Tuesday, July 29, 2014

PDE Linky Party #15 ~ 3 or More Patterned Papers


Hello there my friends.  It is that time again....the mid way point for the challenge at Pause Dream Enjoy. The theme for this challenge is to use 3 or more pattern papers on a project.  Can't wait to see what you make.  

I made this card for my brother-in-law's 50th birthday.  I wanted it fun, bright and something to reflect his personality.  I like how it turned out.


Inside:


RECIPE:
Copic Xpress It Blending Cardstock
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Image ~ High Hopes "Chopper's Chilaxin'!"
Copic Markers
Card Stock ~ Recollections
Patterned Paper ~ Kaisercraft "Blast Off"
Sentiments ~ High Hopes "Chilax", "Bold Happy Birthday"
~ Fiskars "Put on Your Party Hat"
Spellbinders ~ Nestabilities Petite Scalloped Circles (LG)
Circle Cutter ~ Creative Memories
Star Punch ~ Fiskars
Your Next Stamp Olive Gumdrops
Stickles ~ Gold
Glossy Accents

A close up of the image:


Copics Used: Inner Tube ~ YG03, YG17, YG67, YR02, YR04, YR07; Chopper ~ E40, E42, E43, E44, E47; Drink ~ E25, E29, R24, R29, Y02, Y11, Y15, Y17; Water ~ B000, B00, 0
Candles on inside of Card ~ YG03, YG17, YG67, YR02, Yr04, YR07, YR23 

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges:
Your Next Stamp Fun Friday July Challenge #14 ~ Using the inspiration photo or sketch

Thanks for dropping by today.  Please join our 3 or more Pattern Paper challenge HERE.  You have until midnight August 4th to enter.  Now go and get your craft on.

{{{{{HUGS}}}}}, Heather

Tuesday, July 15, 2014

PDE Linky Party #14 ~ Tags



Good morning crafty friends and welcome to another mid-way point of the two week challenge at PDE Linky Party.  You have one week left to show us your projects of either a tag or adding a tag to your creation.  Tags come in all shapes and sizes and I look forward to seeing yours.

The tag I have to show you is a new to me technique that I tried.  In April at Scrapfest I bought myself some Tim Holtz mini distress inks and have been wanting to try them out.  I started with a white tag and inked it up with Christmas colours.  This process was messy and I just played with the ink and water until I got a look I liked.  I then let it dry and embossed the stamps, added the poinsettia die and the ribbons.  Voila, one tag done for a gift :)

 

A closer look at the embossing and die cut detail:


RECIPE:
Tag ~ Recollections (3" x 6")
Tim Holtz Mini Distress Inks ~ Mowed Lawn, Brick Red
Stamps ~ Frog's Whiskers (Poinsettia), Hero Arts (Sentiment)
Versamark Stamp Pad
Stampendous Embossing Powder ~ White
Spellbinders ~ Nestabilities Layered Poinsettia Die
Jewels ~ Recollections
Ribbons/Fibers ~ "Use It Up" Inventory

I would like to enter this tag into the following challenges:
Inky Chicks Challenge #33  ~ Christmas in July
Quirky Craft Challenge #14 ~ Christmas in July with Die Cuts/Punches
Robyn's Fetish Challenge #220 ~ Christmas in July
The Glory of Christmas Challenge #37 ~ Anything Goes as Long as its Christmas

Thanks for dropping by.  Have a wonderful day and I hope to see your tags at the Linky Party HERE!!!! 
Until next time, keep crafting.

{{{{{HUGS}}}}}, Heather




Tuesday, July 1, 2014

Pause, Dream, Enjoy Linky Party #13 ~ Many Layers


Good Morning and Happy Canada Day to all of my fellow Canadians.  I hope you are enjoying your day whether it is your only day off or the last of a four day weekend.  It is time for week #2 of inspiration for the PDE Linky Party featuring many layers.  Don't forget to go check out what all of my design team sisters have made today and last week and leave us a comment so we know you visited.

