Kim and Tara Challenge......#3!!

Happy Monday morning all!! I hope you had a fabulous weekend!! I sure did!! Got most of my Christmas shopping finished, spent time with friends and family AND I got to do some stamping!!

Today's card is for my monthly (or whenever we can fit it in) challenge with my pal, Tara from Inking on the Edge!! This month we decided to use one of the newest Magnolia images of Tilda with her Bell!!

On Friday, I got some new stuff from Stampin' Up. It was my last order of the year and I can't believe that I hadn't ordered any of the new designer papers and the new ribbon from the mini catalogue until now!! So I immediately pulled out the Ski Slope papers to play with first!!

I stamped Tilda on Wausau paper using Memento Tuxedo Black ink and coloured her in using my Copic markers. Man, I love those markers!! I cut her out and embossed the image using my Nestabilities. The card base is a 6x6 Chocolate Chip square and I sponged the edges of the dp using Chocolate Chip ink. The sentiment is from Papertrey and I added the new felt stitched ribbon across the center. Then I punched some red glittery snowflakes and layered them with Soft Sky smaller snowflakes and added some Old Olive buttons with brown linen thread. The finishing touch was adding some of the new Martha Stewart Mica Glitter that I picked up at Michael's yesterday.



Be sure to stop over at Tara's place to check out her creation which is fabulous!!! We'll do another one some time in January and I've got an extra element that I want to add to the challenge....even Tara doesn't know about this! You'll have to wait and see what it is!! heehee!!

Well, I have the day off from work today and lots of laundry to do. Hopefully I'll get to stamp a little in between loads. Cheerio!!

Make a Christmas Wish Tonight!!

Okay, ya know how sometimes a card just turns out BETTER than you expected that it would??? Well, that's this card for me!!!

I've been dying to play with this Follow the Stars stamp since I got it a couple of weeks ago! My friend Anna made a gorgeous card for a HH Challenge and ..... I HAD to have it!! Now, of course mine is nothing like hers....we have totally different styles (I told myself I wouldn't compare.....Crissy says 'No comparsies, no comparsies!'), not better or worse, just totally different styles.....although I totally wanna be Anna when I grow up!! haha!! Anyhoooooo, she MADE me get this stamp and I'm so glad!




I stamped the image on Wausau bright white cardstock, drew in the snow and used my new Nesties to cut it out. Then I coloured the image in using my Copic markers. The card base is a 6x6 square of Baja Breeze and the dps are all by Heidi Grace. I played around with the layout, stamped the sentiment by Papertrey on there, added some Making Memories snowflake brads and then broke in my new stitched Baja Breeze ribbon! I pop dotted the image and then added Stardust Stickles to the snow, his coat fur and the star!!

I'm super happy with it! *sigh* Happy stampin' day for me! And you have one too!!!

Summer Picnic Martha!!

What a gorgeous weekend it is here in Ontario! The sun is shining and warm and the temperature is just perfect!! I sat outside on our deck on our outdoor furniture and had lunch for the first time this year yesterday and it was lovely. The sun was so warm.

Yesterday Al brought home the new National Treasure: Book of Secrets on DVD that was just released. In case I've never mentioned it, we are a HUGE movie watchin' family! That is our favourite thing to do together on the weekend as a family......sit down together in the livingroom and watch a great movie on the big screen together. Well, we decided to watch the first movie in the series before we watched the new one. They are such great fun adventure films and perfect for the whole family. Needless to say they were fabulous, lots of fun and funny as well.

Today's card is one I made a couple of months ago and features Sitting Martha from the Magnolia Goblin line. I don't like to think of her as a goblin though, just a cute little girl. So I used the Summer Picnic line of papers by SU to go with her and make the card nice and bright. The card base is Certainly Celery and the sketch is a Kimmie original....feel free to use it and then link me up, so I can check out your creations!! I used my Marvy Punches to make the circular area for her to 'sit' and added some yummy orange rick rack at the bottom, attached with SU brads. She is coloured in with Copic markers and pop dotted, the sentiment is by Papertrey and I also added a button as a finishing touch. Very simple card!

I am working on some Design Team stuff today, what are you doing????

Magnolias are in the HOOOOOOOOOOUSE!!!

