A Week Of Christmas Cards - Day 5

Clearly, before I made my cards this year, I placed an order at All That Scraps. Sinces about 75% of the stuff that I used for my cards this year came from there.


On to Day 5... I love the designer paper from Echo Park that I used on this one, it is probably the reason I consider this card one of my 7 favourites, the different shades of blue with the darker red colour just work so well together.


You cant tell in the picture, but I used the red American Crafts glitter pen on her little scarf to make a plaid pattern... so cute!






Ingredients:
Digi Image: CC Designs
Stamp: Amy R
Ink: Versafine
DP: Echo Park
CS: Bazzill/CC Designs Copic Quality 80 lbs
Medium: Prima Colour Markers
Misc: Elmers Glitter Glue & American Crafts Glitter Pen

A Week Of Christmas Cards - Day 4

Day 4 and I'm going strong.

Todays card I just love... I love this digi, I love the paper that I used, and on top of that it is the first time I have had a chance to use the metallic card stock that I picked up from All That Scraps a while ago.... again, I am just loving the sparkle.







Ingredients:
Digi Image: CC Designs
Stamp: Amy R
Ink: Versafine
DP: Echo Park
Metallic CS: All That Scraps
CS: Bazzill/CC Designs Copic Quality 80 lbs
Medium: Prima Colour Markers
Misc: American Crafts Glitter Pens, Glossy Accents

A Week Of Christmas Cards - Day 3

My third card, is probably one of my favourites because of the monochromatic colour scheme and simplicity of the layout. Well, that and of course all the sparkles.... My feeling about christmas cards, they need sparkle!




Ingredients:
Digi Image: CC Designs
Stamp: Amy R
Ink: Versafine
DP: American Crafts
CS: Bazzill/CC Designs Copic Quality 80 lbs
Medium: Prima Colour Markers
Misc: Elmers Glitter Glue.

A Week Of Christmas Cards - Day 2

The second card for my christmas week was the first card I got to try my american crafts glitter pens, the shimmer they give off is so pretty, I used the red pen to glitter up the berries on the digi as well as on the patterned paper. I just love this image, she was a ton of fun to colour.








Ingredients:
Digi Image: CC Designs
Stamp: Amy R
Ink: Versafine
DP: ATD (Walmart)
CS: Bazzill/CC Designs Copic Quality 80 lbs
Medium: Prima Colour Markers
Misc: American Crafts Glitter Pen, Elmers Glitter Glue.

A Week Of Christmas Cards - Day 1

So, I figured that for the week leading up to christmas I would (try) and post the 5 of my favourite christmas cards that I made this year.


The first one looks fabulous in real life, I took the time and put a dab of glitter glue on all of the bulbs on the designer paper I used.. Time consuming, but the sparkle it gives looks awsome. Also I used glossy accents on the image for the bulbs, nose and hooves.... adds some nice dimension.








Ingredients:
Digi Image: CC Designs
Stamp: Amy R
Ink: Versamark
EP: Stampendous
DP: Echo Park
CS: Bazzill/CC Designs Copic Quality 80 lbs
Medium: Prima Colour pencils & markers
Misc: Elmers Glitter Glue & Glossy Accents
Ribbon: Unknown

ATS Anything Goes Challenge.

Well, I finally got a chance to finish one of the many cards I have to give out, I have about half of the cards I need about 60% done... really got to get crackin' on these.

I happened to use a C.C. Designs image on this card, then when I checked out the challenge blog, low and behold, its an anything goes challenge.

So I figure why not submit this card. (You can't tell from the picture, but that designer paper I used here has a golden sheen to it.... so pretty. As is all the sparkles on the little ornament she is holding!)

Digi Image: C.C. Designs

Stamp: Amy R./C.C Designs

Ink: Momento -Tuxedo Black

CS: Bazzill/C.C. Designs

DP: Reminisce

Medium: Prisma Colour Markers

Other: American Crafts Glitter Gel Pens

Show & Tell With C.C.Designs

Wow, been a while since my last post. I have been quite busy with work, and in my spare time I have been starting to make my christmas cards. I have about 4 or 5 that are half done, and I will be uploading them soon.

