Testing

 

 I am trying a new to me blogging program and just making sure it works properly!  I have a couple things to post but it may not be until tomorrow!  Check back then if you like!

Thank you so much for your help Rach!

Have a wonderful day!
:)

Precious Moments

I have seen the Stampavie stamps, and admired them on so many blogs, and now I have one of my own! lol  Beth from Sunflowers and Dragonflies is carrying this awesome stamp line!  On my card I used mostly all products available from her online store.

Now I can't take credit for the layout of this card.  I was blurfling and came across this incredible blog.  Bev's work is awesome.  She uses alot of the European stamps, and so many gorgeous embellishments.  I loved her cards so much that I decided to use one of her layouts.  You can see her work here.

I embossing the image on white c/s, the coloured in with Copic Markers.  The little tag is done with a cuttlebug die, and stamped with a sentiment from Hero Arts.  All papers used are from the Basic Grey Sultry pad.  Flowers are from Prima.  These are all available at Beth's store.  Lastly I used some pearls from Kaisercraft to even things out a bit.  The Prima flowers that look black in the photo are actually dark brown, but I couldn't get a great picture.

I never usually use this many flowers or embellishments on a card, BUT, I just love the look when I see others doing it.  I think I will be doing this more often! lol  Thank you Bev for the inspiration!

:)

New stamp by Sunflowers and Dragonflies

Beth from Sunflowers and Dragonflies has opened a new online store.  She is selling various products, AND she is also designing her own stamps, with the focus on Canada! 

The main stamp used on this card is one of Beth's designs.  It is of Mahone Bay in Nova Scotia, about 30 minutes from me.  I was so happy that she sent me this stamp.  To make the background I used Ecoline inks on watercolour paper.  The inks are available from Quietfire Design.  I then stamped and embossed Mahone Bay with black.  I used a scrap to stamp the sentiment (from Hero Arts).  I added a some dew drops and used one of Martha Stewarts punches for the border. 

Thank you for stopping by tonight!

Don't hate me...

 For anyone who knows me, you will be amazed!! I drew a sidewalk! lol...seriously, I get scared just thinking I may have to draw something or fill something in! You should have seen one night, we had a SU party at my place and we had to draw our own stem! OMGOSH! It was AWFUL! lol But really funny! Anyway, I stamped the lady on white c/s, then coloured her in with Copics. After that I decided I wanted bling, so I went over her dress, shoes and scarf with Opal Shimmerz. I then drew the sidewalk and coloured it in with Copics again. I then cut it all out. Not sure what I was thinking or why I had to cut her out, but I did! Anyway, I liked her layered on this retro paper from Basic Grey. The saying is from Viva Las Vegas, and is on a Nestibilities tag.

The 2 lady stamps are from Rubbernecker and were a gift from my bf Flower! She sent me an envelope full of goodies last week, what a sweetheart! Thank you Flower!
Have a great day,

Men, Coffee, Chocolate....

I just love this stamp!  The way she has her hat tipped and is kind of peeking at what is going on. I thought she went perfectly with this saying from Rubber Romance. I embossed her, then coloured in with Copics. She was then cut out, and I stamped her again on another piece of white c/s. I drew the sidewalk and coloured that in. I then made a mask of her legs, and lightly sponged soft pink in on the background of a nestibilities long rectangle, keeping the die in place so I would have the white border. I was then playing around with my Slice and decided to make some flourishes to frame her as well. I am loving the Slice, but am still trying to figure out how to add the pieces to my cards without them looking out of place to me! Then I added some dew drops for good measure...lol I had a blast making these 2 cards!

Have a good one!

Valentines Hanging Heart Box

I actually have a bit of energy this afternoon! Woohooo! I took some pictures! This is a heart box that I made for Valentines Day. It's for a friend that I work with, but I haven't seen her yet to give it to her. She doesn't look on here, so I am safe! I saw the template for this box over on Mel's blog (link is on the right hand side of my blog), and I decided to give it a try. It really is adorable, but I much prefer Mel's! She has all kinds of sewing and embellishments on hers! Next time I will fancy mine up more! Thank you for the template Mel.