Phebe gave me the go-ahead to let you all know that she got another shipment of Magnolias yesterday afternoon at The Town Scrapper!!! Woooohoooooo!!! This time the lovelies are from the Shabby Chic line that has been released!! There are Tildas and Edwins and pets and accessories....aaaghh!! These ones are probably some of my favourites so far as they sort of resemble the old Holly Hobbie images, if you remember them, but only CUTER!!! Anyway, she has them all priced and ready to fly out the door, so if you'd like to place your order, I would call her or email her right away!!! (mpmeeder@sympatico.ca)

The card I'm sharing with you today features a couple of stamps that I picked up last week when I visited Phebe in Petrolia. I used this tiny little stool that is perfect for this leaning Tilda! (And I believe Phebe might have one or two of each of these images left from her last order too!) I stamped Tilda first using Archival Brilliance Graphite Black ink onto Wausau bright white cardstock (which I get from Walmart, super cheap!) and then masked Tilda and stamped the stool overtop, so it gives the illusion that she is leaning on it.



I pulled out some older Fancy Pants designer papers that are from the same line and coordinate and chose my colours from there. The rosey purple colour I used for her sweater, shoes and headband are a very pretty colour and when I went to find some cardstock to match, I was at a loss. Well, then I remembered some retired SU cardstock that I had and wouldn't you know, old Rose Romance is a perfect match!!! I made a tag using Blush Blossom and the sentiment is from a Papertrey set and added some stitched grosgrain ribbon, added some Primas and glitter brads, and of course added some Stardust Stickles on her wings. The last thing I did was add some dotted highlights using a tiny paintbrush and some white acrylic paint. I learned this neat little trick from my pal, Inge.

Anyway, I'm off to work all day today...yick!! Hopefully you get to stamp and scrap! And maybe even get your hands on some Magnolia stamps for yourself!!! Have a great day!!

Kendra's Card!!!....and a Winner!!

I made this card for my friend and fellow DT member, Kendra. I'm safe to post it now because I know that she received it. I stamped Lovely Lizabeth on Papertrey white cardstock using my favourite ink, Archival Brilliance Graphite Black. And of course, I used my Copic markers to colour her in. I took the colours from this fabulous new patterned paper from the Just Dreamy line by My Mind's Eye. I could only find the one sheet but I'm hoping to get a full package of the whole collection soon from Phebe at The Town Scrapper. I just love the colour combination of the polka dots. I combined it with a square black base and accented with Cool Caribbean and Regal Rose and the sentiment is from Papertrey. OH and the sketch is a Kimmie original! For finishing touches I attached some Prima flowers with SU brads and added some Pink Stickles to her wings.

It's a rather rainy, yucky day in SW Ontario today. I finished up my cards and preparing for tomorrow night's class, so today is all mine!! All mine, I tell you...bwwwaaaaaaaahahahhahaaaaaaaa!!! (That was supposed to be my evil scientist laugh....in case you weren't sure.) Well, for the most part it's mine. I have to pick Emileigh up from school this afternoon and then head over to London to pick up some fabric and stuff for her Fashion class. BUT I also get to stop over at Stamp Art.....I have a few things to pick up there and I can't wait to share!!!

That's it for today, I guess...........oh WAIT!! Did you wanna know who won the High Hopes stamps??? I suppose you do........well the random winner for this challenge is.....Jessica Smith!!!! Jessica, please email me your mailing address and I will get your winnings out to you this week!!!! Oh and keep your eyes peeled, as there may be another challenge coming this way soon!!!

Have a stampin' good Monday!!!

I'm in Stitches!!!

Here are a couple of cards that I am REALLY happy with! You know how sometimes you finish a project and just go, 'Ewwwwww...I LOVE that!'? Isn't it great when that happens?? Well, that happened to me with these two cards!

Lately I've been stamping up extra images when I stamp and I've been trying to create more than one card at a time when I am crafting. Instead of making a single design, I try to use the same images and patterned paper to either duplicate the card or make one similar using the same items.

On Monday night, one of my favourite shows is on....Dancing with the Stars. It was on for two whole hours which is great but I hate to feel like I am wasting time in front of the tv. Guess I should somehow try to squeeze a tv into my stampin' studio, huh?? Anyway, I decided to colour some images while I was watching the telly, so I brought my Copic markers Carousel downstairs, picked out a couple of pieces of patterned paper as inspiration and my stamped images. I chose some coordinating markers and coloured two Farmer Tildas in using the same colours. I also coloured several other images too....I mean, I did have two hours!!!



Anyway, when I came back upstairs to start creating, I already had the image coloured and the patterned paper picked out so I just had to design the layout and add embellishments! The dp is from the DCWV Nana's Nursery Baby Boy Stack (try saying that three times fast!) and the cardstock I used is Cool Caribbean and Apricot Appeal. Don't they look soft and pretty together?? The ribbon is from American Crafts, the Primas are Press N Petals and the glitter brads are from Making Memories. I cut out the little tags using my Cuttlebug and added the sentiments which are from Papertrey. The Tilda and Co. Challenge for this week is to use stitching on your Magnolia card, so I added it around the edge of the card base using my Mat Pack and my white gel pen and then I also added some highlights on Tilda and popped her up!

