Creative Diversions

Not Lion….

2011-10-25T17:54:00.001-03:00

It was my grandson Zachary’s first birthday last week, and this is the card I made for him. The set is from Inky Antics, and so adorable.

The card is long and narrow, just seemed to look better this way. The image was stamped with Momento Tuxedo Black, then coloured in with Copic Markers. I then cut him out, and stamped an extra tail, coloured that and layered it on top of the lion. Then I used Nestibilities to do some layering. I thought it was a cute 1st birthday card.

I do have a picture to share of Zachary eating his birthday cake!! lol Now tell me he isn’t a little sweetheart. I really miss this little guy!

Thank you for stopping by and have a great day,

Kim

After my house…Tagtime at Stampotique

2011-10-13T17:26:00.001-03:00

This tag was made using the Stampotique Great Moon, Spiderweb, and sentiment from Dylusions by Dyan Reaveley. I just love her sentiments, some and quirky, some are fun…she also has some more serious sets. I started by cutting the tag with the Tim Holtz Tag die template. Then I spread distress stains on my teflon sheet and sprayed with a bit of water, then smooshed (not a word, I know..lol) the tag through it a few times until I had the look I wanted. I dried it with a heat gun, and then distressed the edges. The moon and sentiment were both stamped on patterned paper, cut out, then distressed. I ran the ribbon through the same ink I had leftover from the tag, wrinkled it into a ball, then dried with my heat gun. You have to be a bit careful doing this…it can start smoking pretty fast, and I am thinking it could start on fire if you aren’t careful. In the end I did put a tiny touch of yellow Stickles on the star.

Thank you for stopping by,

Kim

Remember When…

2011-09-28T22:48:00.001-03:00

Hi there,

I have been doing a bit of stamping lately. I have a card to share with you today. My card is using all Stampsmith stamps.

The main image is a photo stamp of Shirley Temple. The sentiment is from the Say It Like It Is plate. You can find them both here at The Stampsmith website. I started by stamping Shirley on white glossy c/s, then using Phototwin markers, I coloured in her shirt and her lips. I then distressed the photo, and all the layers. I used flower dies from MFT to do the rolled flowers, and a Martha Stewart punch for the ferns. Oh, and the card shape was done with the Grand Labels 1. The background paper is from the new Webster’s Pages line called Western Romance. I actually bought the whole pack of 25 because it’s so gorgeous, then I can use it and not hoard it! lol

Thank you so much for stopping by, and have a great day,

Hugs,

Kim

Naughty is the new Nice!

2011-09-07T02:19:00.001-03:00

Hi Everyone,

I wanted to share a tag I made this evening. It was so fun to get all inky and messy! I used a huge amount of Glimmer Mists and Distress Inks on a piece of white cardstock, that was run through an embossing folder, to create the background. Then I used 2 stamps from Viva Las Vegastamps! The woman image, Lady with Fan, as well as the sentiment, Naughty is the new nice. Both are stamped with Ancient Page coal black ink, then distressed. After this was done I sprayed some lace, ribbon, and ribbon flowers with more glimmer mists, then adhered to the tag. I decided to cut the sentiment apart so I could use a part of it on top and at the bottom of the tag.

The background of this tag shimmers like you would not believe. I know you can’t tell in the photo though.

Thank you for stopping by,

Kim

Memories

2011-09-01T02:22:00.002-03:00

I was going to submit this card for a Design Team tryout, but I missed the midnight deadline, but thought I would share my card with you all anyway. I had such fun making this card! I started out stamping the Armchair Lovers from Viva Las Vegastamps, then stamped the image again on patterned paper, and cut out the chair. I then paper pieced it onto the first image. The image was coloured with Copic Markers, and everything was distressed using Tim Holtz Distress Inks. The sentiment is a rub-on, and the hearts and flowers are punches. The gem in the center of the flower is a Sparklet from Kaisercraft! LOVE them! The patterned paper is from Pink Paislee. Oh, and the doily is a Cheery Lynn die, omgosh, gorgeous.

Thank you so much for stopping by, I really appreciate it!

Hugs,

Kim

Both of us can’t look good…Viva Las Vegastamps

2011-08-02T17:13:00.001-03:00

Hi Everyone,

I have a wall hanging to share with you today that I made for my studio door. I wanted something girly that would also make my husband laugh. I started out with a piece of chipboard, painted the back of it, then used Miracle Tape to apply designer paper to the front of the chipboard. I then sanded the edges and distressed them with Tim Holtz Distress Inks. The Pretty Lady in Pearls was stamped with Rich Cocoa Brown Momento inks, then heat set for just a quick second. She is colored in with Copic Markers. The sentiment "Both of us can't look good at the same time...It's either me or the house", can be found here. the To finish it all off, I used some Nestibilities to cut the layers for the Pretty Lady, mounted her on the chipboard and added some flowers. The sentiment is cut up and distressed and then mounted on the chipboard. I then added a couple pearl flourishes.

All stamps used can be found at Viva Las Vegastamps.

I had such a wonderful time while away on vacation, but ended up staying almost an extra month! After I visited the kids and the rest of my family, I went to visit my husband, who left at the beginning of June for work. He is still in Victoria now, hopefully he will come home soon! I do have pictures to share, and will do that sometime soon. I miss my grandbabies so much, they are both so sweet and adorable, and so very happy.

Thank you so much for stopping by today,

Kim

Viva Las Vegastamps Blog Hop!

2011-06-29T02:50:00.001-03:00

Woohooo, welcome to the first Viva Las Vegastamps Blog Hop!

Come join in the fun, there is a fabulous prize to be won!

You should have hopped here today from Chris’s blog, if not then hop on back there, you don't want to miss anything.

The Viva Las Vegastamps blog is the first stop today.

Here is my card:

I cheated a bit and used an image I had found online, only because she fit so perfectly with the Viva Las Vegastamps sentiment that I used! I love this, so cheeky! The sentiment can be found HERE.

Would you like to win the fabulous blog candy? Ooops, forgot to tell you what it is! 1 pound of gorgeous Viva Las Vegastamps RUBBER!!!!

Here is what you need to do to be entered to win this awesome prize:

1- Become a follower of each blog on this hop.

2- Leave a comment on each of the blogs on this hop.

That's it. You are then in the drawing!

Ok, now it’s time to head on over to Rebecca’s blog! Just click HERE!

Have a great day and thank you for hopping along with us on our first blog hop!

Kim

American Express Called…

2011-06-01T20:08:00.001-03:00

Hi Everyone,

Thank you for dropping by. I am so excited to show you a new card for Viva Las Vegastamps! I love this woman image, she looks so haughty, and the sentiment with her makes me giggle. I have so much fun with these sentiments.

The lady is called Pretty Lady in Fancy Hat and she can be found here. The sentiment used is called American Express Called and can be found here. The image and sentiment were stamped on high gloss paper, then painted in with tombows using watercolour paintbrush and water. The card was assembled using Miracle Tape. There are so many widths of tapes to choose from and even sheets, and if you haven't tried it yet, you will NOT be disappointed!

It has been so hot and humid here in Montreal, omgosh! I had forgotten what it’s like here, it seems summer has hit early. I will be heading for Vernon and Calgary next week, and will return at the end of June. I will have posts scheduled though, so drop by! I will have TONS of pictures to share with you when I get back! I am so excited to have clearance to fly now, and I will get to meet my grandbabies in person!!!! I can’t wait!

Thank you for stopping by, and have a great day,

Kim

Sure I shot the Sheriff–Viva Las Vegastamps!

2011-05-18T01:49:00.002-03:00

Thank you for stopping by today.' Here is another project using the fabulous Viva Las Vegastamps! I decided to use the Sure I shot the Sheriff stamp, because I have a warped sense of humour! When I saw this stamp it just made me chuckle, and I knew I had to have it.

The image (Sure I shot the Sheriff - Image 15080) is stamped on vanilla cardstock with chocolate Ancient Page ink, and then cut out with deckle edged scissors. I then lightly distressed the edges of the stamped image as well as the patterned paper behind it. All layers are put together with Miracle Tape, and lastly the stamped image is pop dotted up.

Please click on any of the links above to be taken directly to the product used, and while you are there, stay and browse awhile at all the FANTASTIC images at Viva Las Vegastamps.

On another note, we are finally settled into our new place in Montreal. We are actually just outside of Montreal, a bit out of the hustle and bustle, which is nice. It was awesome tonight to sit down and create something in my new stamping space. I registered to take a stamping class at a local store tomorrow, in hopes of meeting some new stamping friends here. I am really missing all my girls in Halifax, more than they know.

Well, off to bed for me! Thank you for stopping by, and I will hopefully be posting on a regular basis again!

Kim

Beautiful Woman–Viva Las Vegastamps

2011-05-04T23:15:00.001-03:00

Hi There,

Thank you so much for stopping by today. My project today features a beautiful woman's face, from Viva Las Vegastamps!, (#5908) on the front cover of a book I made! The book has chipboard covers, but the rest is patterned paper and envelopes. I had a blast making this, and will be making more for sure. This book was put together using Miracle Tape from Viva Las Vegastamps!, if you haven't used this product yet, it's awesome, and, it comes in many different sizes and even sheets.

Stop by Viva Las Vegastamps and have a look at all the awesome stamps over there, you won't be disappointed.

I have to thank Karen up at Photo Memories for teaching us how to make this book!

We are in Montreal now, staying at a hotel, as the condo we are renting was a real mess, and we had to paint. The movers will be here tomorrow and the unpackers come in on Friday. Hopefully by Monday we will be settled in our new place! Woohoo, soon we will have homemade food, and not any restaurant food for a while I hope! lol

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Kim

Sweet Little One–Viva Las Vegastamps

2011-04-20T14:30:00.001-03:00

Today I made a card using The Little Girl with Doll photo stamp, available at Viva Las Vegastamps. I stamped the image using Ancient Page black ink on glossy cardstock. Photo Twin markers were used to color in a few places on the image. The edges were distressed with Tea Dye ink, I was going for an aged photo look. I just adore this stamp.

I am so excited! I know this will make many of you laugh, but I just figured out how to use my Bow Maker!! I don’t know if I will be able to do it again, I think it was a fluke! I always seem to miss a step and my bow falls apart the second I take it off the Bow Maker…oh well, what can I say..lol

Have a great day everyone, and stop by at Viva Las Vegastamps if you haven’t already! There is free shipping for the entire month of April! Woohoooo!!

Kim

Hopes and Dreams, and the possibilities of it all….

2011-04-19T10:49:00.001-03:00

Last night I finally finished a card that was started last weekend. Kim Blanchette of The Cutting Garden instructed us on how to make this card, and I just love it! It would make a perfect wedding card. We also made a box to put the card in, as the card is quite big and dimensional. We used the Pendant Heart Nestibilities, lots of distress inks and Borderabilities, oh yeah, and tons of pearls! The sentiment is an old one from PSX.