My card today celebrates our country.  Canada is turning 146 years old and we celebrate with family, fun, fireworks, cook outs, picnics, etc., all the fun Summer brings. Canada's national sport for Winter is ice hockey and lacrosse is the national Summer sport.  This little cutie, Jenny from Canada, manufactured by the Canadian company Your Next Stamp represents this well.


inside:

RECIPE:
Copic Xpress It Blending Card Stock
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Copic Markers
Card Stock ~ Recollections
Glitter Paper ~ American Crafts
Patterned Paper ~ Recollections, Echo Park "A Perfect Summer"
Sentiment, Buttons ~ Michaels $1.50 Bin
Punch and Circle Cutter ~ Creative Memories
Twine ~ American Crafts
Ribbon, Doily ~ Dollar Store
Sakura Clear Glaze Pen

A close up of Jenny:


Copics Used:  Skin ~ E00, E01, E11, E13, R20; Hair ~ E43, E44. E47, E49; Clothes ~ R24, R29, R37, R89, W00, W1, W3; Stick ~ E23, E25, E29

I would like to enter this card into the following challenges: 

I am glad you were able to visit today.  Join us at PDE and add your MANY LAYERS project this week.  Have a great day and GOD BLESS CANADA!!!

{{{{{HUGS}}}}}, Heather






Saturday, June 28, 2014

A Little Bit Country

Hello there.  Last Saturday I had high hopes of joining the on line crop with my friends from Kraftin Kimmie Stamps.  You see I was supposed to actually be cropping with them but for health reasons I got benched and had to stay home.  So the next best thing.....spend the entire day in my craft room and get all of the challenges done with more besides.  Yep, high hopes....it is a week later and I have been able to finish one challenge and this card is for the second one.  Don' t think I will get three more done before tomorrow at midnight.  It seems all I have been doing lately is travelling to the doctor and sleeping.  I pray there is an end in sight.  Finally it seems a treatment is working. On to my card.  It uses Lulu from the Down on the Farm 2 set and is just too cute.


Inside:


RECIPE:
Copic Xpress It Blending Card Stock
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Image and Outside Sentiment ~ Kraftin Kimmie Stamps "Down on the Farm 2"
Copic Markers
Card Stock ~ Recollections
Patterned Paper ~ Recollections, Kaisercraft "Cock-a-doodle-doo"
Spellbinders ~ Nestabilities Classic Scalloped Circles
Banner Punch ~ EK Success
Inside Sentiment ~ CARDZ TV Stamps "Encouraging Thoughts"
Twine ~ Maya Road
Stickles ~ Gunmetal
Button ~ "Use it Up" Inventory

A close up of Lulu:


Copics Used:  Skin ~ E00, E01, E11, E13, R20; Hair ~ E35, Y21, YR23; Jeans ~ B93, B95, B97; Bow ~ R35, R37, R39; Shoes ~ E55, E59, R35, R37, R39; Birds ~ Y13, Y15, Y17; Bunnies~ E41, E42, E43, R02; Fence ~ E23, E25, E29; Grass ~ G82, G85; Sky ~ B000, 0

I would like to enter this card into the following challenge:

Thanks for coming to see me today.  I will be back later this week with a fun, patriotic card and a new challenge that you can join me in.  Until next time, keep crafting.

{{{{{HUGS}}}}}, Heather




Thursday, June 26, 2014

Hey Dude, Happy Birthday

Hi there.  I have been struggling with some serious health issues and it has not left me much time to craft or even the desire to do it.  I am finally seeing light at the end of the tunnel so hoping to get some crafting mojo back soon.  But I was able to finish up a card I had started to send to my hubby's BFF (do men even have those?....LOL!), my hubby's buddy as he would rather say.  Cute, simple and to the point.


Inside:

RECIPE
Copic Xpress It Blending Card Stock
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Copic Markers
Card Stock ~ Recollections
Patterned Paper ~ Sandylion 
Sentiments ~ High Hopes "Bold Happy Birthday", The Greeting Farm "My Guy Ian",
Pointer Scrapbooking
Stickles ~ Baby Blue
Googly Eyes ~ Michaels
Sakura Clear Glaze Pen

A close up of the critter:


Copics Used:   B00, B01, B02, C9, R12, YG11, YG13, YG17

I would like to enter this card into the following two challenges:

Kraftin' Kimmie Stamps June Krafty Krop Challenge #1 ~ Fussy Cutting












Thanks for coming by.  Have a wonderful day and I hope to see you soon.

