamping Boutique. This month the DT has been  inspired to celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness for the entire month of October. This week's challenge is Thinking of you...with PINK of course.  I like to think outside the box and when I saw this adorable Moose stamp I knew just what I wanted to do with it. Check out my creation then head on over to our challenge blog to check out what the other DT members came up with. Enter for your chance to win some fabulous goodies from our sponsors.

Supplies used:
The Stamping Boutiques Moose digital stamp
We R memory keepers love struck 6x6 paper pad
Copic Markers
Spellbinders Labels 1
My label maker for sentiment

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Creative stamp friends challenge 63-clean and simple
Tammys Scraping corner-anything goes challenge 34
Fussy and fancy challenge 74-anything goes
Southern girls challenge 56-animal crackers
Fab and Funky challenge 144-Animals

You drive me batty

I think this bookmark has my husband written all over it. Sometimes he can just drive me batty. Other days he can melt my heart just like the little bat on this creation. I think its my new favourite Paper Shelter image.

Supplies used:

The paper shelter's Too cute to spook image

Copic markers

Echo park design paper

Bo bunny glitter brads

Ribbon from my stash

I am entering this bookmark into the following challenges:

The paper shelter challenge 87-Halloween
Challenges 4 everybody 6-anything goes
Di's digi design challenge-Halloween
Just some lines-anything halloween challenge
Dilly Beans Halloween challenge
Inky impressions challenge 82-Fall or halloween
Daisy Doodles challenge 70-Halloween
My Craft spot-Too cute to spook challenge 75

You're purfect

Since fall is wrapping up here in Calgary, we have about a foot of snow, I decided to make a few more fall creations in hopes of us rewinding to autumn for a few more weeks.  For this one, I took The Paper Shelter's too cute to spook and used only the little cat on the pumpkin. She is simply adorable.

Supplies used:

Paper Shelter's too cute to spook image

Copic Markers

Smooch illuminace

Paper from my stash

Label maker

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

The Paper Shelter challenge 87-Halloween

Challenges 4 everybody 8-anything goes

Sentimental sundays challenge 126-pumpkins

Scrappy frogs challenge-halloween
Di's digi designs challenge-Anything halloween
Just some lines challenge-anything halloween
Dilly Beans challenge-Halloween
Inky Impressions-Halloween

Flying By

I finally finished my cards for the craft fair so I decided to take some time to create for myself. I have to say I am addicted to The Paper Shelter as of recently. They just keep coming out with cuter and cuter stamps. I took advantage of their Halloween stamp sale and picked up Too cute to spook, These two are just priceless. I also decided to try my hand at my very first Easel card (Without others preparing it for me). Here is what I came up with:

Supplies used:

The Paper Shelter Too cute to spook image

Basic Grey Indian Summer paper

Ribbon from my stash

Copic Markers

Label maker

Stickles glitter glue Stardust

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

The Paper Shelter Challege 87-Halloween

Basic grey challenge 80-anything goes

The Corrosive challenge 161-Know when to fold em

Sentimental sundays challenge 126-pumpkins

Scrappy frogs challenge-halloween

The Ribbon girls-october photo inspiration

A Helping Hand

A month back a friend of mine rescued a dog, Sam. She found out this week that Sam is going to require knee replacement surgery. Unfortunately, she is a student and cannot afford the $3000.00 it will take to pay for the surgery so we have set up a donation site on facebook and I have offered my crafting services to help support this great cause. I will be selling cards at a local craft fair and all proceeds go straight to helping Sam. I love being able to give back. Here are a few of the cards I have created thus far...a grand total of 100 in one day. It was a marathon!

Supplies used:

Kraft Paper

C.C. Designs winter sentiment stamps

Imaginesce Christmas image stamps

Stickles glitter glue

Copic Markers

Kaisercraft rhinestones

Spellbinders labels 23 die

I am entering these cards into the following challenges

Crafty Hazelnuts's Christmas challenge #96-No pattern paper
Crafty Ann's Challenge 77-Christmas
Polka doodles week 43-Christmas+kraft
Charisma cards 42-don't be square
Just keep on creating-Christmas is just around the corner
ooh la la challenge 116-Christmas sentiment

Pool Baby

Today is another challenge day at Stampin' With the Dragon. This weeks challenge was Anything but a Card. I love these challenges as it gives me a chance to get caught up on my scrapbooking pages of my little baby girl. Head on over to the challenge blog to check out what the DT have come up with using stamps from the Stampin' with dragon shop and enter your Anything Goes creations for a chance to win some fabulous prizes.