I love the soft, romantic feel of this card, and can’t wait to make more! I believe the patterned paper is from Basic Grey.

My desktop computer is broken down, and all my photography programs are on it. Sorry my pictures aren’t that great right now, I didn’t realise how much I depended on Photoshop for editing my photos! It’s so nice to be able to fix the lighting and such. I shouldn’t complain, at least I have my laptop right now! lol

I think most of you know that we are moving to Montreal next week. It’s been a bit crazy around here. I will try to keep posting while we are getting settled, the hotel will have internet. We won’t have internet or phone until May 6th. Luckily it’s a company move and we don’t have to pack, or unpack! Yeah! But we will have to direct and probably change things around as we get to know our new home.

I have to say I have been totally spoiled living here in Halifax! I have made the most incredible friends, most of whom stamp! We have a fabulous stamp group that gets together once a month. We have the best stamp stores, Photo Memories, Carousel Rubber Stamps, and The Cutting Garden! If you haven’t been to these stores, you are in for a real treat! It is so very beautiful here, living right across from the ocean. Yes, we were lucky to live here and get to know this beautiful province of Nova Scotia! I am going to miss everyone and everything so much! I also look forward to our new journey in Montreal. Life is what you make of it!

Thank you so much for stopping by, and have a great day!

Kim

The Easter Bunny is almost here!

2011-04-16T23:32:00.001-03:00

Ah…the memories of Easter. I used to love hiding all the Easter eggs, and watching the kids searching everywhere in the house to find them. Then their chocolate covered faces after the devoured some of it! I really miss those days. My Grandbabies are too young for this yet, but can’t wait until they do the same.

This is one of the cards I made over at Dejah’s store last weekend. I normally don’t do Easter cards, but since I live so far away, I wanted to send Zachary and Charleigh a card.

This one is for Charleigh. There is so much glitter on this card, I wish I had been able to get a better picture, so you could see it. The stamp is from House Mouse. Isn’t she cute? We used the new Labels 20, LOVE THEM! Of course I came home with them! lol

I made this one for Zachary. I don’t normally do this syle of card, but I had a blast making these for the kids! Lots of shimmer and shine on this card too.

Have a great evening, and thank you so much for dropping by!

Kim

True Friendship

2011-04-14T18:01:00.001-03:00

I went to a class taught by Val, and this is one of the cards we made. I have all the stamps, but have never come up with a clever idea like this! lol

We stamped the image and sentiment on kraft cardstock, then ripped and distressed with vintage photo distress inks. The background paper is so gorgeous, all we did to that was distress the edges. The circles are from Graphic 45, I just love them! Then we added a few black pearls to the card. I really like this card, love the vintage feel.

Thanks for stopping by today,

Kim

She pursued Big dreams…

2011-04-14T01:20:00.001-03:00

Hi there,

Last weekend we had our monthly ladies stamping group. It was my turn to think up a project for us to do. So, I decided to show the ladies how to use distress inks on your teflon sheet, and then spray with water, and drag your paper through. You can keep doing this to deepen the colours. After we did this, we dried the paper and distressed it and then distressed the next layer as well. Omgosh, it was so noisy, I brought my Zutter Distressing machine! Thank goodness Joan’s hubby was out, or I am sure he would have kicked this noisy bunch out of his house!! We had a blast! The stamp set we used is from Unity, and I just love it. After the card was assembled, we used a sparkle spray on it, and in real life it shimmers like crazy, but I couldn’t capture that in the photo. I had a bit of a hard time, as this is my last crafty night with the girls, as we are moving in a couple weeks now. Have I mentioned how much I am going to miss everyone? lol

The next card we did was instructed by Val. We made a corset card. I love this! We cut out the template and traced it, and traced the back for the card as well. We added lace and pearls, and did some stamping with a Tim Holtz stamp. I wish I had distressed the edges, but I can still do that! Thank you so much Val! Love this card!

Thank you so much for stopping by, and have a great day!

Kim

What would YOU do for a Klondike Bar?

2011-04-06T10:56:00.001-03:00

I am so excited today! This is my first official post as a Design Team member for Viva Las Vegastamps! When I saw these stamps, The Woman and the Sentiment, I had to have them! I was laughing at the ideas that came to me for a card.

I started off by stamping the woman image on glossy paper with Ancient Page Black Coal ink. I then coloured her in with a watercolour brush, a bit of water, and Tombow markers. She was then cut out and sponged with distress inks. She is layered on patterned paper, then the sentiment was stamped on the same paper, then cut out, and layered on. If you can't see the sentiment well, it says, " I'm ashamed of what I did for a Klondike Bar". LOL, this just makes me giggle. I love how she is looking up and holding herself, like she really is contemplating what she did! I also used Miracle Tape from Viva Las Vegastamps to hold the card together! Wow, that stuff is amazingly strong! I can see myself using it for all sorts of different things. If you click on any of the highlighted words in this post, you will be taken to the Viva Las Vegastamps website, and to the stamps I used.

The designers will be posting on the Viva Las Vegastamps Blog weekly, so drop by and have a look!

Have a wonderful day, and thank you so much for stopping by!
Kim

Have a drink on me….Viva Las Vegastamps

2011-04-04T12:29:00.001-03:00

It was a friends birthday yesterday, and I had a card all made for him! The perfect guy card! What man doesn’t like beer? lol

The mug of beer, Moosehead beer logo and the sentiment I put inside are all available at Viva Las Vegastamps! The sentiment inside says, “ 24 hours in a day. 24 beer in a case. Coincidence?” I thought he would get a kick out of that for sure.

The beer mug was embossed in black, and then coloured in using Copic Markers. I put a bit of glossy accents on the water drops on the outside of the mug. I couldn’t decide what to use for the foam on the beer, and ended up using Flower Soft. I thought it looks kind of foamy, looks good in person! lol I made the background on white cardstock, using distress inks, and stains. The stains are new to me, and will take a bit of practice. I used them on the diamond background, directly on the stamp.

No fussiness on this card…was hard to leave it and not add anything else. I find it so challenging to make Man cards! lol

Have a wonderful day and thank you so much for stopping by today,

Kim

Exciting News! Viva Las Vegastamps Design Team!

2011-03-28T10:04:00.000-03:00

Hi Everyone,

Wow, it has been hard to keep this secret to myself! I tried out for the Viva Las Vegastamps Design Team, and was asked to join the team! I am so excited and honored to be a part of this new design team! Viva Las Vegastamps has such a huge variety of stamps, you have to check them out! There is literally something there for everyone! Viva Las Vegastamps also has the famous Miracle Tape, and if you haven't tried this tape out, you are going to LOVE it when you do!

Just click on the logo above to go to Viva Las Vegastamps and be prepared to be there for a while, as I said, there is tons of rubber to look at! While you are there, have a look at the video of the actual store...I tell ya, it's rubber heaven!!!! I sure wish I lived close by, but, alsas, there is always ordering online!! Thank goodness!

To see the rest of the Design Team, please go to our awesome Design Team Leader's blog, Terri Sproul . You will find a bio for each member, as well as links to everyone's blog! There is such a varied style for each member, we hope you enjoy and get inspired!!!

On another note, my husband has been transferred back to Montreal for May 1st. We are currently in Hawkesbury, Ontario, looking for a new place to live. We haven't had much luck yet, we may have to move on to the next town, as we decided not to live in Quebec this time around. We really want to be back home in Ontario.

I do have a card to post, but the internet here keeps going off and on, and it won't seem to load a bigger picture. I will have to try again later!! You are going to love Viva Las Vegastamps and I can't wait to show you and hopefully inspire you to try them out!

Have a wonderful day everyone, and thank you for stopping by today!!!

:)
Kim

Viva Las VegaStamps Design Team tryout!

2011-03-15T11:55:00.001-03:00

Hi there,

Today I am submitting a couple of my cards for the Design Team tryouts at Viva Las VegaStamps! If you would like more info, or would like to check out their incredible (huge) catalogue, please click on the logo below!

Now onto my cards! I had so much fun creating both of these cards. We are to pick out 2 of our best projects to show in this post. These are amongst my favorites, so I hope you like them.

I just love the quirky sentiments available at Viva Las VegaStamps! To start with I stamped the woman image, and coloured her in. She was then cut out and put aside for a little bit! lol I used a wave cutter to create the ground. I then adhered this to a piece of Basic Grey paper, then onto a base of brown c/s. I stamped the flower stems, which is the bottom of an arrow stamp, added my punched flowers and added Dew Drops to the centers of the flowers. Lastly I stamped the sentiment on the Basic Grey paper, and layered it twice on c/s, and adhered to the card. This card makes me laugh every time I look at it, and my husband chuckled when he saw and and agreed!! Awww…its’s really not true at all, I love cooking!

For my second card, I chose a photo stamped card! I just love photo stamps, and didn’t realize what a vast selection they have at Viva Las VegaStamps! For this card I started with making my card base. I used plain c/s, and then adhered a piece of Bo Bunny paper on top. I then stamped a small swirl around the outside of the card. To stamp this image, I used glossy paper, and stamped the image with Black Ancient Page inks. I will repost a tutorial I have on my blog for instructions on stamping photo images and colouring them in. After I coloured the image in with Tombow markers using a watercolour brush, and I used distress inks on the image, to make it appear a bit more vintage. Flowers were then punched and adhered to the card, and pearls were added to the centers.

Photo Stamping Tutorial

I decided to put this on my blog, as I still get so many emails asking for instructions on how to use Photo Stamps! I know everyone has a different way of doing things, but this is what works best for me, and how I have been teaching people in classes. I hope this helps anyone that is having troubles!

Supplies needed:

Photo Stamp

Glossy Cardstock
Ancient Page Inks
Phototwin Markers
Tombow Markers
Watercolor Brush
Foam Pad to stamp on
D/S Tape (double sided tape)
Masking Tape
Distress Inks

First and foremost, I wash my unmounted rubber stamps in the sink with dishsoap. I then lay them on a lint free towel to dry. When they are dry and I am going to use an image, I use masking tape to remove any little pieces of lint or glitter that have managed to get on the stamp. I mount the stamp on an acrylic block, using d/s tape. I also check my ink pad, and if there is lint on it, I use the masking tape to remove it as well.

I have 2 ancient page black ink pads, one is about 4 years old and doesn't have much ink. The other is new so it's well inked. I first go over the image with the old pad, if I don't have enough ink, I go over it with the new pad. Then I take the old pad, and it's like I am inking the stamp, but I am actually removing some of the excess ink. If you have to much ink the image will be splotchy. The nice part about using the 2 inks pads, is that the old one removes a bit of ink, and will probably have a perfect amount of ink for the next time I ink up a photo stamp image! If you just have the 1 ancient page ink pad, just swipe some of the ink off over a piece of paper. To much ink is not a good thing!

