Father's Day Card

This week I have entered this card at the challenge on H2H to use scraps and make a Father's Day Card. I hand made each tie from scraps, popped up the one layer on cardstock, glued down a layer of ties on the base and added the hemp for a clothes(tie)line affect. What fun to make. Check out H2H at http://heart2heartchallenges.blogspot.com/

Vote # 20 Thank You

Thank you everyone who voted for my train card.  I came in 18th out of 106...not bad!  I had fun doing this challenge.  Hope you enjoyed your visit here and come back again and again, whenever you get the urge!

Okanagan Events

This is the layout I have completed for the H2H challenge this week.  It is events in the Okanagan and I used all Close To My Heart products except the buttons and I made the medalions with alcohol inks over embossed aluminum tape.  That was a fun project.  I hope you enjoy seeing a part of Kelowna and area.  Thanks for stopping in.

Please Vote #20

Hi:  InLinkz voting has started...please scroll down on the right to number 20 and click on vote above the picture of my card...blue & green train.  Thanks for your support.

Yesterday was my son's birthday, so I made him a cupcake, the first one ever, at least using paper products.  The one on the right was his gift, with a money card inside instead of a gift card.  He loved it.

I got the idea from the Fantabulous Cricut blog through a video tutorial by Teresa Black.  Thanks Teresa, what a wonderful idea and as you can see, the cupcakes get more delicious as you make them...good enough to eat, almost!

Baby Card

The free swinging sign on the card says, "Special delivery".  I popped up the little ducks for some dimension.  

Thanks for having a look.   I am entering this card in the Fantabulous Cricut Challenge at:

http://fantabulouscricut.blogspot.com/2010/05/challenge-me-monday-12.html

Tiffany's Doodles Blog Hop

Wow, what fun and inspriration.  Well worth the time spent having a look and commenting.  I won the little mouse in a pocket from 3umbrella's blogspot...Thanks, can't wait to use it.

Become a follower so I can meet you and follow your blog in turn.  Thank you.

Heart2Heart Sketch Challenge - B-Day Card

http://heart2heartchallenges.blogspot.com/search/label/sketch%20challenge

 Why is it such a challenge to get a really good picture?  Anyway, this is my entry for the Heart2Heart challenge this week, using their sketch.  It just happens to be my son's 28th birthday on Monday, so this was good timing to make something especially for him.  So, shhhhhh...don't tell him the picture is on my blog! 

I used all Close to My Heart products.  I love CTMH...So, here is the list:

Cardstock:  White Daisy (base) and Colonial White for the cupcakes

B & T Paper:  Cherry-O Bulk Paper

Inkpads:  Goldrush, Garnet, Black, Sweet Leaf, Tulip and Chocolate

Acrylix Stamps:  Celebrate, Made with Love, Bowl of Cherries, A Little Everything, Piece of Cake

Create a Shade Pearl Paint

Liquid Glass

I burnt (sponged) the edges of the card inside and out using Goldrush, Garnet and Black inkpads

The cupcake icing is Pearl Paint

And I just love Liquid Glass on poka dots, so the B & T's are embellished with Liquid Glass dots

Tulip, Green Leaf and Chocolate for the Cherries

This was a fun card to make and I hope my son appreciates the time and love spent on it. 

I hope you enjoy it too and will leave me a luv comment.  Thank you for stopping by.

Thanks H2H for all the great challenges.

Crafty Goings On

 Karren at Crafty Goings On  http://charmedcrafts.blogspot.com/ is giving away a cute Delectable Annie Stamp for candy. Hop on over and visit Karren. Leave her a note and enter to win. Thanks for visiting my blog.

Make It Crafty - Big Blog Candy Giveaway

Hop on over to Make It Crafty and check out all the wonderful displays. My favourite is the Carousel Horse..because I like carousels and it is gorgeous. Good work Zoe. While you are there, enter to win the big blog candy giveaway she has.
Good luck and thanks for viewing my blog.

Father's Day Card

I originally made this card today to enter the challenge at My Pink Stamper http://www.mypinkstamper.com/2010/05/fathers-day-challenge-and-expression.html . Took awhile to make all those ties, but fun to do. I put a tie and some 'tie tacs' inside the card too.
Thanks for viewing once again and do look at all the other entries. There are some great creations.

Boy B-Day Card

I have been invited to submit a boy birthday card to Inlinkz challenge, so this is what I have created. I will give this card to a very special little boy in my life, as he loves trains and his birthday is Monday.
Look on my sidebar for the information and instructions regarding this challenge.
Your vote at Inlinkz would be appreciated. Thank you for stopping by.

For this card I used the following supplies:
CTMH Card Stock and Ink Pads - Desert Sand, Ocean, Dutch Blue and Citrus Leaf;
Liquid Glass for the icing on the cupcake;
Acrylix Stamps - Holiday Hoopla and A Little Everything
Ranger Stickles - Lime Green and Tiara
A piece of cotton ball inked with black for the smoke stack

Dry Erase Calendar Board

I was inspired by a dry erase board I saw at splitcoaststampers and just had to try it.

The top band is titled 'remember and important' to write down those things you do not want to forget. The calendar is large enough to write the day #'s and the month goes on the top line. On the right is a grocery list space.

I made the background with bubble wrap and CTMH Re-inkers by dropping the colours on the bubble wrap, folding in half and then putting two pieces of cardstock between and smooshing with hand to cover paper. You can move the paper around to fill in any empty spaces that you want to.

This was fun to make...and I had lots of newspaper under, just in case!

I attached a dry erase marker to the hanger at the back with hemp, so it doesn't get lost. These are from the dollar store and have an eraser on the end.

Cute gift idea.

Background Stamped Card

This was a fun card to make. I wanted to do something creatively different than just stamping a design as a background. The idea came to me to paint a picture with stamps. I wasn't sure how it would turn out, however I am happy with the results. It made me feel very artsy.

For this card I used the following CTMH supplies:
Cardstock - Black and Colonial White
Ink pads - Olive, Desert Sand, Garden Green, Chocolate, Ocean, Topiary, Goldrush, Tulip, Sunny Yellow, Spring Iris, Orange
Stamps - Be Yourself D1349, Childhood Portrait D1373, Many Thanks D1371, Flower Pot D1409 Celebrate D1400
Bitty Sparkles bling for the birds eyes

($ store bling for the flower centers)

The background was completely stamped, then I used my water brush and ink pads to colour in the flowers and pathway. I stamped the girl running and the acorn on the card and then again to cut out and pop up.

See what you do to paint a picture with stamps.

Christmas' Past

Obviously, I am way behind in my scrapbooking, however here is a layout I created using cardstock only. The colours used are Desert Sand, Topiary and Ocean, which is a requirement for the challenge at H2H http://heart2heartchallenges.blogspot.com/this week. The base cardstock for the layout is Colonial White and is background stamped with the Winter Petite Perks stamps in the chosen cardstock colours. Embellishments include bitty sparkles, pearls, natural hemp, Everlasting Stickease, Glitter Rub-Ons from Winter Cheer and Memory Protectors 4x6" from the Miracle Kit. You will note that I haven't written in the journalling spots yet, as I didn't want to publish this part of the layout on the Internet. This was definitely a challenge, but I am happy with the results.