I did manage to make a card for the new show and tell challange over at the all that scraps blog:

"This month the theme is a color scheme. Use Black, burnt orange, and tan in your project. It doesn’t have to be Halloween. Think outside the box but use the colors. "

Since I have been in the christmas card frame of mind I decided to try making a christmas card using these colours for the challenge. Now, in the end Im not entire sure I like the card, but I did have alot of fun making such and "outside of the box" christmas card.

Ingredients:

Digi Image: ATS/CC Designs

Stamp: Technique Tuesday

Ink: Versamark

EP: Stampendous (clear)

CS: Bazzill

DP: 7Gypsys

Ribbons: Walmart?

Other: Home made flocking/glossy accents

Medium: Prisma Colour Markers

ATS Fall Challange

So happy to finally get another chance to play along with the ATS Wednesday challange.. and this week is all about fall.

I decided to try and make a card using a more fall colour scheme since these are not colours I usually gravitate towards. Also, for something a little different for me, I ruffed up the edges a bit of my coloured card stock and inked them for good measure.



Here is the card:





Ingredients:
Digi Image: ATS/CC Designs
CS: Bazzill & Walmart?
DP: Me & My Big Ideas
Flower Punch: Marvy
Glitter: Elmers
Medium: Prisma Colour Markers

ATS Challenge 90, sketch time

Phew.
I always find sketch challenges the hardest. I tend to have very plain and simple layouts, so when I play along with a sketch that has lots of layering or embellies etc. I find it quite difficult.

So when I saw this weeks ATS challenge was a sketch I almost didn't play along, but then I figured that they are called 'challenges' for a reason.
So, here is the sketch we had to work from:

Now, I know I didn't follow the sketch absolutly exact, but I feel that there should be some room for artistic leaway.
Here is what I came up with:

Ingredients

Digi Image: ATS/CC Designs

CS: Bazzill

DP: DCWV

Stamp: Penny Black

Glitter & Perals: Dollarama

Punch: Marvy

Medium: Prisma Colour Markers

ATS Inspiration challenge

Over at the ATS Wednesday challenge blog they had a photo up, and we had to make a card based on the inspiration we got from the photo.

The part of the pic that stood out to me the most were the sunflowers that were on the little side table... I really wanted to include that bright yellow in my card.
Also, I wanted to include sunflowers, but since I had nothing of the sort, I used a flower punch, 2 shades of card stock, and a little bit of flock to make my own.
Here is the card:






Ingredients:
Digi Image: CC Designs/ All that scraps
Stamp: The Paper Company
CS: Bazzill
DP: Me and My BIG Ideas
Flower Punch: Marvy
Medium: Prisma Colour Markers, Sakura Gelly Roll Pen
Ribbon: Michaels?

ATS Wednesday Challenge: Christmas in July

Just a quick post with a card I did for last wednesdays challenge over at All That Scraps. The theme was Christmas in July, and I have to admit I felt a little strange making a christmas card in the middle of the heat wave we've been having here in Ontario.

In the end though, I really enjoyed making this card, and I love the adorable 'Trim the Tree' digi from ATS (you can't really tell in the picture but the ornament has sparkley gold bits on it, looks great in real life.)

Ingredients:

Digi Image: All That Scraps/CC Designs

Stamp: MSE

EP: Stampendous

DP & Card Stock: American Crafts

Punch: EK Success

Medium: Prisma Colour Markers

Ribbon, Glitter & Pearls: Dollarama

CC Designs Wednesday Challenge- Punches or Dies

I had a little bit of time tonight, and I have recently discoved CC designs wednesday challenge and since I love there adorable images, I thought I would play along.

The image I used was one of there digital images, and you had to incorporate punches and dies into your project.

I've used circle dies and little flower punches to create this 'Aloha' card.... had tons of fun colouring this image!