I put my glossy paper on top of a foam stamping pad. I then press the image down on the glossy, firmly. I make sure I press on all the corners, as well as the middle of the stamp. I do this for about 20 seconds, then leave it sitting on the paper for about 30 seconds. Then I give it another firm press and slowly remove the stamp from the glossy paper. If you are still getting splotches, you may have a bit too much ink on your stamp, so try a bit less next time.

I then heat set the image with the heat gun. Then I swipe a few colors of markers on a piece of plastic. Get my watercolor brush damp, and pick up a bit of color with the brush, and paint the image in. The phototwin markers are so soft, and lend themselves so nicely to photo stamped images. But for any darker colors I use the Tombow markers, but any water based markers will do the trick. Just make sure you are removing most of the water from your brush before you start painting the image in or your paper will warp. I just use a napkin and press my watercolor brush lightly onto the napkin before I pick up some of the colour from the markers.

If you aren't up to trying the watercolor technique, you can just use the distress inks and a stipple brush to add some colour to your image! Or even just rub the distress inks on the edges to give them a more vintage type look.

I have been using the photo stamps for many years now, and have taken everyone’s advice and kind of mixed it all together to get the results I am looking for. This seems to work for me!

Thank you so much for stopping by today. I hope your day is wonderful,

Kim

Oh Baby! Viva Las VegaStamps!

2011-03-14T21:49:00.001-03:00

I made this card for a friend, good thing he got a chuckle out of it! lol The main image is from Viva Las VegaStamps, isn’t she sexy? Anyway, she is stamped on a piece of basic grey paper, then I used Nestibilities to frame her, and distressed the edges a bit. The card base was stamped around the edges with a tree stamp from Hero Arts. I just used the top of the tree. There is a little corset on the ribbon, I thought it needed a little something.

Now for the inside of the card…..uh-oh

I know it’s a naughty card, but I sure had fun making it!

If you have a chance, check out the Viva Las VegaStamps!! They have a HUGE variety and something for everyone! They are also looking for a new Design Team, why not try out?

Have a wonderful day,

Kim

Listen to your heart

2011-02-18T20:20:00.001-04:00

Hi Everyone,

I know it’s been a while since I have posted! Life gets in the way at times. I have been making a lot of cards, but, I have forgotten to take pictures!! I made my son and his fiancé 88 baby announcements, and am just about finished making them 50 thank you cards! I did get some play time in yesterday though, and these are what I came up with!

I am really loving this cuttlebug background. I just rubbed tea dye distress ink over it. The stamps used are from the Tim Holtz line of stamps.

I have to say, this combination of alcohol inks has to be my favourite! I used Denim, Stream and Silver. All stamps again are from the Tim Holtz line.

Here I have swiped distress inks on my Teflon sheet, and misted with water. Then put the white c/s down and lifted, then heat set. After I stamped the images, I spritzed the whole card with Shimmer Sparkle. It’s so sparkly in real life! Colours of distress inks used in this were Worn Lipstick and Spiced Marmalade. Again, stamps used are from the Tim Holtz line.

Now for a couple pictures of my handsome and beautiful grandchildren! lol

Here is a cheeky picture of my grandson Zachary, hanging out in his bumbo chair. I just love the look on his face! Isn’t he just so handsome? Zachary is going to be a heartbreaker for sure!

Here is a picture of my granddaughter Charleigh. She is such a little sweetheart. I just love the little smile on her face. She is so precious! I think she is going to steal a few hearts!

Thank you so much for stopping by for a visit today.

Hugs,

Kim

My Princess

2011-01-24T20:28:00.001-04:00

Hi Everyone,

I haven’t been stamping much, but am going to give it a go tonight! I did want to share a picture with you though! Shawn and Brittany had some pictures taken of their family, and this one of Charleigh is so precious, I have to share it with you!

Charleigh just makes me smile, she is so precious and beautiful!

Thank you for stopping by, and I hope to have some stamping photos to share very soon!

Kim

Oh my dear…

2011-01-15T18:23:00.001-04:00

I had such a chuckle when I saw this stamp! I finally got to use it. The theme this week at Stampotique Designer Challenge was to mask. I first stamped “dear” on my white c/s and then stamped her on white scrap paper. Cut the scrap one out and layered it on top of the one on my card. I then used a piece of sequin waste as a mask and dabbed pink and green inks on. I then removed the “dear” mask and coloured her in with Copic markers. I added a touch of Viva Decor glossy black in the centers of the flowers for dimension. All images are from Stampotique.

Thanks for stopping by!
Kim

Happy Snowman Frame!

2011-01-15T18:00:00.001-04:00

I made a couple of these little frames and gave them as Christmas cards this year…or last year I should say. All stamps are from Stampotique and the frame was bought at Micheals. It was really fun and easy to do!

I know it’s late for me to be posting this stuff, but we have had a crazy month or so! Life gets in the way at times!! More projects to come!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Kim

Our newest addition to the family!

2011-01-15T17:53:00.001-04:00

Hi Everyone,

I wanted to introduce you to my Granddaughter, Charleigh Colleen(pronounced Charley)! Isn’t she just beautiful? I know it’s been way too long, I should have posted pictures sooner! Charleigh was born on December 10th, she has the most gorgeous big brown eyes, and is my little princess!

What a little cutie pie!!! Charleigh looks so much like her Mom, Brittany! Beautiful!

There will be many more pictures to come!! Shawn, Brittany and Charleigh are having pictures done today, so by next week we should have pictures of the happy family!

Now a few pictures of my handsome Grandson Zachary!

Jen and Zachary! Don’t you love that hat?? lol

Awww…love the expression on his face!!

Mike, Jen, and Zachary sharing their first Christmas together! What a beautiful family!

Believe in the Magic!

2010-11-25T21:19:00.001-04:00

I am really loving all the Tim Holtz stamps, especially all the Christmas sets. Tomorrow evening is the last class at Photo Memories in Halifax, and this is one of the cards we will be making. Val and I are teaching this class together. She has a card that she is teaching, then we are teaching a shoe together. Val’s shoe is in the store, mine is here at home! I will post it tomorrow. The class will be a blast as we are making it a bit of a party! There will be giveaways, home baked goodies, chocolate, and punch! We hope to see you there!

Have a great evening!!! And Happy Thanksgiving to all our American friends!!!

Kim

SDC20–Bling Bling–Stampotique Challenge

2010-11-24T00:18:00.001-04:00

Woohoo….it's time for another Stampotique Designer's Challenge! This week I am the hostess again. I thought since Christmas is right around the corner, we could make some projects with BLING! This week is a Stampotique Originals stamps only. Be sure to join in the fun and link up your creation at the Stampotique Designers Challenge Blog for a chance to win a $30 gift certificate to the Stampotique shop!! We can’t wait to see your creations!

Now onto my card.

I used Angelboy, Mistletoe, Small word star, and Merry Kiss-mas. The background is done with Distress inks. Angelboy was stamped and embossed, coloured with Distress inks and then cut out. All other stamps were stamped with Distress inks, and then I added tons of stickles so my card would be blinged!! lol

Thank you so much for stopping by, and I can’t wait to see your creations for this challenge!

Kim

Congratulations to Mike, Jen and Zachary!

2010-11-22T13:41:00.001-04:00

This is the card I made for my son and his family! Zachary is my first grandchild, and he is so beautiful! I wanted to make something special to congratulate them all!

I just love Webster’s Pages papers. I cut the paper so the carriage would be the focus. Then I cut some of the flowers and layered them on the left corner. I cut out the butterflies from another piece of paper and layered them, so they look like they are flying off the paper. Then I started looking for the perfect sentiment, which I found! The sentiment is from Quietfire Design. I used Nestibilities for the top layer, and traced the outside layer and cut. I then added a couple embellishments from the Tim Holtz line. Sometimes you make a card and you like it, but then you make one you love. Well, this is one of my favorites, I love it!

I do have some more cards to share with you, but still need to take pictures. I will do that today or tomorrow.

Here is a more recent picture of Zachary!

Thank you for stopping by!

Kim

Stampers Anonymous Jesters

2010-11-22T13:34:00.001-04:00

I made this card a while back, but never shared it on my blog. I just love Stampers Anonymous stamps and don’t often get a chance to play with them. I used their Art background stamp in the background in a couple different colours, the arches, which I cut out, and the jesters that we cut out and layered as well. It really was a fast and fun card to make.

Thank you for stopping by today!

Kim

Cards for Class at Photo Memories

2010-11-22T13:29:00.001-04:00

I wanted to share a couple cards with you that were made for a class at Photo Memories. We did another card as well, but I had already shown it on my blog. This was a beginners class, but I wanted to show them how to make more than just the normal fold card. We did a gatefold card and an easel card. They enjoyed the class.

Anyway, here are the photos:

The above card is made with Hero Arts stamps. The house is coloured with Copic Markers.

The above is the outside of the card, below is the inside. We used all Tim Holtz stamps. We also used Lotus Pendant from Nestibilities, and Tim’s awesome ticket die with coordinating stamps! Love that! This was a fun card to make!

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Kim

SDC 18–Spooky, Creepy, or Crawly!

2010-10-28T16:49:00.001-03:00

This weeks challenge over at the Stampotique Designers Blog is to make something spooky, creepy, or crawly! What fun this theme is, especially since there were new stamps released recently from Stampotique and Halloween is just around the corner!

I had a blast making this card! I did a step card, with a background on the back of the card. I used a few of Martha’s gorgeous punches, Basic Grey Eerie paper from last year, and all stamps are from Stampotique!

Here is a list and direct links to the stamps that I used:

Pumpkins and Skull

Skull, Little guy handing from tree and Little guy in front of fence

If you want to join in on the challenge, pop on over to the Stampotique Designers Challenge Blog! We would love to see your creations, and you could win the $30 gift certificate to the Stampotique Store! This week is a Stampotique only stamps week. If you don’t have any Stampotique stamps yet, come back and play with us on the first challenge of each month for a chance to build your collection!

Thank you so much for stopping by today, and have a beautiful day!

Smiles,
Kim

I am a GRANDMA!!! Welcome Zachary Jon Tishenko!

2010-10-22T11:19:00.001-03:00

The day finally came! On Wednesday Oct. 20, at 7:54 pm., my first grandchild was born! His name is Zachary Jon. He was 7 lbs. 15 oz. and 21 inches long. He is such a beautiful baby, just perfect and so very precious! I have some pictures I would like to share with you today! Congratulations Mike and Jen!!!!!

Here is the little angel just after he was born!

My son Mike and baby Zachary!

