More Challenges

This is a really quick post, I ma already running late to my Crop for Cancer. Getting up at seven just felt way too early today! So this card is being submitted for a couple more challenges. Emma, from My creative Time, challenged us to design a card around our favorite holiday, Mine is Christmas by far - well, other than the weather... Cricut Cardz challenged us to use the card feature on a cartridge. Here is the card:




So this simple card cut is from the Winter Wonderland cartridge - it is the card feature of snowflake #4 - I have never used the card feature from this cartridge before. I cut the card at 4 1/2, and had a tough time trying to layer it. After a few miss cuts, I found that 4 1/4 fit almost perfectly to layer on top. I then used some CTMH stamps to stap the snowflakes with versa mark, and the sentiment. The paper is all SU, and the ribbon is form the dollar store. I must admit I am not in love with this card, but it turned out OK.

So enough procrastinating! I must go scrapbook!! A la prochaine...

Vacation!!

My 2 weeks of vacation started yesterday - yay me!! - although I am doing an overtime shift on Saturday. We aren't planning to go away anywhere, so I am hoping to get some crafting done.

Today's card is a shape card that I made for one of my nephew's birthday. He just turned 4, and is in love with Lightning McQueen, I decided to do a CARS card for him.







Didn't it turn out super cute?? It was a bit of a challenge to make. Some of the pieces were so small! In the end though, it was totally worth it! I used My Pink Stamper's stamps for the "happy happy birthday" sentiment. I love how perfectly her stamps stamp. They are crisp and clear, and easy to use. My nephew really liked the card - so all in all, successful!

Tomorrow I am going to a Crop for Cancer. I actually have a whole day to scrapbook! Yay me! I will try to post some layouts ovew the weekend.

A la prochaine....

Birthday Card

I made this sweet little card for my mum's birthday. I had not really used Once Upon a Princess, but I love it, and wanted to try something from it. I welded the Birthday on the side, just like Emma from My Creative Time showed me in one of her great blog posts.


I was really excited how easy it was! I thought it was going to be a really difficult thing to create, but in the end, it wasn't. I love this sweet princess. On the inside, I created the sentiment "Queen for a day" on my computer. My mum loved it!

I start 2 weeks vacation on Friday and am hoping to get some crafting done. There are so many challnges I want to take part in!

A la prochaine...

Momo's Tuesday Challenge

So the final challenge I participated in this week is Momo's. She challenged us to make a project about love. I had really hoped to do a scrapbook page with some pictures of my family, because that is what love means to me. Unfortunately I am so far behind in my scrapbooking, that I don't even have a family picture that includes my daughter anywhere but on the computer! Terrible, I know... Instead I decided to do a wedding card. One of DH's cousins is getting married in Ottawa next weekend. Unfortunately we can't go, but I still wanted to make a card.

I cut the couple out of Stretch Your Imagination and silhoutted them. I loved how it turned out. I then stamped my sentiment and embossed it in gold. The background paper looked pretty blah to me. So I stamped some flourishes with Versa Mark, just to add a subtle decoration. I stole a technique from Momo to decorate the bottom of my card. I got 3 pink pieces of paper from my stash. Used the scallop border punch on all of them, and lined them up with a piece of gold ribbon on the top, and VOILA! A lovely border for the bottom of my card. Thanks momo :)

The paper is all from stampin up, as is the sentiment on the front and inside of the card. the gold ribbon I picked up at my LSS. So that's it. thanks for looking,

A la prochaine...

Christmas in July Challenge times 3

I was able to use this card for a few different challenges on the web, which is always exciting :)Mary over at Cardz TV is having a Christmas in July challenge this week. She challenged us to use a snowman on a card. Paper Cutz Challenge is also doing Christmas in July challenge. You could do any card or layout, but could not use red or green. Cricut Cardz Challenge is also doing a Christmas in july, there were no restrictions on the card. Here is what I came up with for the challenges...



i had completely forgotten that Hello kitty Greetings had a snowman on it, until I searched my gypsy for a snowman. I love that cartirdge, I think it is so cute! And this little card came together really fast, and I just love how it turned out.

I made the card 4 1/4 x 4 1/4. And cut the snowman at 3 1/2. I chalked in her little cheeks, which I think makes her look adorable! I got all the paper from my scrap box. Most of the cardstock is Stampin Up, as is the sentiment. I haven't got a clue where I got the patterned paper, but it was from my stash. The ribbon is from Stampin Up too.

This was the 1st time I participated in a Christmas in july challenge, and the first time I participated in the challenge on Mary's blog, Cricut cardz Challenge or Paper Cuts challenge. It was lots of fun to make this card. I am sure I will be participating in more challenges in those spots again soon! thanks for looking,

A la prochaine...

Throwback Thursday...

So I have had the past 4 days off work, and got a bit of crafting done, that I am finally getting around to posting. I participated in 3 challenges on the web this week. This is the 1st one. Emma, of My creative time, challenged us to use Zoobaloo, or another of the older cartridges to make an animal project. Here is what I came up with:

we always seem to need gift card holders at our house. We tend to give gift cards often for birthdays. My son is at the age where he loves to have his own money to spend places, so gift cards from Chapters, or the movies make great gifts for him! he often chooses gift cards as gifts for his friends.

The holder is cut from Tags, Bags, Boxes and More at 8 inches. I then cut the monkey and it's silhouette from Zoobaloo at 2.5 inches. In retrospect, I might have cut the monkey a little bigger - maybe 3 inches... oh well, next time :)

The stamps are both from My Pink Stamper, and the paper is a mix of Stampin Up, CM (printed paper) and something from my LSS. The ribbon on the to is from CTMH. On the whole, I was pretty happy with how this turned out. Thanks for looking,

A la prochaine...

A little late...

I am a few days late posting my last 2 pictures. We went away to our cottage for Canada Day and I ran out of time before we left. We had a great time with wondeful weather! DH and the kids are still away. I had to come home to go to work tomorrow :(

Anyway, the cute little teddy bear card is the final of the 5 I made for the card set for Andrew's teachers. I love this little guy! a few of the other cards I made were a bit girlie, so I wanted to make a card that was more boy, or at leat gender neutral.

The bear is from CAC, as are the baloons and the sentiment. I drew in the balloon lines with a black pen. The paper is all from Stampin Up.

The thankyou card uses all Stampin Up stuff. The stamp is Seasons of Freindship - which is one of the favorites! I am pretty certain it is still available from them. I discovered, while making this card, that one of my old CM punches matches perfectly with this stamp set. I was able to punch out and pop dot each flower with ease! Love it!

Somehow I managed to flip the pictures around in this blog post, and i couldn't figure out how to fix it... sorry.

Hope all my canadian friends had a great Canada Day, and all my american friends have a wonderful July 4th.

A la prochaine