Ingredients:

Digi Image: CC Designs

Sentiment Stamp: Pink Cat Studios

DP: DCWV

CS: Bazzil

Medium: Prima Colour Markers

Glitter Glue: Elmers

White Gel Pen: Sakura Gelly Roll

For you, Mom

Im finally back with a new card, after what seems like forever, but was actually more like two months of crazy busy life and work issues getting in the way of crafting.

Here is a quick card I did for a last minute birthday card for my mom, luckily I had already had this adorable anya image coloured so I just grabbed some card stock and a strip of designer paper that went well with those colours.

Here is the card:

Ingredients:

Digi Image: The Greeting Farm

Card Stock: Bazzill

DP: Echo Park

RubOn: Imaginise

Foam stickers: Dollarama

Glitter: Elmers

Medium: Prisma Colour Markers

Hiatus!

I have been on a bit of a hiatus since the end of April. A lot of work/life stuff popped up and I just didn't have time for blogging.

Now that things have calmed down, I will be back soon with new cards!

The Greeting Farm - FFF Digi!

I've finally got another chance to play along (just barely, only 1 1/2 hours left to upload my card) with the Greeting Farms *new* challenge blog and their farm fresh friday challenge.

This particular challenge was pretty much a free for all, the only stipulation is that you had to use one of there digital images.... which is soooo not a problem for me!

I love the little Anya charater that they have, and I especially adore this little cheer leader girl.

So... on with the card:

Ingredients:

Digi Image: The Greeting Farm

Rub On: Imaginisce

CS: Bazzill

DP: Paperbilities

Medium: Prisma Colour Markers

Other: Sakura Gelly roll pen & Elmers glitter glue

StampFairy Challenge 19

Happy Easter!

Just a super quick post for a last minute entry to the stampfairy challenge.

We had to make a girl card, so for me that meant adding flowers, I made an easter card for the folks, hopefully they like it.... and I gotta say, i love the adorable bunny image, too cute!








Ingredients:
Digi Image: StampFairy
CS: Bazzill
Medium: Prima Colour Markers and Pencils
DP, Flowers, Pearls: Dollarama
Other: Sakura Gelly Roll Pen = white

BLDC13

Just a quick post today for the weekly challenge over at By LORi Designs, it was a colour challenge, and for me it most certainly was a challenge....

I had such a struggle fitting in the orange colour to my card, but eventually It dawned on my that I could just add it to her hair and make her a 'carrot topped' girl.

Unfortunately I had some computer issues earlier in the day, so I didn't get around to photographing the card or uploading it until this evening, and because of that, the picture is a tad darker than usual.

Here are the colours we had to work with:

And here is my card:

Ingredients:

Digi Image: By LORi Desings

Stamp: The Paper Company

Ink: Versa Fine

CS: Bazzill

DP: Dollarama

Ribbon: Dollarama

Medium: Prisma Colour Markers

Other: Sakura white gel pen

BLDC12

Made a super quick card for the designs by LORi challenge today.

It was a colour challenge, and I decided since the character is a princess she needed some 'bling', so I added a couple of rhinestones and some glitter glue dots on her dress (not really sure if I like that though).

The layout I've used is a tad different then my usual, I saw it online somewhere (sorry, no idea where) and I liked it on the card I saw, but not entirely sure it works on mine.

anyways, here are the colours we had to work with:

And here is mine:

Ingredients:

Digi Image: By LORi Designs

Stamp: Hampton Art

Ink: Versa Fine

DP: Echo Park

CS: Bazzill

Bling: Me & My Big Ideas, Elmers

Medium: Prisma Colour Markers

Blog Candy Alert!

3 Great blog candy prize lots up for grabs at Angelwood's Crafting Corner. I am hoping its open to international players since I am up here in Canada and would love to win. All three sets of prizes are amazing, but I have my eye on candy #2, fingers crossed. Hop on over to check them out for yourself!

Soooo Sick!