Baby Zachary on his way to spend his first night at home with his family!

Omgosh, he is just so tiny in that car seat. It’s amazing how you can fall in love on sight isn’t it?

Here is Zachary and his mom Jen at home.

I am happy to say that Jen is doing well, she was in labour for 40 hours though, so she is beat, and needs some rest! Jen’s Mom is at the house for a while to help out a bit, so that is wonderful. Mike was able to take a few days off work, and spend time with Jen and Zachary.

I will post more pictures as they come! I have been so excited, telling everyone about my grandson, and showing his picture to everyone willing to look! I make myself laugh, but hey, this is all part of being a Grandma!!

Have a wonderful day everyone!!

:)
Kim

TSC2 – The Stampsmith Challenge

2010-10-15T16:24:00.001-03:00

Hi everyone,

Today’s card is for The Stampsmith Challenge. If you haven’t heard, Stampsmith has a new challenge blog and there is a draw twice a month for a chance to win a gift certificate to shop in The Stampsmith store, if you play in the challenges! Here is what the guidelines are this week:

This week we challenge you to create a project using specific colors - black and white and one other color - with at least one Stampsmith Stamp to qualify for the draw! If you do not yet have any Stampsmith images, please join us for the open challenge on November 1st.

Onto my card,

I know I have probably said this a million times, but omgosh, I love The Stampsmith stamps! They are so beautiful and elegant, and they make it so easy to make a special card! This stamp is off one of the new Diva plates! Love it!

We hope to see your beautiful creations, so please drop by and check out the challenge blog and see the other design team members cards!

Have a wonderful day, and thank you so much for stopping by,

:)
Kim

I really do love snowmen!

2010-10-14T21:22:00.001-03:00

I love this time of year. Starting to make Christmas cards, or winter cards I guess you could say. Snowmen just make me smile, they are just fun! Brings back memories of being a kid and making snowmen. I remember going in the house and sneaking out hats, mittens, scarves, carrots, and raisins. I guess I wasn’t a very good sneak though, my Mom always knew what was going on, and always had a big smile when we dragged her outside to check out our snowmen!

Anyway, here is my card for today. This is the last card for my class at Photo Memories.

I just can’t tell you how pretty I think these Bo Bunny Christmas papers are! The colors are awesome!!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Kim

Bo Bunny Christmas

2010-10-06T10:53:00.001-03:00

Hello there,

I guess it is time to start thinking about making Christmas cards! Have you seen the new Bo Bunny Christmas papers? I am loving the funky colours of this new line. I did these cards for a beginner class I am teaching at Photo Memories. There is one more card, but I am not quite finished.

Anyway, here are a couple of the cards we will be making.

This card is super sparkly IRL. I couldn’t capture that in a photo for some reason.

I just love Christmas stockings. I was so tempted to do more with this stamp, but realise there is only so much time in a class, and we will be making 3 cards.

I have another baby bump picture to share with you! I really love this photo with both Jen and Mikes hands on her belly!

Well, you have a fabulous day, and thank you so much for stopping by today!

:)
Kim

A few pictures to share with you…

2010-10-03T09:22:00.001-03:00

As most of you know, I am going to be a Grandma this month! My oldest son Mike and his very beautiful lady, Jen, are due October 20th. These pictures were taken a few weeks ago now. I just had to share a few with you!

Jen looks so peaceful and happy, and Mike is beaming with pride. I just can’t wait to meet baby Zachary!

My youngest son and his bride-to-be are expecting December 12th. Hopefully they will be sending along some pictures soon!!

Thank you for stopping by today, even though it wasn’t stamping related! I do have something to share with you later this evening, I am off to work here shortly!

Have a beautiful day!

:)
Kim

I have some exciting news to share!

2010-09-28T18:33:00.001-03:00

I have some exciting news! The Stampsmith has a brand new Challenge Blog. There will be two challenges a month, on the 1st and 15th. The Stampsmith will be supplying a prize for one lucky random winner every challenge. For your chance to win, simply play along! Check back on October 1st when the first challenge will be revealed along with some inspiring ideas from the design team! The button below is available for use on your blog so grab one and join in the fun.

Thank you for stopping by today!

:)
Kim

Wishes and Kisses Pendant Card

2010-09-22T23:51:00.001-03:00

Good Evening,

Last night I had 4 of the local lady stampers over for a night of card making. I say card making because really, there wasn’t much stamping involved. The cards we made the snowflake card a few posts down, I didn’t make another, I just showed how I made it. Then there was this card, which is a bit of a remake of a card I made last year. It was fun that everyone put their own spin on it, used different papers, colours, and they all turned out so beautiful.

We had such a great time, visiting, crafting and of course EATING! I borrowed Val’s pampered chef Bundt cake pan, and made the yummiest chocolate cake with cherries in it. The best thing of all, it took 20 minutes to bake in the microwave!! When it was done and cooled a bit, we ate it with some cool whip….oh yeah…It was delicious! I can’t really take much credit though, it’s Val’s recipe, and she also brought the cake mix..I just supplied the cherry pie filling!!Ok…onto the card…lol

We used the Fleur de Lis pendant from Spellbinders, and a border as well, but I can’t remember which one is it at the moment. I used a piece of patterned paper from one of Tim Holtz’s paper pads! OMGosh, I love his paper pads! Then I used white shimmer paper for the rest of the card. The center brad is a K and Co. brad, and the crystals are swarovsky. They are so beautiful and so sparkly.

Have a wonderful evening, and thank you so much for stopping by!

:)

Kim

SDC16 – Vintage (Stampotique Challenge)

2010-09-22T11:30:00.001-03:00

Woohoo….it's time for another Stampotique Designer's Challenge! This week Milo is our hostess and she has challenged the design team to create a project with a VINTAGE theme (using Stampotique stamps only). Be sure to join in the fun and link up your creation at the Stampotique Designers Challenge Blog for a chance to win a $30 gift certificate to the Stampotique shop!!

For my card I started with cheap white cardstock, embossed my images in black, then sprayed everything with a couple different colours of Smooch spray. I dried it a bit with my heat gun, then added some black enamel glossy accent to the heart in the sentiment, and to the dots on the house. I then added some clear glossy to the hearts at the top of the card and windows on the house. Then a bit of stickles to the flowers, and a touch of grey on the house using Copic markers. The flower is from Prima…yummm…gotta love their flowers. All stamps are available at Stampotique. If you click on the words below, you will be taken directly to the stamp.

House, Flowers, Heart with bow, Heart

Thank you for stopping by, and I sure hope we see your creation over at the Stampotique Designers Challenge Blog!

:)
Kim

White on White

2010-09-11T00:23:00.001-03:00

Tonight was our get together for our stamping group. The challenge for this month was to do a white on white card. I had an idea in my head, and no matter how many times I tried, I could NOT make it work. I wanted to do some stamping on the card, but it just wasn’t meant to be. So, you are stuck with a non-stamped card! lol It’s so funny, half of us didn’t stamp and the other half did. I did cheat a tiny bit, I used 5 gems, they are clear and not white…but no one said a thing! lol The papers are bling and pearl, so in real life the whole card is so sparkly and shimmery.

Thank you for stopping by,

Have a great evening,

Kim

Wishes and Kisses

2010-09-09T10:36:00.001-03:00

Hello again,

I just bought the Lotus Pendant the other day, I wasn’t going to, but I finally caved! I decided that I would like to give Becca’s medallion a try, and this is my first attempt. I just love the frilly look of the medallion. It is a bit fiddly, but I can see myself making more cards like this for some of my local friends. I think the card wouldn’t fair well in the mail. The ornament stamp is from JustRite, the sentiment is an older set from Anna Griffin, border punch is Martha Stewart, and tag is from Spellbinders.

Thank you so much for stopping by today,

:)
Kim

SDC15 – Stampotique Challenge – Birthday

2010-09-07T23:59:00.001-03:00

Hi again,

This weeks challenge theme over at the Stampotique Designers Challenge Blog is Birthday. So make a birthday card and enter the challenge. You can use any stamps this week, but if you have some Stampotique Originals stamps, we would love to see you use them. If you enter the challenge, you will be in the draw for a $30 gift certificate from Stampotique Originals.

Here is my contribution for the challenge:

I stamped and embossed all the images on the Kraft cardstock, then coloured in with Copic Markers. Simple but fun!

Stamps used are: Crown, Cat, Sentiment, Edwin, Folded Tags. If you click on any of the stamp names, you will be taken directly to the page they are on.

Have a wonderful day, and hopefully we will see your wonderful creations over at the Stampotique Designers Challenge blog!

Thank you for stopping by,

:)
Kim

Live your Life

2010-09-07T11:39:00.001-03:00

Well, hello there!

I have finally gotten a bit of stamping done, and have a card to share with you today. I just bought the Tim Holtz Hanging Sign die and had a play with it.

I used Grunge Paper through the die and distressed it with Distress inks. The background paper is from a 6 x 6 pad of Webster’s Pages, LOVE that paper! The flowers are from Wild Orchid Crafts in the UK, if you haven’t checked out their flowers…omgosh, you are really missing out! Stamps used are a flourish from Impression Obsession, and the sentiment from Daisy Bucket. Oh, almost forgot to tell you, I got a new toy, it’s called Distrezz-it-All! That it what I used for the edges of the card. You just put it in the slot, and it does the distressing for you, fast and easy! I have to say, it’s VERY noisy though!

I know this is a bit different for me, but I kind of like the way it turned out. I will be posting another card tonight, for the Stampotique challenge that starts tomorrow. Hope you come back and check it out.

Have a wonderful day!

:)
Kim

Stampotique SDC#14- Non-Girly Girl Card

2010-08-25T12:17:00.001-03:00

This week over at Stampotique Designer’s Challenge, it is Kaz’s turn to pick the theme. Here is what she wrote:

This month my eldest niece turns 16, but she's not your typical glittery shoes and handbags card kind of girl. In fact I bought my first Stampotique stamp, Moth Fab, for a card for her on a previous birthday as it is so her and I became hooked on them and here I am a year later on the DT! So I would like to see some (not so) sweet 16 cards for non-girly girls please!

This is a Stampotique Originals only week,
if you do not own any Stampotique Stamps yet, please join us the first Wednesday of the month for our any stamps goes challenge.

There is also some awesome news! Carol and Jim, the owners of Stampotique Originals, have decided to give away a $25.00 Gift Certificate for each challenge now! Woohoooo!!!

Here is my card:

I guess I took the theme a bit differently than the other design team members, but that’s ok…dare to be different right? lol Stamps used are:

Twinkie, Daisy, Daisy, Splatter Long, French Text, and finally, Pull my Finger.

Thank you for stopping by today, and I hope you have time to play in this week’s challenge!

