A few more Christmas Cards… and some blog candy!!

Morning ladies! I am now done my one Christmas card order! So i’ll show you the last 3… and then they’ll be on the way to their new home! lol!! On these cards I used my new Bazzill Stitchz Alpha template to handstitch “JOY” on each of the tags… I really think it gives them a “comforting home” look.. what do you think? Do you like the hand stitching?

Materials: Wild Asparagus pp, Staples Tag, MM poinsettia, buttons & epoxy tag, Melissa Frances Glitter Chipboard, Bazzill Stitchz Alpha Template, SU Scallop Punch.

I hope you enjoyed my Christmas cards and found some inspiration from them! I”m now starting a on a ***BIG*** order.. lol! But won’t be posting all of them… lol! They’re not as involved as these ones are.. moreso ’streamlined’..

Ok.. now onto some Blog Candy!! I won these in the Gallery Idol contest and won’t use them… they’re super cute though!! So I know someone must want them!

I haven’t been using much in the way of stamps lately so i’m going to pass these onto someone who will! I will also include an assortment of My Little Yellow Bicycle Zach’s Life pp!!! YUM!!!

If you’d like a chance to win these stamps just tell me if you’re a regular at my blog, or a first time visitor! Easy as pie!

Have a wonderful day ladies… i’ll post the winner in the next day or two… Bye!

2S4Y! :)

Morning ladies! It’s 2S4Y time again! Time for a fabulous new sketch, and lots of gorgeous inspirational cards! Yum!! This weeks sketch is brought to you by the lovely Kazan! I really enjoyed this sketch… it’s so versatile and fun!

You can see the sketch and Kazans gorgeous card here…

http://2sketches4you.blogspot.com/2008/09/sentiment-stamp-by-denami-design.html

The sponsor this week is Denami and they are giving away these scrumptious goodies!!  YUM!!!

And… my take on this weeks sketch:

Materials: MM noteworthy pp, Doodlebug stickers & glitter, Prima Velvet ribbon, Fiskars punch, Staples tags, May Arts ribbon, Prima blossom, Kaiser Bling, Cosmo rub-on.

Have fun with this weeks sketch ladies!! Be sure to check out the rest of the 2S4Y DT sketches… links are to your right hand side of my blog!

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I thought i’d show you my goodies from the other day at the London Scrapbooking Expo… I met up with Kim B. whom i’ve talked to over the computer for the last year, and she is sooooo awesome and amazingly talented!! Check out her blog in my blogroll.. you won’t be sorry!!! It felt like we’d been friends for years! It’s funny how sometimes you connect so well with someone, especially over the internet! lol!

Here are my goodies from the Expo, I brought $100 with me and made myself stay *under* that…. I really don’t need anything, *blush*, if you saw my stash i’m sure you’d die… haha!! So just got a “few” things.. I found a booth that had American Crafts Foam Thickers for $2.99 pkg!!! Which is an amazing deal here!! So I grabbed a bunch of those, and some other goodies! The Bazzill Stitchz template I loooooove!! The letters remind me of doodlebug alphas so I couldn’t resist! I already used it on a few Christmas cards which i’ll show you tomorrow! The last 3 Christmas cards for my one card order… so stay tuned! I think they turned out super cute!

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I’ve had a few ?’s over the last couple days that i’ll try to remember.. haha! I really should write them down as I come across them…. that would be the smart thing to do huh?

1. What border punch did I use for my card tutorial?

I didn’t use a border punch on that card, the paper came like that! Very cool huh?   You are welcome to use any border punch at all on your card,  tear your pp, or use nothing at all! Make do with what you have!

2. Are you using linen thread or string through the buttons on my Christmas cards?

It’s actually real twine… i’m all for texture and dimension! So this is just regular twine… you can buy a big ball of it at Micheals or Joanns (?) i’m sure!

3. Where do you buy your coloured twine?

I bought the stuff i’m using now at Micheal’s… it was a pkg with 5 colours in it I believe for about $6.99 or something like that… there were a few pkgs with diff colours in them… It’s not as thick as the brown stuff I use so easier to use/tie too! I also noticed that Stampin’ Up has some coloured twine in their catalogue this season.. red, black, and brown. And it’s pretty cheap too… $3.00ish I believe!

And one last question…

4. How do you find the time to make everything you do?

I stay up ***WAY*** too late… lol! My dh works midnights, so i’m up till midnight regardless… I put my youngest 2 to bed, tidy up, then usually hit my scrap table. I don’t watch much TV, and hour or two a week, (I *LOVE* the Amazing Race, so NEVER miss it when it’s on!) so scrapping into the wee hours of the morning & chatting on msn to my friends, is what I do most nights when dh works! lol!  

Well that’s it for today, if I missed your question, please feel free to ask again or email me… have a wonderful day ladies and thanks for stopping by and for your wonderful comments!

World Card Making Day, more Christmas Cards & a Toot!!

Morning ladies! Does everyone have plans for World Card Making Day on October, 4th? If not, how about joining in the festivites at www.worldcardmakingday.com !

Get ready to celebrate World Card Making Day!