Well, yesterday as you know, I went stamp shopping with my friend Donna. We had a great time and made lots of stops! First we went to the big scrappin' clearance sale here in St. Thomas and stopped at the Cut 'n Paste. Then we went over to London and spent a few $$ in Michael's, using our coupons of course! We went all the way across town to Scrapbook Studio and I picked up some yummy new papers and our last stop (which is where I spent most of my $$) was at Stamp Art!!! I grabbed up one of each of the new Penny Black transparent sets!! Lots of hedgies and puppies and mice!! Eeek! I always have so much fun when I visit Nancy and Dianne and Janine in Stamp Art!! Hi girls!! *wave* After we were done shopping, Donna took me out for lunch!! We went to East Side Mario's and had some yummy pasta!! Mmmm! Thanks again Donna! We'll have to do it again, next time we have the same day off!!

OH!! And I forgot to mention to anyone in Southwestern Ontario, my friend Phebe at The Town Scrapper is going to be at Scrapfest in Kitchener!!! If you are out and about this afternoon, be sure to stop in and check out the Marketplace, with over 35 vendors!! Wish I could go!!

Have a wonderful weekend and I hope you can carve out some time to get inky!!!

Watercoloured Wellies!!

Yesterday was a gorgeous day here in Ontario and today is supposed to be more of the same. In the afternoon, Al and I went over to London....he took me to Michael's to use my coupon....isn't he the best? I didn't get anything really exciting, but it was nice to go over there. Then on the way home we stopped at a park, went for a walk and took some pictures.

I was able to make about 4 cards yesterday morning before we went anywhere. Then in the evening (after Big Brother, of course) I packaged a bunch of them up. Some were commissioned by Phebe at The Town Scrapper, so I've made up an envelope to mail to her today. The rest I packaged up with envelopes to take to work. My card basket at work has been depleted considerably, so I needed to replenish it.

Here is another stab at the watercolouring thing. This is Tilda in her wellies again. I stamped her on SU watercolour paper and used a watercolour brush and my SU reinkers to 'paint' her. I used the patterned paper from the Happy Me SS kit....can't believe I still have some left, 'cause I love it so much!! I also used coordinating Groovy Guava and Soft Sky dp and added some grosgrain ribbon and some metal embellishments. I really love the ribbon sliders by SU, but I rarely use them because I don't wanna run out! Isn't that referred to as hoarding??? Heehee! Also the sentiment is from Papertrey.

I have to work this afternoon, so I'll see what I can get done before then. Have a wonderful day!!

Bright and Shiny Tilda!!

This morning's post will be short and sweet as I am getting ready to head to Petrolia! A bunch of ladies are meeting at Actors for lunch and a get together and then we are heading over to Phebe's store, The Town Scrapper to see what new things she has in the store! I happen to know she has new Whipper Snappers, new Stampendous, she's got My Favorite Things, Hanna Stamps, lots of paper and new embellishments!! I can't wait!!

This little card was made using Tilda in her Boots and I used my Copics to colour her in. I made sure that she was bright and springy as I need that right now. The snow is finally melting but not nearly quick enough for me!! The card is pretty self-explanatory but the dp is by EKSuccess and I made the scalloped edge using my slit punch. I added some Prima hydrangeas, brads, stickles and the sentiment is by Papertrey.

Have a wonderful day!!!

Soft and Sweet!!!

When I was playing around in my craft room on the weekend, I pulled out this lovely paper by Karen Neuberger (don't ask me where I got it, I haven't got a clue!) and it just looked so soft and pretty! I hadn't played with this new Tilda stamp yet or that cute little snail, so I put them all together!!!

I stamped the new Kitchen Bench first on Wausau bright white cardstock using Archival Brilliance Graphite Black ink and coloured it in using my copic markers. I stamped Tilda and the snail separately and coloured them too, then cut them out. I attached them to the base and shaded around each piece. I matted the whole thing on Soft Sky and the card base is an Almost Amethyst square. Since the focal image is so large and I really wanted the pretty paper to show, I used little in the way of embellishments. I only added some Prima flowers and attached them with some frosted brads by Creative Cafe that I picked up in Florida, while shopping with Kim. Then sentiment is from the Faux Ribbon set by Papertrey. Of course, I added Stardust Stickles to her wings. When I look at it, I just feel peaceful. I hope you have a very peaceful day!!

P.S. For those ladies who are local, don't forget to let me know if you will be joining us for an afternoon of yummy food and stamp shopping!! We will be meeting in Petrolia for lunch at Actors at noon!! Hope you can make it!!!