:)
Kim

Back to Basics

2010-08-14T20:19:00.001-03:00

I decided to make a few cards using inks only, no embossing! I wanted to just make some cards that are fun and easy. So, this is what I came up with.

When I saw this set above, I HAD to have it, I know you understand what I am saying! lol..

It feels great to be stamping again…it’s been awhile!

Thank you so much for stopping by,

:)
Kim

Light up my life

2010-08-14T20:09:00.001-03:00

Well hello there!

I made a tri-shutter card I think they are called. I have to say, it was easy, but I think I am a bit of a lazy stamper, or card maker! I don’t seem to get out of my box often. All my cards tend to be square, I think I am boring! I have had a talk with myself and decided I should really venture out and at least try some new layouts! Hopefully I will really do it…

Now for the card:

I made this card for some very awesome friends…they have been such a wonderful support system, and I just think they are the best! You know who you are!

I gold embossed a flourish from Inkadinkado on the patterned paper I used, then distressed it a bit before adhering it all to the actual card. The sentiment was cut out with my Silhouette. The main image is from Stampabilities. I just stamped it in a burgundy ink and added lots of bling to it.

Have a wonderful evening,

:)
Kim

SDC13 - Stampotique Challenge – Wings

2010-08-11T13:01:00.001-03:00

This week, Willy Anderson is excited to take her first turn to host the Stampotique Designer’s Challenge. In this challenge we are going to fly with the theme ‘Wings, wings, wings’. We'd love to have you play along with us! It is the first challenge of the month so you can use any stamps but if you have any Stampotique stamps then it would of course be great to see what you can come up with using those!

Here is my creation:

All stamps used are from Stampotique Originals. You can find the stamps here: chair, Moon Girl, Even silence speaks, Long splatter, Splatter Blob.

Please stop by the Stampotique Challenge Blog, and see all the gorgeous projects made by the Design Team! If you have time, we would love to have you join us!

Thank you for stopping by today and have a wonderful day,

:)
Kim

Stamp and Supply Sale!

2010-08-01T10:18:00.002-03:00

Hi There,

If you live in Halifax, and would like to drop by, I am selling hundreds of stamps and many stamping supplies! Send me an email (link is in the sidebar) and I will send you my address and phone number!

I do have some cards to share, and will try to upload those later today!

Hope you are all well!!

Thank you…and some news!

2010-06-15T23:59:00.002-03:00

I bought this stamp a few weeks ago, and almost returned it. After I got it home I decided maybe it just wasn’t my style. A couple nights ago, I started playing, and decided I love this stamp! I stamped with versamark, then embossed with detail white powder. I used a sponge and distress inks to colour inside the image, the excess wiped off easily with a paper towel. The Thank you is from Hero Arts, the background stamp is from SU. The tag is a nestibility, and the flowers are from Wild Orchid in the UK. I was so excited to get this box of flowers! I have wanted them for so long, and finally decided to just do it! They were here in 1 week! How’s that for service… awesome!!!

I have had some wonderful news lately and thought it was time I shared! I had a phone call just a while back, it was my oldest son Mike, telling me that he and his girlfriend are expecting a child!! You can only imagine how excited I was! My first grandchild! 2 weeks later I get a phone call from my youngest son Shawn, and he and his girlfriend are expecting a child as well! OMGOSH! 2 grandchildren in one year!!! How happy am I? lol I couldn’t be happier with all this wonderful and exciting news! The babies are due October 20th and December 7th. Mike and Jen had an ultrasound done to find out the sex of the baby, and it’s a BOY! Shawn and Brittany want to be surprised, so I will be patient! lol

I am going to finally have the surgery I have been waiting for! It’s on Friday, and I will be in the hospital for 3 or 4 days, then home to rest, relax and heal for about 8 weeks. I know this is going to be a huge help for me, and I will finally be able to go back to work. I have been off since mid December.

I am also going to school. I started in February, and am taking Medical Transcription. It is a year long course, and I am really enjoying it. I am a bit ahead and will be writing my mid-term at the end of the month. So far I am doing very well. I am hoping I can keep it up, as I would love to graduate with high honours! Wish me luck!!

Thank you so much for stopping by! I will try to get some cards made and posted in the next few weeks, but that will really depend on how I am feeling. I hope you will stop by and check often!

Have a wonderful day!

Kim

Stampotique Designers Challenge – What summer means to you

2010-06-09T23:54:00.001-03:00

This week over at the Stampotique Designers Challenge Blog the theme is “What summer means to you.” I decided to have some fun and used a Stampotique frog, and some flowers! You see lots of those during the summer season. All stamps are from Stampotique.

Ok, now a funny….it was my friend Val’s birthday today, and when I was making this card, I was giggling, thinking it would be perfect for her, being the Diva she is. We always try to outdo each other with bling, she once gave me a card with 17 crystals on it! So this year I decided I was going to break her record big time! I put a ton of pearls on this card, and knew she was going to crack up when she saw how many there were! I was right, she just laughed when she saw it, and now is trying to figure out how she is going to top this!! Happy Birthday Val!!

If you have a chance, we would love to see your summer creation over at the Stampotique designers challenge blog! You can use any stamps this week, and you have a chance to win a 15 dollar gift certificate from Stampotique!!

Have a wonderful evening, and thank you so much for stopping by!

:)
Kim

Friendship

2010-05-28T00:01:00.001-03:00

I made this card a couple nights ago, and really enjoyed making it. I used a brayer, and it’s been a long time since I pulled that baby out!

I just adore this stamp from Stampotique Originals. I also used a little flower stamp from Stampotique for the sun. If you can’t read the saying, it goes: Life is nothing without friendship. How true that is.

Thank you so much for stopping by,

:)
Kim

Stampotique Challenge – Purple

2010-05-26T12:30:00.001-03:00

This week over at the Stampotique Designers Challenge Blog, I have challenged everyone to create a card using the colour purple as the main colour. You can use any shade or tone of purple, hopefully this will make it a bit easier on those who don't use a lot of purple on their projects. Please remember, this week's challenge is a Stampotique Originals only week! So get out your stamps and play with us! You could win free rubber from Stampotique! If you play along and put your card on Splitcoast, please use SDC8 on your card so we can find your card easily!

This is my take on the challenge:

The stamps used on this card are all available from Stampotique Orginals.

If you have time, we would love to you join us in the fun this week!

Have a beautiful day,

:)
Kim

Have a Magical Day…

2010-05-26T12:21:00.001-03:00

Hello there,

I actually made this card awhile back and am just getting to upload it today. The main image and sentiment are from Sweet Pea stamps. They are just so much fun to colour. I used my Copic Markers, and when the card was all assembled, I sprayed a bit of Smooch irredescent spray all over. It’s very sparkly and shiny IRL.

Thank you for stopping by and have a beautiful spring day!

:)
Kim

Stampotique Designers Challenge – Use a template

2010-05-12T10:30:00.001-03:00

It's time for another Stampotique Designers Challenge! Don't worry if you don't have any Stampotique stamps yet! Now's your opportunity to join our challenge using any stamps that inspire your creativity for a chance to win a $15 Stampotique gift certificate!

This week, Valerie Wilson challenges you to use a template for any part of your project (the card, something on the card, whatever) - or it doesn't have to be a card at all. If the mood strikes you to use a template that makes a box or a baggie or some other interesting project, please go for it! Let your creative muse guide you wherever it wants to go!

I decided to use my Silhouette to cut out a box with a belly band. I used all Stampotique Originals stamps, honeycomb, happy, and smiling sun. I first stamped and embossed the honeycomb pattern with clear embossing powder. I then sponged on different colours of Momento inks to create a resist.

This is how it turned out:

Please stop by the Stampotique Designers Challenge blog to see all the beautiful design team projects. We hope to see your template project too!

Oh, and while you are there, checkout the Stampotique Design Team call! Carol is looking for 2 more members! All the info is HERE!

Thank you for stopping by today,

:)
Kim

Jo Capper-Sandon – New Stamp Line!!!

2010-05-01T11:17:00.001-03:00

Omgosh, I have some exciting news! Jo Capper-Sandon has a beautiful new line of stamps just released today at Stampotique!!

I am loving these whimsical stamps! Please stop by the unbelievably talented Jo’s blog to see her gorgeous samples using these new stamps!

These stamps are available for sale today at Stampotique Originals! I can’t tell you how excited I am that they are on their way to me! Almost time to start stalking the mailman!

Have a beautiful weekend!

:)
Kim

Stampotique Challenge – Think outside the box

2010-04-29T00:59:00.001-03:00

This week’s challenge on the Stampotique Designers Challenge blog is to create something you wouldn’t normally do. Challenge yourself to try something new. I decided to alter a wooden box. I cut and glued patterned paper onto the box. I distressed it a bit once it was all put together, using distress inks. I then stamped Frida, from Stampotique Originals, onto a piece of paper and distressed it a bit as well. I used the new Tim Holtz tattered flowers die to make the flower, and sewed a piece of lace to make a flower for underneath. The feet and all other metal findings are Tim Holtz.

We would love it if you have time to play in our challenge this week! You can find the details here. It is Stampotique only stamps this time. The next challenge will be open themed.

Thank you for stopping by tonight!

:)
Kim

Digital Image and Flower Challenge

2010-04-29T00:48:00.001-03:00

Hi there,

I have a couple challenge cards to share with you. I completely forgot to take pictures, so Val and Julie kindly took pictures and emailed them to me. Thanks so much ladies!

This card was done for a Digital Image challenge, we were to use a digital image on our card. I really like this Martini Girl from Sassy Studio Designs. She was a blast to color and glitter up.

This second card was done for a flower challenge. We were to make a flower of some kind and put it on our card. I used about a million (ok..maybe not quite) pieces of tissue paper cut with a Nestibility, layered them up and crumpled. I think it looks much better in person, but you get the idea.

Thank you so much for stopping by,

Have a wonderful evening,

Kim

Stampotique Designers Challenge – Girly Girl

2010-04-14T10:40:00.001-03:00

This weeks challenge over at Stampotique Designers Challenge Blog is Girly Girl. It was my turn to pick, and of course, you know me well enough to know I would pick something like this…lol

My card uses all Stampotique Originals stamps, and they can all be found here. I just can’t help but giggle when using these quirky stamps, they are just so much fun.

I also used the new Tim Holtz distress inks and Tim’s new paper on this card! Have you seen his new 12 x 12 paper pads? Omgosh….they are just beautiful!

To play along with this challenge and have a chance to win some GORJUSS rubber, you can find all the details here. This is the first challenge of the month which means this challenge is open to any stamps. If you don’t have any Stampotique rubber stamps yet, this is the perfect opportunity to play…you may win some!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Stampotique Challenge – Can you see me?