 My creation is a two page layout of my daughter enjoying her pool time fun. I coloured the two Stampin' with Dragon images with my copics, then I covered the wings with smooch illuminate shimmer paint and put a layer of glossy accents over the Pool, Beach Ball, and Dingy to make it look plastic. 

Supplies used:

Stampin' with the Dragon Jiggy goes to the pool digi

Stampin' with the Dragon Pool Fun digi

Copic Markers

Bo Bunny Sunkissed Design paper

Worldwin shimmer cardstock

Rhinestones from the local craft store

Glossy Accents

Smooch illuminate shimmer paint

I am entering this two page layout into the following challenges:

Paper Play challenge week 43-butterflies, bees and other things with wings

Crafts and Me challenge 107 -Fantasy creatures

Everybody art challenge 210-purple or orange

Craft your passion challenge 133-Fairies and fantasy

Quirky crafts challenge 22-anything but a card with fall colours

Bouncing Baby Buggy

Today I am showcasing another Doodle Garden image. The one thing I love about the images that Jennifer Nilsson does is the versatility of them. This next creation features her Baby Buggy Girl. This not only would make a great baby shower card but also a congratulations card or a baby girl's first birthday card. Don't forget that you can always re-size and use these beauties on scrapbook pages too.

Supplies Used:

Doodle Garden  Baby buggy girl image

Copic Markers

Prima Madeline 6x6 paper pad

Kaisercraft rhinestones

Spellbinders labels 12

I am entering my card into the following challenges:

Card mania challenge 6-oh baby!
Critter challenge blog challenge #138-embossing
Incy Wincy designs challenge-things with wheels
Little claires monthly challenge 26-new arrivals

Get your girlie costume on

Its another week for pink fun over at  The Stamping Boutique. This month the DT has been  inspired to celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness for the entire month of October. This week's challenge is A Pink Halloween. I had to get creative with this one so I picked out a stamp that looked like it could be a glamourous costume one might wear to a party. I love girlie costumes so I used that as my inspiration. don't forget to head on over to our challenge blog to check out what the other DT members came up with and  enter our challenge for your chance to win some fabulous goodies from our sponsors.

Supplies used:
The Stamping Boutiques Champaign Fashionista digital stamp
Spellbinders Large deckled mega rectangles die
Design paper and ribbon from my scrap drawer
Sizzix flower blossom embossing folder
Copic Markers
Maya Road star stick pin

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Daisy Doodles creative challenge #70 halloween
The paper girls challenge 18 -photo inspiration

Patch work pumpkins

This past weekend we had the annual "Great Pumpkin" give-away in our community to help get donations for the food bank in exchange for a pumpkin to carve. For me Pumpkins are not just a symbol of Halloween but also of giving thanks. So today's project is a Thank-you card for the volunteers who helped with the give-away this weekend. It features a wonderful image by Jennifer Nilsson called Patchy pumpkins. If you have never checked out the Doodle Garden shop that you really should as Jennifer has just released some new majorly cute images.

Supplies Used:

Doodle Garden Patchy Pumpkins image

Basic Grey Pyrus 6x6 paper pad

Copic Markers

Black felt tip pen

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Simon Says Eerie inspiration challenge
Come and get it halloween challenge
Dream Valley challenge #43-halloween
Robyn's Fetish challenge 130-halloween
All sorts challenge 177-Autumn colours
Daisy Doodles creative challenge 70-halloween
Kaboodle Doodles challenge 142-trick or treat fall
Love to create challenge 38-pumpkins pumpkins everywhere

Unconventional Cinderella

I have fallen in love with the new paper lines from SEI from the colours to the patterns...I just had to have them. So this next card was inspired by their new Entrada line. The colours of this line were perfect for Krista Smith's Saturated Canary Cinders image even if they are not the traditional blues usually associated with Cinderella.