Just thought I'd pop in quick to let anyone who wanders by know, that I am still alive, just been suffering for the last week with a horrible cold... But not to fear, I am on the mend. Today was the first day that I haven't felt the need to whine at all about how 'unfair it is that I have to go through this' (I can be a tad bit of a baby when I get sick.) So check back soon for a new post!

My first blog award!

I received my very first blog award from Grace over at Sugar Cards, so sweet of you to pick me as a recipient of this award... thank you! RULES: As a recipient of this kind award, I am to pay it forward to 15 other bloggers & share 7 things about myself as well as thank the sender. 7 Things about me

1. I am Canadian.


2. Im not married but I have been with the same fella for 6 years.


3. I work as a home fashion consultant.


4. I am brand new to the land of blogging, starting Jan 2011.


5. I have been in love with both drawing and colouring my whole life (not that I am all that good)


6. I am also fairly new to card making, only been doing it for about 2 years.


7. I've never scrapbooked anything, but one day would love to start.

15 fellow bloggers I would like to share this award with

1. Jenny


2. Jane


3. Loretta


4. Brook


5. Pattie


6. Peggy


7. Stephanie


8. Sharon


9. Ann


10. Sharette


11. Tracey


12. Mariska


13. Frances


14. Sparkle


15. Mary

All of the above blogs I discovered through By LORi Designs weekly challenge.

BLDC9

Finally got another chance to play along over at By LORi Designs with the weekly challange.

It was a very green colour challenge this week, I didn't have much time to put this card together, but all in all its not too bad.

The colouring took the longest, as per usual. And I haven't quite gotten the hang of using the colourless blender to remove mistakes... so don't look too closely at her, lol!

Here were the colours we had to work with (did the best I could with what I had):

And here is the card I came up with:

Ingredients:

Digi Image: By LORi Designs

Stamp: The Paper Company Studio

Ink: Versafine

DP: Reminisce

CS: Bazzill

Medium: Prisma Colour Marker

Other: Gelly Roll white gell pen

Club Anya Saturday Sketch #59

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!!!

I have had very little time this week with all the craziness that is going on at work, but finally tonight I had a chance to sit down and make a card for Club Anya & Friends Saturday Sketch Challenge.

I had this little cheer Anya colour for about a week, and I knew she was the image that I wanted to use in my card, but I was suprised to find that I have very few papers with purple in them... Made this an even harder challenge for me.
Luckily I found some stuff in my scrap drawer that worked, some gems I had picked up at the dollar store (though for the life of me I couldn't get them completely straight) and I meant to put on some ribbon, but completely forgot until much of the card was assembled

Here was the sketch we had to work with:



Here was my end result:



Ingredients:
Digi Image: The Greeting Farm
DP: DCVW
CS: Bazzill
Medium: Prisma Colour Markers
Gemstones: Dollarama
Other: White Gelly Roll pen

FFF-Christmas Scraps

Over at The Greeting Farm blog the farm fresh challenge this past Friday was to use up your left over christmas scraps.

Since I have a TON of scraps left over from this christmas 2010, I thought it was the perfect challenge.

The image I used in this card, I actually used just last week on a wedding/anniversary card for the Club Anya & Friends challenge, but I thought that it would also be perfect for a christmas card.

Here is what I came up with for the christmas scraps challenge:

Ingredients:
Digi Image: The Greeting Farm

DP: ATD (bought it at walmart)

CS: Bazzill

Medium: Prisma Colour Markers

Club Anya & Friends Satuday Sketch #58

I can't believe this is the second card that I've made today, that never happens! (But I guess that is what happens when you get a day off work, and theres nobody around to interrupt you.)

This card is for the Club Anya & Friends Saturday Sketch Challenge. I have so much fun colouring these images, unfortunately I over estimated the size I needed when I was printing out the digi, so I ended up loosing her little shoes when I punched her out.