2010-02-24T10:38:00.001-04:00

This week brings up the second challenge over at Stampotique Designers Challenge Blog! Drop over if you have time, you won’t be disappointed! We hope you will play along with us!!

The challenge this week is a colour challenge. We were asked to use these three colours, and blue was optional.

I never use yellow, so I cringed when I saw this. Surprisingly, it turns out I like using yellow on a card! It is so soft and pretty. I think I was imagining canary yellow, or something like that.

Here is the card I created for the challenge:

This stamp is a new release from Stampotique, she is aptly named Angel and can be found here.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. Please stop over at the Stampotique Designers Challenge site, and don’t forget to check out the latest designs over at the Stampotique Designers Blog!

Have a wonderful, creative day!

I Feel Pretty…

2010-02-21T00:02:00.001-04:00

Hi there,

I know it’s been a week since I have posted, but I have been crazy busy with school! It’s been a very long time since I have been a student. I have to say I had forgotten what it’s like! All is well though.

Anyway, ahhhh….the smell of new rubber!! Carol from Stampotique has sent some GORGEOUS rubber. If you haven’t seen the newest stamps, you really should check them out. I am using older stamps on this card, but will be using the new ones tomorrow! Yeah!

The girl is Moth Fab and the spider is Mr. Stripes, isn’t he adorable? I know it’s hard to see, but there are stickles on both these characters, and Mr. Stripes has tiny crystals for eyes. The images are coloured with Copic Markers, and both are cut and layered onto the background paper.

I am having a blast playing with the Stampotique stamps! They are just so different, and fun!!

Have a great evening,

Oh my....I had to laugh!

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Can you imagine??? hahaha.....

Stampotique Design Team Challenge - Love

2010-02-10T01:20:00.003-04:00

I'm so excited to be sharing the first Stampotique Design Team Challenge with you today!

The incredibly talented design team will be bringing challenges to you on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month, giving you the opportunity to be inspired by the beautiful cards created with Stampotique Originals Stamps. We hope you will play along with us!

This weeks challenge is to create a LOVE themed card! If you head over to the Stampotique Design Team Challenge Blog, you can get full details on how to participate and where to upload your creations. If you do decide to play with us, you could win a Gift Certificate to Stampotique Originals. One winner will be picked randomly from all the players and will be announced in the next challenge post.

Also, if you visit the site, you will see the fabulous creations of our Design Team and/or you can follow the links to their sites on my sidebar.

Sheesh, now that I have said all of that, and you have patiently read everything, onto the card!

Those of you who know me, know that I have a bit of a weird sense of humour. This saying with the awesome photo stamp called Newlyweds from Stampotique just cracked me up! Don’t you think they look grumpy and oh so serious! I was giggling the whole time I was making it. Ahhh…it doesn’t take much to amuse me!! lol

Thank you so much for stopping by, and I do hope you come and play with us!! It’s going to be a blast!

Hello again…

2010-02-09T14:52:00.001-04:00

I have a few new things to share with you today as well as some great news!

Firstly, I wanted to apologize for not posting for a bit there. I had surgery on December 22, and it’s taken me awhile longer than expected to recover. All is going well now, and I am hoping to get back to work soon. Last year towards the end of the year, I decided that I wanted to go back to school, or at least take a course. So, I have enrolled and am taking a Medical Transcription course! I am so excited, as I love to learn, and the challenge is wonderful for me.

Then earlier in January, I was asked to be on a design team for a wonderful stamp company! Have you heard of Stampotique? Well, if you haven’t, you should head on over there! They have awesome stamps, and I can’t wait to show you at least one project tonight. Tomorrow is the launch of the Stampotique Designers Challenge Blog, so there will be another card tomorrow. I will post the link to the challenge blog late this evening. I sure hope that you will check it out and play along with us! There will be tons of inspiration, you should check out who is on the design team!!! Woohoo, I am so lucky to be working and creating with these very talented ladies!

A couple weeks ago, I got my mail, and I had forgotten about a couple cards being published in the Spring 2010 issue of Paper Creations! I was so excited to see the magazine and quickly turned the pages to find my cards. Imagine my surprise when I looked and each card has it’s own page!! YEAH!! I don’t think you ever get used to seeing your cards in a magazine, it’s a wonderful feeling!

Whew…I think that’s it for news! Now, onto a few projects!

My friend Val and I decided to do canvases for our stamping girls get together. We made one each for a sample, then had fun making another on stamp night! We got the idea from the Hero Arts Blog, I don’t know exactly where it is, but I will link to it later when I have time to look. Here are the pictures of them:

This is the sample I made. I like the one below better. It’s the one I did on stamp night.

Then I found a Christmas card that I had forgotten to take pictures of. Actually I don’t think I took any pictures of the cards I made this Christmas. Will have to ask a few friends to take pics for me! lol

I know you can’t see all the sparkle on this card, but there are tons of stickles and the paper is from Bo Bunny, and has so much sparkle on it as well. The main image is from Crafty Indviduals, I just adore their stamps.

Well, I must run and do a few things in town. Have a wonderful day everyone, and I will see you back here tonight!

Glitter Ritz Cards

2009-11-24T23:37:00.001-04:00

Here are a couple cards that I taught at the LSS last week. They are done using Glitter Ritz and Sookwang Tape. This was the last Glitter class until the New Year. Then I will change things up and hopefully do something a bit more colourful! lol

I have a few things I have been working on, hopefully I can start sharing them tomorrow.

Thank you for stopping by today, and have a wonderful evening,

And the winner is…

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I used a random number generator and the winner of the Quietfire Grab Bag of Rubber is:

Sandi, who said,

Hi Kim ~ Really love this card. The stamp you chose is perfect, the colors are great and the ice sickles on the bottom look so real! Great job Kim. Hugs, Sandi

Congratulations Sandi! Please contact Suzanne at suzanne@quietfire.com to collect your prize!

Thank you everyone for joining us in our first ever blog hop! Be sure to stop over at Deborah’s blog to enter today’s draw for more free rubber!

Have a wonderful day!

Quietfire Design Blog Hop!

2009-11-18T00:24:00.001-04:00

Good Morning,

My card today is for the Quietfire Design Blog Hop. If you haven’t heard about it yet, you can read the directions below on how to enter the daily contests and grand prize draw! You won’t want to miss out!

I used one of Suzanne’s new Christmas stamps, Snowflakes are the fairydust of winter. Oh, I love it!!! Of course I had to add a whack of snowflakes. Even though I love winter, I am glad that we are having such beautiful weather here in Nova Scotia! The snowflakes will fall soon enough!

Please leave your comments in the comments section to enter to win a grab bag of Quietfire Design Rubber Stamps. A name will be chosen randomly from the list of comments from this blog entry. The name of the winner will be posted on this blog tomorrow. Then hop on over to the next blog on the list tomorrow and enter to win more rubber.

The winner must contact Suzanne at suzanne@quietfire.com to claim their prize.

Here is the list of those participating:

Monday, Nov 16th - Yogi Grunwald

Tuesday, Nov 17th - Kristy Christopherson

Wednesday, Nov 18th - Kim Prince

Thursday, Nov 19th - Deborah March

Friday, Nov 20th - Suzanne Cannon

Saturday, Nov 21st - Wanda Hentges

Sunday, Nov 22nd - Becca Feeken

Monday, Nov 23rd - Monica Black

NOTE: You need to take note of all the rubber stamps used on each DT's blog. At the end of the blog hop, go back to Suzanne’s blog and list all the stamps used this week on everyone’s card and enter to win the GRAND PRIZE!!

Good Luck everyone, and thank you for stopping by today!

Edited to add: A few people have asked questions about my card. The large snowflake is done with the Cuttlebug combo, there is a die and an embossing folder. The icicle border is a Martha Stewart border punch. The patterned paper is from the Bo Bunny Christmas Line, and I believe it’s the special glitter line. If you have anymore questions, please feel free to ask, I will answer asap. Thank you so much for all the kind words!

Quietfire Christmas

2009-11-01T11:06:00.001-04:00

I made this card a while back, and I finally get to share it with you. I recently bought a Silhouette cutter, and have been having so much fun with it. It’s an amazing machine and you can make your own design files out of vector images, or any .jpg images as well. I can’t take the credit for this cutting file though, my friend Val’s husband made this cutting file for us. The Poinsettia is cut on the Silhouette.

The beautiful sentiment is from Quietfire Design. Suzanne has the most gorgeous calligraphy stamps. If you haven’t been to the Quietfire site yet, you really should! I also used a small snowflake Quietfire stamp on the background, it may be hard to see in the picture though.

For instructions and supply list, please go here.

Urgh…looking at this now, I see that the saying is a bit lopsided…too late to fix it now! Try to not notice it, especially now that I have pointed that out to you! LOL

Thank you for stopping by today,

Christmas at Photo Memories

2009-10-29T20:00:00.001-03:00

Hello there,

I have been so busy lately designing cards and teaching at one of the LSS. If you are in Halifax, come join us! There are tons of classes at Photo Memories, something for everyone.

These are the cards for the November 13th class. All Christmas cards, tis the season! lol

This reindeer card is an easel card. I completely forgot to take a picture of it open to show you. I really like the simplicity of this card. After I took the picture I did add a tiny little champagne coloured gem to his nose.

The tree card is a recessed window card. Very fun and really quite easy! I love the look of the recessed window cards, just makes the card a bit more special. I used glitter embossing powder on the tree, so it really sparkles in real life.

The penguin card is a stair step card. I really like the nice bright colours on this card, makes me feel cheery! The snowflakes are covered with Sookwang Tape, then run thru the cuttlebug with the nesties, and then glittered with Glitter Ritz. Fun fun!

Lastly, we will be making a card using acetate as our base. I had such a hard time taking a photo of this card…urgh! And I tried to clean the acetate when I got home, there was dust and fingerprints on it, and I think I only made it worse! I will make sure we start out with nice clean acetate for sure! The snowflakes are stamped with White Stazon ink.

Thank you so much for stopping by!

Created Byhand Challenge – Halloween

2009-10-25T21:32:00.001-03:00

This week it is my turn to do the challenge card over at the Created Byhand Challenge blog. The theme is Halloween. I used some of the Quietfire Design wings as bats, cut out some crows, and used the word tapping from the crow plate. I tried to get it too look creepy with adding the haunted looking house and graveyard border. If you have a chance, stop by the Created Byhand blog and try your hand at this weeks challenge!

Here is my card:

Thank you for stopping by!

Card Swap – 5 layers or more

2009-10-25T21:27:00.001-03:00

We had our monthly stamping night last week, and our swap cards for this month were to be 5 layers or more. I like this swap as I love to layer! lol

All stamps used are from Impression Obsession. I just love their girly stamps!