Supplies used:

Saturated Canary Cinders image by Krista Smith

Sentiment from Penny Black's Celebration set

SEI Entrada paper

Copic Markers

Basic Grey buttons

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Simon Says-Eerie inspiration challenge

Come and get it Halloween challenge

Dream Valley challenge 43-Halloween

Glitternsparkle challenge 3-bonfire/halloween

Robyn's fetish challenge 130-Halloween

Sentimental Sundays challenge 125-Halloween

All Sorts challenge 177-Autumn colours

Shaker tag

I have started to make my personalized gift tags for family members and friends. My one friend is very trendy and into fashion so I dove into my stash to see what I could find. I had been hording some of my packaging from various dies and found one from my Tim Holtz Sewing room movers and shapers die. It was just the right size for a tag, so I started my creation from there. I added some flowers and bling to finish it off. I know she will love both her gift and this tag. She has kept the past few years of tags to decorate her small Christmas tree so hopefully this one will join the rest.

Supplies used:

Packaging from mover and shapers die

Prima flowers

Tattered Angels glimmer mist in sunshine and raven

Martha Stewart mirco beads

Flat back bling and ribbon from stash

Basic Grey Little black dress 6x6 paper pad

I am entering this tag into the following challenges:
Basic Grey challenge 79-sparkle
One Crazy Stamper challenge-Acetate or clear
Anything but a card challenge 4-halloween or halloween colours
So Artful challenge-harvest moon

A non-traditional Christmas

As the snow starts falling here in Calgary, I am gearing up for the holiday season. As much as I love the traditional red, green, and white colours usually associated with the season, I also love baby blues, pinks and purples. So today I have created a non-traditional colour Christmas card.

Supplies Used:

Stamping with the Dragon Rupert's favourite tipple image

Copic Markers

Sookwant tape

Glitter ritz warm highlights glitter

SEI Berry Melody paper pad

and bling from my stash

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Whimsy stamps challenge 52-all things sparkly
Just keep on creating-Christmas is just around the cornerCrimbo Crackers pink Christmas
Cute card Thursday challenge 239-Got glitter?

Relax time

With a little one in the house it sometimes feels like I have not had any relaxation time for a long while. I try at least once a week to indulge myself in a nice bubble bath with a good book. This was my inspiration for this next card. Remember, with the holiday season approaching, make sure to take some time to relax and enjoy a quiet moment or two.

Supplies used:

The Paper Shelter's Magic Bubble Bath

SEI's Field Notes 6x6 paper pad

Tim Holtz Philosophy charm

Queen and Company Rhinestones

Ribbon from my stash

Copic Markers

Smooch illuminance shimmer

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

The Paper Shelter challenge 86-charming

CRAFT challenge 177-Use metal

My heart pieces digital challenge-Monochromatic
Flutterby wednesdays challenge 210-butterfly or fairy
Tip Top Tuesday challenge 87-things with wings

Have a Rawr-ific birthday

Today I have a post featuring another really cute Doodle Garden Image by the one and only talented Jennifer Nilsson called Larry the Lion. Jennifer has not only added some darlin' new images but she is also offering 50% on her online store. Simply use the code JUSTBECAUSE upon check out.

Supplies used:

Doodle Garden Larry the Lion image

Spellbinders crowned ovals die

Copic Markers

MME Stella and Rose-Gertie 6x6 paper pad

Googly eyes and flower bling from my stash

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
digi stamps 4 joy challenge 53-Anything goes-masculine
Perfect sentiments challenge 53-Birthday or anniversary
Card Mania challenge 5-birthdays
Lolipop crafts challenge 92-happy birthday
Whoopsie Daisy challenge-birthday cards

Rupert's Pink Christmas

Its time for another challenge over at Stamping with the Dragon. This week we challenge you to use one colour colouring-Pink Christmas. That's right, we want to see all your pink Christmas creations. Head on over to the blog to see what the other Design Team Members have come up with and enter for your chance to win some fabulous goodies from our sponsor. If you haven't already done so, you should also check out the store for some wonderful holiday images.