I am not sure who makes the patterned paper, and it was the last bit I had left. The heart stamp is from MFT. The silver trim around the edges is actually border stickers from Magenta, and I received them from Quietfire Design. The filigree flower is from the Paper Company.

Thanks for stopping by,

Have a great day!

Just wanted to say Hi

Morning Everyone,

I just wanted to stop by and say Hello. I have been SO sick. It's been 3 weeks now, and if you can believe it, I actually feel worse this week. I found out last Monday I have pnuemonia. I was a good girl and stayed home, in bed, doing not much of anything the whole week! Well, I was not rewarded for good behaviour, that's for sure. I can hardly breathe. Just making the bed, or having a shower leaves me totally breathless. I had an allergic reaction to the antibiotics last Tuesday, so they had to take me off them, and they put me on Prednisone. They only gave me 5 pills, I ran out on Saturday, and I need more. And, who would have thought antibiotics stay in your system that long? I am still itching like a crazy woman! lol I haven't got much of an appetite, and have to pretty much MAKE myself eat, which sucks. I have had a few friends call to see how I am doing, and it's so nice to hear from them, but I can hardly talk on the phone even. I am just so out of breath, the more I talk the harder to breathe.

I have managed to stamp a couple things in my haze, but haven't taken any photos. I keep thinking I will take pictures, but the thought of setting up my tent for taking pics makes me re-think that idea! lol So, please be patient, I will take pics as soon as I can. Who knows, maybe even today.

I am hoping to get to the Dr. again today. Maybe he will give me a miracle pill today and I will start feeling better? lol One can only hope.....I just want to feel good and take a DEEP breath!

Thanks so much for stopping by today! Hopefully I will have something to post for you real soon!
:)

Created Byhand Challenge - Love Quotes

This weeks challenge over at Created Byhand, is to make a card using a Love Quote. Of course, I used one of Quietfire's stamps, and I think this one is my favorite! Real love stories never have endings, and it can be found here.

The patterned paper is from Bo Bunny, and I just LOVE it! I did a bunch of distressing around the edges. I really like this type of card, the shadow box. I distressed the inside panel, then stamped a Stampsmith image on glossy, and tinted a bit and distressed. Cut it out, and taped it down. Then I stamped the sentiment from Quietfire Design, and stamped some lips randomly. I love the whole romantic look! The hearts on the side are Heart Pearls from Hero Arts, and the Beloved stamp is from Inkadinkao.

Thank you so much for stopping by today!

Exciting News!

Beth Norman, from Sunflowers and Dragonflies, has started a new business venture! She has opened an online stamp store, featuring her own stamp designs, as well as carrying Stampavie, Primas, Basic Grey, Big Shot, and other items!

Beth asked me quite sometime ago if I would like to be part of her design team, and I said YES!!! How exciting to be a part of this new venture with Beth! Congratulations Girl, I wish you all the success in the world.

You can read more about this on Beth's Blog. And you can go shopping here.

Have a wonderful day everyone,

Created Byhand Challenge - Pink or Red Card

The theme this week for Created Byhand Challenge Blog is to make a card using pink or red. I chose pink...of course! lol The asian lady is from Stamp It, the asian letters are from Judikins and the sentiment is from Quietfire Design! Isn't this sentiment gorgeous? Suzanne has the most beautiful calligraphy stamps, check them out if you have a chance!

I used my Copic Markers to colour her in, then sponged around her using pink dye ink in a really light colour. I also used the Spica Glitter clear pen inside the flowers, for that bit of bling. The flowers are punches, and there is a swarovski crystal in the center of each. I used the cuttlebug as background on the nesties layer and under the ribbon. All stamping is embossed with clear ink over black versafine ink.

Thanks for stopping by today!
:)

Love is in the air...