I know it seems like I haven’t been doing any stamping lately, but I have been! Some things I just can’t show you yet, and I have been getting ready for many classes. It’s been a bit crazy actually! Hopefully I will be able to post more on my blog soon!

Thank you so much for stopping by,

Sorry, nothing new but a video that I just saw

2009-10-21T22:25:00.001-03:00

I don’t know about you, but when Adam Lambert was voted off American Idol, I was so disappointed. I was surfing tonight and found his first single on video, and I just love this song. What a voice this young man has…anyway, here it is the link if you would like to hear the new song!

Adam Lamberts new single

Silent Night

2009-10-05T19:15:00.001-03:00

I had coloured up this image a while back, but hadn’t put a card together with it. I coloured it with Copic Markers, then added Flower Soft. Can I just say how much I love that stuff?? Flower Soft is amazing! I even added some microfine clear glitter over top and it sparkles so nicely in real life. The sentiment is a new Christmas stamp from Quietfire Design. Isn’t it beautiful? I then added Glossy Accents on top of all the lights and bow, and added a line of crystals on the side. I certainly had fun putting this card together!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!
:)

C’est la vie

2009-10-04T18:24:00.001-03:00

This card was done using all Quietfire Design stamps. If you haven’t seen Suzanne’s beautiful calligraphy stamps, go have a look, you are in for a treat! You can find instructions here, as well as links to all products used!

Oh, have you seen the Fleur de lis cuttlebug embossing folder yet? That is what I used for my background, and I think it’s one of my favorites out of all of them! Suzanne has them in stock, and if she is out already, she will be getting more right away! As well as the Labels 4, and the Fancy tags….oh my…I love my nesties!!

Thank you for stopping by today!

Life’s Simple Pleasures – Embellish-it Online

2009-10-04T18:14:00.001-03:00

Sometimes life starts going by so fast that we forget to really enjoy some of life’s simple pleasures. So I decided to take my time with this card and enjoy colouring. I find it so relaxing. The main image is from Stampavie, and the patterned paper is from Basic Grey. Both of these can be bought at the Embellish-it Online store! Barb’s selection of goodies is fantastic, drop by if you can! You won’t be disappointed.

I decided to colour the Stampavie image with Copic Markers. They have been sadly neglected lately. Barb also carries these in her store. Ahhh…a little retail therapy! lol

Thank you for stopping by today!
:)

Stamps for Sale

2009-09-29T21:57:00.001-03:00

Hi there,

I just wanted to let people that live locally know that I have hundreds of stamps for sale! Please email me if you are interested and would like to come and have a look. There is an email button at the top of my blog and in the sidebar as well.

Some of the companies stamps that I have for sale are:

Hero Arts
Stampin Up
Stampers Anonymous
Peddlers Pack
Stampington
Inkadinkado
My Favourite Things
Stamp Barn
Art Declassified
Stampendous
Artful Stamper
PSX
Stampa Rosa
Hampton Art Stamps
Impression Obsession
Paper Inspirations

I also have a ton of ink pads for sale. As well as reinkers, papers, UTEE, some prima flowers, and more!

Thanks for stopping by tonight!
:)

Created Byhand Weekly Challenge - Play

2009-09-28T16:59:00.001-03:00

This week is my turn to post the card for the Created Byhand weekly challenge. This weeks theme is play. I was feeling adventurous and used colours that I never use, orange and yellow, with a bit of brown and pink thrown in. Not sure about this card, but it’s probably because I am outside my little box with these colours! lol

The main image is from Paperbag Studios, and all other stamps are from Quietfire Design, and can be found here.

If you have a chance, stop by the Created Byhand Blog and join in on the challenge!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Embellish-it Online Tricks and Tips for Treats Blog Hop

2009-09-25T10:58:00.001-03:00

If you have just popped by today, you can read all about the Blog Hop here! There you will also find instructions on how you could win some awesome treats!

Well, just one more blog to go to after mine! I think the team did a beautiful job on all their projects, I hope you have been inspired so far!

My project today is a Christmas Card. I have used the new Basic Grey Line Eskimo Kisses and the Acrylic Stamps from Imaginisce. If you click on the products you will be taken directly to where you can purchase these items!

Now onto the card…

I coloured the scarf, paw, and nose with Copic Markers, also available at Embellish-it Online. I used Nestibilities for the matting and frame. The snowflakes are done with a punch.

My trick today is this:

When stamping and embossing on white paper, to avoid little stray bits of powder, stamp with black ink, then emboss with clear embossing powder! No more stray bits, and if there is, you can’t see them!

Now onto Michelle’s blog.

Thank you so much for joining us today!

Something to Crow about…

2009-09-16T23:50:00.001-03:00

Evening Everyone,

Our stamping group got together last night and we had a blast! We did a technique with the beautiful Ecoline inks. I will show you when I decide what I want to stamp and make it into a card. It was also my turn to do a project, I haven’t taken a picture of what I did yet though, so I will add that tomorrow…it’s a Halloween themed project…CREEPY!It was on of the ladies birthday, so we all made her a card. She loves Crows, so everyone did a crow themed card. Here is what I came up with.

The paper is from last years Cosmo Cricket Halloween line. I just love it, but this is my last piece…wish I could find more.

Have a great evening, and I will post a picture of my project tomorrow. Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by!

Christmas is coming…

2009-09-10T07:08:00.001-03:00

And it’s coming fast! Every year I tell myself I will get a head start on my Christmas cards, and every year it never happens! This is the first year I actually have some made, but I am sure that doesn’t mean they will all be done early…I seem to be the Queen of Procrastination lately..errr…ok, all the time!

Both of these projects were inspired by the talented Becca Feeken. There is a wonderful picture and video tutorial at Splitcoast for the ornament project. Thank you so much Becca for sharing your talent with us!

This card was done with the Renaissance Spellbinders Pendant, the In Spades borders, and the Fancy Tags. The sentiment is from a new Hero Arts Christmas set. I have to say, I have a really hard time figuring out how these things are done. I wasted more paper than you want to know! lol I know some think outside the box and figure it all out so fast…wish I was one of them! lol I do like how it turned out so I guess it was worth all the frustration! LOL

This is the ornament made with the Fleur de Lis pendant set. As I said the video tutorial done by Becca is on Splitcoast Stampers. Stop by and have a look, and if you decide to give it a try, I would LOVE to see your ornament, so leave me a link! Becca makes it so easy, she explains everything so well!

Have a wonderful day and thank you for stopping by,

Fleur de Lis Pendant Card

2009-08-27T07:12:00.001-03:00

I bought the Fleur de Lis pendant from Spellbinders awhile back, but hadn’t had a chance to play with it yet. So, yesterday I decided I had best do something with the set. I remembered an awesome card I had seen and decided to make one like it. The card was made by Becca over at Amazing Paper Grace. If you haven’t been to her blog yet, you really should….Becca is so talented and offers up so much inspiration!

I think I achieved what I wanted, and that was to have a bit of a snowflake look for this card. The Fleur de lis is so lacy and delicate, perfect for snowflakes!

I wanted to show a bit of a side view, as the card is very dimensional. This card also uses the new Spellbinders Fancy Tags, isn’t this one gorgeous? The sentiment is from Cornish Heritage Farms. Paper is My Mind’s Eye, and Bazzill. Center pearl is K and Co., bling is from Kaisercraft.

On another note, the weather here has cooled off!! YEAH!! It was so hot and humid here for a couple weeks, made it unbearable to do most anything. I am just loving this drop in temperature, as I am sure most everyone is! I hope the weather is beautiful wherever you are today!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

‘Tis the season…

2009-08-20T20:46:00.001-03:00

Urgh…ok, who am I fooling? It’s hard to make Christmas cards when it’s so hot and humid outside! My mind is definitely not on anything related to Christmas! However, I did have fun playing with Glitter Ritz and Peel Offs. This is another card for my class at Photo Memories. The sentiment stamp is from Cornish Heritage Farms. It was stamped with the glue pad and then glittered.

In the pictures, the glitter doesn’t look to match the paper, but irl the glitter is teal just like the paper. I need to learn more about taking pictures! lol

Thank you so much for stopping by tonight,

Glitter Ritz Cards

2009-08-12T11:35:00.001-03:00

I am going to be teaching a class at Photo Memories in Halifax the 3rd week of September. This is a bit of a sneak peek. I already dropped one card off but forgot to take a picture! lol Anyway, the class will be all about using a fantastic product called Glitter Ritz with Sookwang Double Sided Adhesive. I love bling and these cards sparkle and shine like you wouldn’t believe in real life.

The main image is from Inkadinkado, sentiment is from Cornish Heritage Farms. I will be showing how to do the border on the side as well as using glitter with the glue pad.

The sentiment on this card is from Cornish Heritage Farms. This second card uses Nestibilites and the glue pad with the glitters. This should be a fun class…messy though. I am covered with glitter this morning as well as my table and room!

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Circle of Friends Award

2009-08-11T23:15:00.001-03:00

I received a wonderful award from a very special blogging friend Sheila. Thank you so much!

I am now to pass the award along to 5 other bloggers! I would like to send this off to:

All 5 of these ladies are amazingly talented and I love checking out their blogs everyday. Thank you for the inspiration and friendship ladies!

Have a wonderful evening,

Created Byhand Challenge – Animals or Pets

2009-08-05T10:47:00.001-03:00

This weeks challenge at Created Byhand is to create a piece using an animal or pet. I decided to use a new stamp from a clear set made by Inkadinkado. The sentiment is made by Quietfire Design. I kept it fairly simple this time. Basic stamping and a bit of distressing. I added some natural hemp and some dew drops for a bit of interest.

If you have time you should join in on the weekly challenges! It is so interesting to see everyone’s interpretation of the theme.

Thank you for including me in your day,

Playing with my Silhouette

2009-08-05T10:40:00.001-03:00

I have had so much fun playing with my Silhoette. I thought it was time to share a couple cards I have made with it. I tend to get carried away just cutting different things and putting them in a box to use one day…lol It’s great seeing what this machine can do!

This card was made for a friend, I thought she would probably get a chuckle out of it! Everything was cut with the Silhouette and the words are from Amuse, the alphabet is from a set from M’s.

This next card was so easy to make, but it looked hard at first. I bought the pattern online from a store in the UK I believe. I then cut out all the pieces and assembled. The hardest part of making this card was deciding which papers to use. I think next time I will use bolder colours so you can see the carriage better. I was so anxious to make it that I didn’t put too much thought into what colours I should use. It’s so cool, it folds down flat so it can be mailed! I took this picture at a weird angle, as you can’t see the white on the right hand side when you look at the card straight on.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Enjoy the Journey

2009-07-22T17:09:00.001-03:00

Today is my husbands birthday, and I always struggle to make a manly card. This time for some reason it came together so fast and easily? Not sure what is up with that, but I like it! All stamps used on this card are from Stampers Anonymous, the Tim Holtz line that sells at Michaels. I used 2 different brown ancient page inks, as well as their black, and did basic stamping. The background paper is from Creative Imaginations. I distressed the edges when I finished stamping.