{{{{{HUGS}}}}}, Heather

Thursday, June 19, 2014

With Sympathy ~ Masculine Style

Hello there and Happy Thursday!!!  For those of you who saw my Father's Day card HERE this card is  going to look incredibly familiar.  I copied the exact pattern I used and made it with different colours, papers and a big button instead of a brad.  I had to make a sympathy card which are hard enough as it is but to have to make one going to a man alone makes it worse.  I liked the masculine look of the card and so just copied it.  What a versatile card this is going to be.  I may just be using it most of the time for guys :)


Inside:

 

RECIPE:
Card Stock ~ Recollections
Patterned Paper ~ MME Moments
Sentiments ~ My Pink Stamper Everyday Occasions
~ CARDZ TV Encouraging Thoughts
Tim Holtz Salty Ocean Distress Ink
Close to My Heart Moonstruck Ink
Close to My Heart Distress Tool
Twine ~ American Crafts
Button ~"Use It Up" Inventory

Glad you could drop by.  Take care and enjoy your day.

{{{{{HUGS}}}}}, Heather

Tuesday, June 17, 2014

Pause, Dream, Enjoy Linky Party #12 ~ Beach/Ocean



Good Morning.  Welcome to week #2 of the Beach/Ocean themed party at PDE Linky Party .  This is the time of year where people start thinking about travelling to the beach/ocean so what a great time to make a project to send to someone going away on vacation to let them know you are thinking of them when they go.  That's what I am going to do with this card.


inside:

RECIPE:
Copic Xpress It Blending Card Stock
Memento Tuxedo Black Ink
Image and Sentiment ~ Your Next Stamp Oceana
Copic Markers
Card Stock ~ Recollections
Glitter Paper ~ DCWV Glitter Mat Stack
Patterned Paper ~ Echo Park A Perfect Summer
Cuttlebug D'Vine Swirls Embossing Folder
Your Next Stamp Fishtail/Banner Die Set
Tim Holtz Tea Dye Distress Ink
Jewels ~ Michaels $1.50 Bin
Stickles ~ Crystal
Glossy Accents
Sakura Clear Glaze Pen

A close up of the image:


Copics Used: Skin ~ E00, E01, E11, E13, R20; Hair ~ YR23, YR24, E99; Clothes ~ BG11, BG13, BG15, R22, R24, R29, W1, W3, W5; Towel ~ R22, R24, R29; Beach Ball ~ B41, B45, R24, R29, R83, R85, YG11, YG13, YR07, Y13, Y15,W7; Sand ~ E31, E33, E35, E37; Sky ~ B000, B00, 0

Thanks for joining me today.  I look forward to seeing your beach/ocean projects this week.  Take care, my friends, and enjoy your day.

{{{{HUGS}}}}}, Heather

I would like to enter this card into the June Fun Friday Challenge at Your Next Stamp using the following sketch:







Sunday, June 15, 2014

Happy Father's Day!!!

Good Morning.  Happy Father's Day to all the special men in my life.  All men have some kind of father influence on the younger people that are brought into their lives.

 So, how many of you are on Pinterest?  I know I can get lost on there for hours just looking at all the great ideas for all the projects and recipes I would like to try.  But I barely use any of the wonderful ideas I have pinned.  Well, the card I made for my Dad is the exception.  I saw the idea on Pinterest and made one very similar.  I like the resulting masculine look of the card as that is something I always struggle with.


Inside:


RECIPE:
Card Stock ~ Recollections
Patterned Paper ~ Hallmark Wellington 6" x 6"
Cuttlebug ~ Darice Woodgrain embossing folder
Your Next Stamp Fishtail/Banner Die Set
Sentiments ~ Inkadinkadoo
~ Pointer Scrapbooking
Close to My Heart Distress Tool
Tim Holtz Vintage Photo Distress Ink
Close to My Heart Chocolate Ink
Decorative Brad ~ Use It Up Inventory

Thanks for stopping by today.  Just a quick post for ya.  Have a wonderful day no matter what your plans.

{{{{{HUGS}}}}}, Heather