Anyways, here is the sketch we had to work from:

Totally unlike my usual layouts, but I had fun playing around and coming up with this:

Ingredients:

Digi Image: The Greeting Farm

Stamp: Pink Cat Studio

Ink: Versafine

DP: DCWV and Me & My Big Ideas

CS: Bazzill
Ribbon: Walmart

Medium: Prisma Colour Markers

BLDC7

Another challenge card, this time from a great digital Image site that I stumbled across, By LORi Designs.

Her designs are simply adorable, and I couldn't help but purchase a couple so that I could participate in the challenge.

This was a colour challenge, and here is what we had to work with:

And this is what I came up with (my colours maybe slightly off, but I had to work with what I had on hand):

Ingredients:

Digi Image: By LORi Designs

Stamp: Penny Black

Ink: Versa Fine

DP: DCVW (sweet stack)

CS: Bazzill

Glitter: Elmers Glitter Glue

Medium: Prisma Colour Markers

Club Anya & Friends Satuday Sketch

I love greeting farm images, and I was very happy to find The Club Anya & Friends blog has a weekly sketch challenge.

Hopefully the image that I have qualifys for the sketch, I am not entirely sure if it fits the rules or not, but I love the image so I thought I'd give it a go!

Here is the sketch we had to work with:



And here is what I came up with:



Ingredients:
Digi Image: The Greeting Farm
Stamp: Hampton Art
Ink: Versafine
DP: Echo Park
CS: Bazzill
Medium: Prisma Colour Markers

CPS 206

Well after a super busy week, I am happy to be able to get a chance to participate in this weeks Card Positioning Systems sketch (#206)... though I am just barely squeaking this card in before the deadline.

What I love about the CPS sketches, is that it really makes me think outside my usual 'go to' layouts that I seem to always end up using.

Here was the layout we had to play with:



And here is what I came up with (as always, sorry about the pic quality):



Ingredients:
Stamp: Pink Cat Studios
Ink: Versafine
CS: Bazzill
DP: Dollarama
Medium: Prisma Colour Markers

CPS 204

Another CPS sketch completed.


This week the sketch was actually based on a square card, however, since I don't have any envelopes that are square, and I actually wanted to send this card in the mail this morning, I had to fudge the layout to work with a standard rectangular card. (hopefully this isn't frowned upon.... not entirely sure of the rules.)



Anyways, here is the sketch we had to work with:







And here is what I came up with:





Ingredients:
Stamps: Penny Black
Ink: Versafine
EP: Stampendous
DP: Walmart?
CS: Bazzill
Medium: Prisma colour markers & Pencils

Make a Wish!

So yesterday after I came home from work, I got a message saying that my grandfathers birthday dinner had been moved up a week.... to that evening.

Of course I didn't have a card made yet, so I quickly threw one together for him... super easy layout and a quick colouring job (luckily I already had a bday image stamped and embossed) and here is the end result:

Ingredients:

Stamps: Penny Black

Ink: Versafine

EP: Stampendous

DP: American Crafts

CS: Bazzill

Medium: Prisma Colour Markers

CPS sketch

Finally had a chance to participate at one of the awsome sketches over at CPS.
I just loved the simplicity of the sketch this week, and I knew instantly that I wanted to do a sparkly valentines day card with it.


Here is the sketch:





And here is what I came up with (again, sorry about the pic... thats the problem with taking them at night):



Ingredients:
Stamp: Hampton Art
Ink: Versafine
CS: Bazzill
Glitter: Dollarama

Cardz TV - Cupcake challange

There is a little blog called Cardz TV that I stumbled across the other day... Luckily for me I happened across it during a cupcake challenge that was going on (and still is for another couple days!)

The rules are simple; design a card, layout, etc. using a cupcake image.... easy-peasy!

Here is what I came up with (sorry about the picture quality... no natural light available)

Ingredients used:
Stamps: PinkCat Studio & Penny Black

Ink: Versafine

Medium: PrimaColour

DP: Walmart?

CS: Bazzill

Ribbon & Glitter: Walmart?

New Year, New Look, New Blog!

Hello everyone out in blog land.

After a TON of computer issues in 2010, Im am back with a new blog (and hopefully a lot of new cards) for 2011!!!