I think I am going to stamp for awhile longer! Thank you for stopping by today, I really appreciate it. Have a wonderful evening.

My husband never reads my blog, but just in case, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

Shapeabilities Pendant Card

2009-07-22T00:10:00.001-03:00

I was to make a Christmas card for our stamping get together this evening, and I was looking at Becca’s Blog (Amazing Paper Grace). Becca’s blog is incredible and I decided to make one of her pendant cards. I used the Renaissance Hearts Pendant and one of the smaller pieces, then used the Borderabilities In Spades for the borders on the sides. Click on Becca’s name to see the card that really inspired me. Have a look around her blog as well, you will be inspired for sure!

There is hardly any stamping on this card, just the sentiment from Cornish Heritage Farms. It took me forever to make, and I wasted many pieces of paper! lol But I think I finally got it in the end. Thank you so much for the inspiration Becca!

Thank you so much for stopping by!
:)

Keeping Life in Perspective

2009-07-21T12:40:00.001-03:00

I was blog hopping this morning, and came across this music video. I was really moved and thought you may like to watch it as well. It’s very touching…

I am busy today making a card for tonight stamping ladies get together, and it’s my DH birthday tomorrow! Will share in awhile.

Have a wonderful day everyone and thank you for stopping by!
:)

New Look, New Start

2009-07-17T10:20:00.001-03:00

Good Morning!

I have been in a bit of a stamping slump the past few weeks, so I decided to give my blog a face lift, and now I am actually feeling inspired. Funny how certain things can energize you. Anyway, I am in my stamping room, and plan on staying in here for the better part of the day and create! I sure hope I have something to share with you a bit later, as I have projects that are overdue and I really need to catch up! Thank you for being so patient with me.

Have a wonderful day,

Life is a piece of cake…

2009-07-01T08:23:00.000-03:00

I made another piece of cake box! I am loving these boxes, they are just so pretty. Kim from The Cutting Garden asked me to make one for her store, and she gave me all the supplies to use. I just love the glittery paper, it’s from Doodle Bug! What can I say, I love BLING! All product used on this project can be found at Kim’s store.

The next card is also for Kim’s store. She liked an owl card I had made previously, and asked if I would mind making one for her. The inside of the card was fun to do! I used my Silhouette to cut out the tree branch, leaves, and words. I am finally using all my pieces on cards! I have to say I have had a blast learning how to use this machine! Now to use it all the time is another matter! lol

I was away last week as we were getting new flooring in our place. I had made these before I left, but I couldn’t get to my camera to take pics! I have lots more to share over the next few days. Thank you so much for stopping by.

Oh no, not another pair of shoes?

2009-06-25T07:59:00.001-03:00

I really do make many other things! But, I keep getting asked to make Baby Shoes! I am going to be making cards for another local store called The Cutting Garden, and this is the first thing I was asked to make. I will write more about The Cutting Garden this afternoon!

The flourishes used on the card and shoes are from Quietfire Design. The dots on the inside of the shoes are done with the Polka Dots background from SU. Sweet Pea is from Paperbag Studios. Baby is from Cornish Heritage Farms. I used Basic Grey Paper and tons of Distress Inks.

Thank you for stopping by today, I really appreciate you including me in your day!

Dimensional Card Swap

2009-06-16T22:01:00.000-03:00

We have a group of ladies locally that get together once and month to stamp. We have a card swap each month as well, and the theme for June was dimension. This had me stumped, although I have no idea why! lol Anyway, I just bought a new machine, a Silhouette die cutting machine, and decided to use it. The butterfly on this card is a free file from Quickutz. It cuts out 2 butterflies, one for the base and one with the detail cut out. I just added some stickles to give it a bit of bling. The flourish stamp is from Inkadinkado, the sentiment is from Impression Obsession, and both are stamed with Vivid Dye ink in Coffee Brown.

Thank you so much for stopping by today,

Live the Life you’ve Imagined

2009-06-15T10:21:00.001-03:00

Good Morning,

Last night I was playing around in my stamp room and decided to pull out my alcohol inks and new Tim Holtz stamps. I had forgotten how much fun it is to play with the alcohol inks!

Here are the results of playtime! lol

Thank you so much for stopping by, have a wonderful day!

Sweet Summer Days

2009-06-14T21:00:00.002-03:00

Well, I don’t know about you, but I am really looking forward to the summer. Even though I am not a big fan of the heat, I love spending the evenings outside, walking on the boardwalk, the outside entertainment, the musis…ahhh…and we can’t forget the BBQ’s!

I decided to get the summer theme going and created 2 cards using Impression Obsession stamps.

Now doesn’t this watermelon drink look delicious? Yummm! I used Copic Markers to colour the image, cut out a couple of the hearts, and popped them up on glue dots. I used the Spica glitter pen on the umbrella, and added Basic Grey rhinestones for the little berries. The sentiment is from Hero Arts.

One of my favorite summer fruits is Strawberries. I used a bigger stamp and cut out 3 strawberries. Coloured them with Copic markers and then put Glossy Accents on them to make them look more real. When that was dry I put more Glossy Accents on the bottoms of the strawberries and dipped them in glitter, trying to achieve the look of sugar, it looks better in person! lol I can’t take any credit for the card though, as I saw it on Penny’s blog and pretty much cased it, of course with a few little changes. Thank you for the inspiration Penny.

I hope you are all having a wonderful day, and thank you for stopping by!

Wow, it’s been awhile!

2009-06-06T20:06:00.001-03:00

I can’t believe it’s been that long since I last posted! I am not even going to make any excuses, I just took a little break from stamping, my muse took off on my for a while. Anyway, I am back now.

This is the birthday card I made for my great friend Val! It was Val’s party this evening, I stopped out long enough to say Happy Birthday and give her this card! lol…I am not much into crowds, I get right freaked out!

The main image is from Stampsmith. Marilyn is stamped with Ancient Page Chocolate Brown, then coloured in using a water colouring brush and tombow markers. I then used Tim Holtz Distress inks to make it look older. The beautiful flourish is from Inkadinkado. The sentiment is from SU. The crochet flower is from April, who is making them for me! They are just adorable, thank you April! Pearls are from Kaiser Craft.

Thank you for stopping by tonight. I hope you are all having a beautiful weekend!

Live, Laugh, Love

2009-05-13T07:19:00.001-03:00

Good Morning,

I have had this image stamped and coloured for a couple weeks, but I couldn’t decide what to do with it until late last night! I found this beautiful background paper at M’s a few weeks ago, and decided it was time to cut into it! I didn’t want to cover it up too much, and look, NO distressing! lol I mounted the Audrey stamp (from The Stampsmith) with pink Bazzill Bling and light brown Bazzill, then layered that all onto the background paper. I then used my new die cut from Quickutz (Flourish), one in brown, one in pink, then added those, and put on some lovely little crocheted flowers! I actually traded some stamping supplies that I was selling, for the crocheted flowers! I love the barter system! I then stamped the saying, Live, Laugh, Love from Inkadinkado twice with Chestnut Roan Chalk Ink. This was all layered on pink Bazzill bling paper, then the light brown again.

The Stampsmith photo stamped image was stamped with Ancient Page Chocolate brown, the very lightly coloured in with Tombows and a water colour paint brush. I wanted to keep it light. Isn’t Audrey just beautiful?

It is a beautiful morning here in Halifax! The sun is shining, and the birds are singing. I think I may just spend the day stamping with all the windows open! Sunshine always makes the day!

Enjoy your day!

Baby Shower Invites

2009-05-10T20:56:00.001-03:00

One of my girlfriends at work asked me to make some baby shower invitations for her daughters baby shower. I played around with a few ideas, and this is the one that was picked. They were so simple to make. I used The Slice to cut out the little tiaras, put some Stickles on the tips and used foam dots to pop them up. The little feet are from Hero Arts, and the words are done using a CTMH alphabet set. I had to get them done in a hurry, so it was nice to do something simple!

I printed out the insides, I went with a very light pink shimmer cardstock. She wanted The Princess is coming…and then all the info. That is why I went with the tiara! lol

Anyway, here are the cards….I made 26 of them. In one night…urgh!! lol

Thank you for stopping by, I hope you all had a wonderful Mother’s Day!

Dare to be Fabulous

2009-05-04T23:29:00.001-03:00

Sorry for my lack of posts of late. I have been busy getting back to work, and really just into the swing of things again.

I have a couple Stampsmith cards to share with you tonight. Both are stamped with Ancient Page ink, then coloured in with Phototwin markers and watercolour brush. The Marilyn card was distressed with Tim Holtz Distress inks. The Audrey card used many of the cuttlebug and Nestibilities dies.

Thank you for stopping by tonight!

Little Miracle

2009-04-17T17:17:00.001-03:00

Our store manager and his wife are expecting their first child, she is due any day now! So I made them a card to go with a gift my g/f and I picked up for them. I got the template for this card from Stampington, in the Tempting Templates section. To me it’s amazing that they know what sex the baby is before they have it. I don’t believe we had that option when I had my children! I think it may take some of the excitement away, but maybe not? However, it sure does make gift buying so much easier! lol

I used the Boho Background stamps to decorate the dress, and tons of distress ink, and some pink SU ink, because the inside of the card is white. The Little Miracle stamp is from Hampton Arts. The ribbon is velvet from M’s and I can’t remember who made the ribbon charm.

Thank you so much for stopping by today. I have been in a stamping funk, and trying to get myself out of it! Tonight I am really hoping to get some stamping done!

Have a wonderful evening,

The Key to Failure

2009-04-07T22:50:00.002-03:00

Tonight I went over to a friends for our stamping night. We get together once a month, and take turns showing different techniques or just teaching a project. We also do a card exchange and set a theme. This months theme was chipboard/grundge board. I felt instant panic! I don’t usually work with either of these products, but I did buy hmmm…a bit of it! lol Anyway, once I got over my panic, I set about trying to figure out what to do.

I went with a very simple card, using cream cardstock, and basic stamping and sponging. I used a grundge board key, and painted it with Tim Holtz crackle paint. I bought a couple bottles a while back and had never tried it. I LIKE IT! lol I stamped the background and sponged distress inks over it, and went over a few parts with the Tim Holtz essentials white pen. I then did the same with the sentiment, and ran it through the cuttlebug using the Labels 4 from Spellbinders. I did a bit of sponging with the die still on, took it off and did the edges a different colour, then went around the edges with the white gel pen. I guess over all I am ok with this card! lol

Have a wonderful day!