Hello Everyone,

I was given a chipboard purse from 7 Gypsies, and a package of Bo Bunny Valentines paper to use with it. This is for a local store I do cards and projects for at times. Well, people who know me will know that I was horrified when I saw this stuff!! lol I do CARDS....I rarely ever venture from cards either! lol Anyway, I finally buckled down and started working on it, and I actually enjoyed it! I am going to buy one of these purses and do it with my own style and stamps. It is a bit hard at times to only use products they give you to use! lol

Anyway, here are some pictures of the purse. It has an accordian album in it as well, so I decided to make a calendar out of it. While this isn't exactly my style, I think it's kinda cute.

Thank you so much for stopping by today,

Created Byhand Challenge - Hearts

This is my contribution to the Created Byhand Weekly Challenge! The challenge is Hearts, so I pulled out my heart Nestibilites and used some beautiful patterned paper. The only stamping on this card is the sentiment, from Quietfire Design. I had fun making this card, but almost felt like I was cheating because I hardly did any stamping! Oh well, what can you do....lol

Have a great evening,

Find yourself a cup...

Hi there,

I saw this awesome cup on Catherines blog, and she linked to Fairy Blossoms & Life for the template. So, I thought I would give it a shot. The sentiment is from Quietfire Design. I know this template isn't a tea cup, but use your imagination here! lol I thought it fit anyway! I used some beautiful paper from My Minds Eye. It's a heavier paper and it holds up well for this type of card. The charm is from Hannastamps. I used my Nestibilities to cut the sentiment and layer it.

I am going to stamp a bit tonight. Not sure what though, so hopefully I will have something else to share with you tomorrow!

Have a great evening everyone,

No one can measure how much a heart can hold...

Morning!

I made this mini starbook a while back, but had to wait for it to be in the Quietfire Newsletter first, before posting to my blog. Inspiration for this book came from Becca at Amazing Paper Grace. Thank you Becca! I used a combination of Quietfire Design's beautiful calligraphy stamps, and my trusty Nestibilities. You can find instructions on how to make this book here, as well as a supply list.

We are having strange weather here in Nova Scotia. The past few days it has been very cold, at night at times -33 with the wind chill. Then yesterday it started at -18 in the moring, warmed up to about -3 and started snowing, then just after midnight there was a bit of freezing rain, and since about 2 in the morning it's been raining. It's now +6 outside! lol I imagine the roads are a real mess, but I am so happy it's warmed up! lol It is a huge temperature difference in a matter of 24 hours though!

Well, off to finish up a few things, and eat my breaky!

Thank you so much for stopping by today,

Glamour....never goes out of style.

I just received some stamps I bought from Stamp-it! I just love their stamps. This is one of the 3 ladies I bought. She is called Audrey Esq. I didn't want to add much to this card, I wanted it to be more of the elegant side, if you can say bright pink is elegant! lol I stamped her and embossed with black, then coloured in with Copic Markers. All layers are done with Nestibilities. The sentiment is from Art Impressions. Don't you love the black ribbon with black swirls in it? It's my last piece! I need more! Very basic card, but I like the overall look of it....I think! lol

Have a wonderful evening,

Created Byhand Challenge - The word Love

This weeks challenge on Created Byhand is to use the word LOVE on your card. I chose to use a sentiment from Quietfire Design that begins with the word LOVE. This is one of my favorite sentiments. The main image is a photo stamp from Stampsmith, I coloured her in lightly with Tombow markers and a watercolour brush. I used my trusty Nesties to do all the layering on this card. I also used a flourish stamp on the background patterned paper. The flowers are punches and I used Dew Drops in the centers. I haven't done a tall skinny card like this before, and I like the look! I am trying hard to start using some of the fabulous embellishments I have, but tend to hoard! I know you know what I mean! lol

Thank you so much for stopping by,

Created Byhand Weekly Challenge - Flourishes

Last week's challenge at Created Byhand was flourishes. For my card I used one of Quietfire Designs new sentiments! I just love this flourished calligraphy. I also used a paper with flourishes in the background, as well as a small flourished stamp in the corner. I didn't really get the look I was going for in this card. I was trying for something elegant, that you could give on wedding day, but it's just missing something? If you have any suggestions, please leave a comment! I would love to hear your suggestions as how I could finish this card, to give it a more elegant look.