Join in the fun with card makers the world over on Saturday, Oct. 4, as we kick off the holiday card-making season. Now in its third year, World Card Making Day is a day to connect with fellow card makers around the globe and to celebrate the creativity and joy of this craft! Hobbyists, beginning card makers, manufacturers of card-making products, retailers, and educators, are all making plans to share the excitement of World Card Making Day with workshops, online galleries, parties, contests, sales, and other special events.

 Visit http://www.worldcardmakingday.com for ideas and unique ways to celebrate this holiday, including:

 

 

o        Creating your own handmade cards from the dozens of sponsored ideas in the Inspiration Avenue section

o        Sharing your unique designs with the world in the Creation Corner Gallery

o        Finding and visiting an Official World Card Making Day Retailer for classes and activities that will help you connect with other fellow card makers

o        Planning your own fun activities with friends and family with ideas from the Celebrate section

Join Paper Crafts magazine on this amazing day that brings card makers from all over the globe together in celebrating the joy of giving the gift of a handmade card.

I will be having a card challenge or two, planned for you, and a couple giveaways!!! So be sure to come back and hang out with me on World Cardmaking Dady!!

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I am also *SUPER* excited to share this *TOOT* with you!! I have been asked to write an article and have my cards featured in the March 2009 issue of a fabulous Dutch Card Magazine called, Cards Only!  *WOOT* *WOOT* LOL!! Thanks for letting me share my excitement!!

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Now… a few more Christmas cards to show you! I have 3 more to do for my order and some tags, then i’m done this order and onto the next one! lol! I really hope she’s pleased with them! She gave me free reign to do as I was inspired to do… so here’s hoping!!

Materials

Top cards: KI Memories pp, Prima Poinsettias, Kaiser Bling, Scenic Route stickers, Doodlebug sugarcoated CS.

Bottom cards: Stampin’ Up pp, Bazzill Just the Edge, MAMBI bling, Making Memories Fabric Tags.

And that’s all for today ladies! I’ll be back tomorrow with my 2S4Y dt card and hopefully my last 3 Christmas cards!! Have a wonderful Sunday!! Hugs!!

My very 1st Card Tutorial!! :)

Ok ladies…. this is going to be my very first card tutorial on here… I hope it’s not ‘too’ simple… I plan on posting one of these once a month, so if there’s anything in particular you’d like to see (that I can do… lol!) feel free to ask and i’ll see what I can do!

So… here we go!

Materials:

*Sorry ladies… my tutorial for this will be back next year.. this card was picked up for CARDS March.2009!  

You will need the following:

Cardstock card base (mine is 5×5′)

3-6 gems

15″ ribbon

12″ twine

2 pcs of contrasting pp

1 deco edge punch

1 tag

1 sentiment (rub-on, alpha stickers, stamped quote/sentiment, etc)

2 buttons (one smaller than the other)

1 material or felt blossom

Step 1: Adhere 1st pc of pp on the bottom 1/2 of the card.

Step 2: Cut 2nd pc of pp to about 1 1/2″ shorter than card base. Punch deco edge on pc of pp and adhere to card base.

Step 3: Tie a bow in the end of the ribbon, leaving a long tail on the right hand side, do NOT trim yet.

Step 4 & 5: Layer 2 buttons on top of felt/material blossom and weave twine through….

Step 6: Tie the twine in a bow and pull snug.

Step 7: Adhere tag on card base, then layer on sentiment as shown.

Step 8 & 9: Place a glue dot on the back of the ribbon bow and adhere to left side of card layering over the tag as shown. Staple ribbon on right hand side of card, if you don’t have a stapler, use brads or simply adhere down with glue dots.

Step 10: Adhere bling beside sentiment and under sentiment as shown.

~ Finished Card ~

Materials: Cosmo Cricket Hello Sunshine pp, Misc. Ribbon & Buttons, felt blossom handmade by a friend, Sentment & Tag Cosmo Cricket Hello Sunshine.

Cosmo pp pkg is available here:

http://www.lilscrappers.ca/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=16444

And there you have it! I hope you’ll try out my card tutorial! Please be sure to come back & link me up to your card if you try it!! I’m off to the London Scrapbook Expo with Kim today! We have a lunch date planned and will be scrap shopping!! I’m good at that! LOL!!

Enjoy my card tutorial & have a wonderful day! Hugs!

TGIF!!! and yes, more Christmas cards… lol!

Yay for Friday! Anyone have any exciting weekend plans? Hot dates tonight? LOL!! Dh works… so same old for me.. hanging out with the kids and working on my scrapping ‘to do’ list… I have a few more Christmas cards that I made for my card order to show you today and that’s it for now… but be sure to check back tomorrow for my first Card Tutorial and a *TooT* that i’m SUPER excited about!!!

Here are my cards using Melissa Frances & Making Memories goodies… YUM!!!

And that’s it for today ladies!! Lots to do today! Have a wonderful day!! Thanks for stopping by!

P.S – Heidi… no, it’s not purple on my LO.. it’s really, really, really, really, really, dark pink! lol!!!