Supplies used:

Ruperts favourite tipple

Glitter Ritz micro fine glitter in Rose

Glossy Accents

Sakura white gelly roll pen and star dust pen

Copic markers

Ribbon from my stash

Acetate

Sizzix embossing folder

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
One Crazy Stamper October challenge-clear
Whimsy stamps challenge 52-all things sparkly
just keep on creating-Christmas is just around the corner challenge
Crafty sentiments designs challenge-ribbons or bows
OLLCB challenge 116-Christmas sentiment
Stamp and Create challenge-Winter wonderland

Chain mail

I decided to challenge myself to use some of my old embellishments up from past projects. This post I used some chain I had left over from making some keepsake boxes as well as a charm from my jewelry making stash (I have had them for years). I also wanted to use a different spellbinder that rarely gets used but I think after this project that might change. Its wonderful finding new favourites.

Supplies Used:

The Paper Shelter's Gothic and Modern image

An old Kaisercraft 6x6 paper pad

Kaisercraft jewel tone brads

Chain and charm from my stash

Spellbinders labels 14

Copic Markers

Versamagic Ocean depth ink

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
The Paper Shelter challenge 86-charming
Through the craftroom door challenge 40-Anything goes
LEJ' designs challenge 25-Gothic challenge

SHARIng the wealth

A friend of mine is super close to reaching her 200 follower goal for her 2nd blog-a-versary. She is a wonderfully talented lady, who I have learned so much from. If you haven't already done so...check out her blog here and become a follower. I promise you will not be disappointed.  If you find her post about her blog candy and comment you have a chance to win some great prizes. Check out one of the two packages she has up for grabs below.

Cheers,

I just wanna be a Rock Star!

Have you ever had a stamp you absolutely loved but just didn't know what to do with it? Well that was the case with this cute digi from The Paper Shelter. I have had her for just over a year now and yet every time I went to get creative I hit a crafting block. This past week however I was determined to do something with her. Voila. I hope you like what I came up with.

Supplies Used:

The Paper Shelter's Pop Star image

Jillibean soup Dutch Mustard soup 6x6 pad

Copic Markers

Tim Holtz Philosophy charm

Spellbinders Star Circle die

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

The Paper Shelter's challenge 86-Charming

Use it Tuesday challenge 41-All about fall

Fashionista challenge 8-Anything goes

Robyn's Fetish challenge 128-Fall

Black, white and a splash of pink

Its another week for pink fun over at  The Stamping Boutique. This month the DT has been  inspired to celebrate Breast Cancer Awareness for the entire month of October. This week's challenge is Black and white with a splash of pink.  My card ended up having a large splash of pink. Head on over to our challenge blog to check out what the other DT members came up with and while you're there enter for your chance to win some fabulous goodies from our sponsors.

Supplies used:
The Stamping Boutique's Autumn boots stamp
Echo Park Design paper
Copic markers
At you spica pen in magenta for the leave veins
Creative imaginations black glitter paper

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
Scrap-creations-Leaves challenge
Fashionista challenge 8-Anything goes
Kaboodle Doodles challenge 141-pumpkin patch or Anything fall

Roses are Red...

After spending the weekend at the Fairmount Hot Springs resort to celebrate my 2nd anniversary with my husband, I was inspired to create a few romantic cards for my stash. I have been drawn to pinks as of late so I decided one more card couldn't hurt.

Supplies used:

The Paper Shelter's Rapunzel image

Copic Markers

Creative Imaginations Sweetheart Design paper

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
The Paper Shelter challenge 85-Love beats all
Fashionista challenge 8-Anything goes
Tammy's Scrapin Corner challenge 32-Anything goes

Love you a BUNCH

Not sure if you have noticed over the past few weeks, but I am a huge fan of The Paper Shelter. They have the cutest images that cover any occasion you have in mind. If you haven't ever checked out their store you really should. Not only do they add new images regularly but they are so well priced. Right now they are offering discounts on Halloween stamps and a 20% discount on all orders over $10. Check out their blog for details.

Without further ado, my creation this time uses their Teddy Bear Picking flowers stamp. He would work for a number of occasions including "I Love you a Bunch" cards like the one I am featuring today.

Supplies used:

The Paper Shelter's Teddy bear picking flowers image

Copic Markers

Best Creations Sweetheart design paper

Spellbinders deckled edge classic ovals

I am entering this card into the following challenges:
The Paper Shelter challenge 85-Love beats all
Challenges for everyone challenge 5-anything goes
A Gem of a challenge 57-Flowers
The Sweet stop challenge 180-Sketch