Thanks for stopping by tonight,

Moon Bathing

Hi Everyone,

I haven't posted this week because I have been so busy and haven't really had time to stamp. I did make this card, a bit at a time though, and just finished it up tonight. I have been going thru my stamps and there are so many I haven't even inked up yet! Yikes! I am going to try to use some of the things (stamps, papers, ribbons) that I have been hoarding, I think that is my stamping resolution for the year! lol

I have no idea who makes this Asian Lady stamp, but the Cherry Blossom is made by Rubber Stampede. I didn't want to do to much and take away from the lady, so I just stamped and embossed some Cherry Blossoms, and coloured them in with Copic Markers. I coloured the lady's skin and coloured the moon with the silver Spica Pen. I then stamped and embossed another lady, and coloured in her cloak with Copic markers, and went over the flowers and leaves with a clear Spica Pen. It adds such a nice soft touch. I then cut out the cloak including her hair, then layered it over top of the first image. I did colour a bit on the bottom layer as well, because in person the bottom of the cloak is lifted quite a bit and you can see a bit under the layer. The white layer was then layered onto a beautiful piece of black paper that is embossed. If you click to make the picture bigger, you will probably see the paper better.

Well, off to bed for me, I have the remainder of a First Aid course tomorrow for work, oh joy! It was a long and a bit boring day today! lol Hopefully tomorrow is more interesting!

Have a wonderful evening!

My word for 2009

I have seen on a few blogs that people are picking a word for the New Year. I didn't have to think to hard to get my word! lol

HEALTHY

This past year has been a tough one. I have diabetes, and was doing great without insulin, but in the spring my sugars went crazy, and we decided it was time to go on with the insulin. I have been sick on and off all year. I seem to pick up every single cough, cold or flu that makes it rounds. Working at a large store makes it even harder to keep away from sickness, with the staff and customers. You would be amazed at how many sick people go grocery shopping! lol There has not been a month this past year that I haven't gotten sick and missed work. I am so thankful for very understanding management at my store. They don't question me when I am sick, and let me have the time to get better. I think they have gone above and beyond what is required. My husband is amazing and is so good to me. He is patient beyond belief, always there for me in all circumstances. We were married 2 years ago on December 17th, and yes, in sickness and in health. BUT, there seems to be more sickness than health, and he is a real trooper for hanging in there with me! lol SO, this year my word is HEALTHY! I am going to try harder to keep myself healthy. I will eat better ( I do pretty good in this department already), I will eat more on schedule (hard one..lol), and I will excercise more often. If I keep to this plan, I am sure this will be a better year for me, my husband and my work!

Thank you too for hanging in there with me!!!

Thinking of you...

Hello again,
What a busy time of year this is...I hope you all had a wonderful Holiday Season! I made this card on New Years Eve, but didn't have a chance to take a picture of it until now! lol The photostamp image is from The Stampsmith, and it is stamped with Ancient Page chocolate brown, then coloured in with a waterbrush and tombow markers. The sentiment is from Quietfire Design. The patterned paper is some delicious paper I found at the LSS fromMy Minds Eye, and I just love it!!! I used Cherish on this card. The pearls are from Kaisercraft, ribbon from Martha Stewart. Not sure where the charm brad is from though! I am really loving my photostamps lately. I always feel good for some reason when I use them.

Well, I must go stamp some more images! I am trying to get a bunch done, then I can settle in and colour or paint them in! I am getting some Shimmerz Blingz in the mail hopefully tomorrow, and I can't wait to try those on a project!

Have a great evening everyone,