Caardvarks Challenge! Use Die Cuts on Your Cards!!

Come on over to the card challenge blog Caardvarks for a fantastic prize! We are having a challenge that ends Nov 2nd at midnight, so get your entries in! Anyone can play, anyone can win! All you have to do, is head on over to Caardvarks and link up your photo to the comment section. Easy Peasy!

Dude Designs and Hambly Reveal @ Scrap Lovers

Featuring sponsored companies Dude Designs, Hambly Studios, and Strano Ribbon. I also could not resist using my new stamps from Cornish Heritage Farms! For a complete list of supplies, please see my gallery at ScrapLovers.

The flower stamps are called Marieke's Flower Set #1 from www.cornishheritagefarms.com.

Caardvarks Micro Challenge - Eyelets!

Get out your eyelets and start creating some fab cards for the new Caardvarks Micro Challenge. Micro means that the challenge is over soon! Upload by Friday October 19th at midnight.

Here are my cards:

Leaf Stamp: Cornish Heritage Farms (Let's Get Stuffed)

My New CHF Stamps!

Look at these cute stamps! The first one is called Skating Penguin. I am planning on duplicating this card to make gift tags this year. I used markers and ink, and Staz-on for this one. Cardstock is Prism.

The second card was made with 4 different papers, Prism Cardstock and Kim Hugh's/CHF stamp set called Let's Get Stuffed. The apple and sentiment stamp is all I need to convey a happy harvest!

This is another one of Asela's/CHF new stamps. It is called Christmas Reindeer. You can buy this stamp mounted or unmounted. All available at Cornish Heritage Farms.

Caardvarks Challenge! Paint and More Paint!!

Got Paint? Well if you do, consider making a card with paint on it, and you can enter it into Caardvarks challenge until October 12. Anyone can play, and the prize from 2 Spotted Dogs is AMAZING! For my card, I stamped a Cornish Heritage Farms backgrounder stamp with cream colored paint, and the daisies were stamped with black paint.

Birthday Bash at Scrap Lovers - All Weekend

Come one, come all to Scrap Lovers Forum to celebrate their 2 years of business and success. Join us in the forum for challenges and Christina ALWAYS gives out great prizes, and I'm told there are many to be had! Anyone can play! Hope to see you there.

CHF Treasure Hunt!

Hello hardy Treasure Hunters! You have found your way to the FIFTH PLACE ON THE MAP, and the first international destination!!! (If you did not start at the CHF BLOG please go there before following to the next link because you will not want to miss out on any of your chances to win “mini treasures” or any of the CLUE WORDS necessary to be eligible to win the GRAND TREASURE.)

While I don’t have a “mini treasure” for you today I do have what you will need to be eligible for the Treasure at the end of the hunt. Your CLUE WORDS are, THE NEWEST. I bet you are just dying for me to give you the link to the next place on the map aren’t you? Well here you go! Head on over to Design Team Member Mandy McIlhatton’s blog….does that name sound Irish to you???

CHF Projects

Here is a layout I completed, and I just found a wonderful spot for CHF's singing swirly bird. It sells for $4.49 US at their store.

WOW! These stamps are of superior quality! Deeply etched and every image is crisp and clean. Here is a card I made with their new Wood Grain backgounder. I stamped it over a K & Co. script paper for a neat effect. Their backgrounders sell for $9.99 US unmounted (cushioned with smart cushion), or wood mounted for $16.99.

AND....keep watching CHF's blog and web site, good things are coming down the pipe, including new stamps!

Wood Grain Backgrounder!

Using the new Wood Grain backgrounder from Cornish Heritage Farms, I made a bench and front door simply by trimming the image and cutting it up into pieces. This stamp is so versatile, I just want to use it on everything. All the new backgrounders are selling for $9.99 each (unmounted), and it's free shipping in the states for orders over $35.00. Bargoon! Here are the cards I made tonight.

Daisy Jar Stamp

Wood Grain Stamp

Key/Key Hole Stamps

Cracked Montana Earth Stamp!

I received my first order from Cornish Heritage Farms, and their stamps are amazing to work with. High quality rubber, great impressions - every time! Here is my very first project, with their NEW backgrounder - Cracked Montana Earth.

8 New Backgrounder Stamps @ CHF!

Oh me oh my, new backgrounders to buy!!!! Please please, go look at these new backgrounder rubber stamps from Cornish Heritage Farms. The ladies over there have been able to design rockin cards, and you can see them here in the gallery. And more card designs are coming from the design team, as I myself look forward to stamping and creating with Lisa Strahl's designs. I have only showed you 4, go see the rest!

Caardvarks Challenge! Use Chipboard!!

Oh, do come over to Caardvarks and check out the challenge and prize!!! And this is my own creative challenge, as I won the honour weeks ago during the Micro Lift challenge. Go go go!

Birthday Wishes

This is my daughter Sophie. She just turned 2 and was so happy to blow out her candles and make a wish. I altered the photo to tones of brown to match the Paper Trunk papers. For a full list of supplies, you can see my layout at ScrapLovers.

Caardvarks Micro Challenge - Honey I Shrunk the Cards

Oh you must go and check out this 2 day challenge at Caardvarks! Here is the gallery of the cards we already made and let me tell you, making mini cards is addictive! Anyone can play and there is a great prize up for grabs! Here are a couple of mine. (Go visit Caardvarks)! Deadline is Sunday, September 16th by Midnight. That's tomorrow!

Sophie at 2

I just adore this layout, and how it turned out. I am really trying to think about colour and how it matters! I tried to stick to neutrals and add hints of blue and black. I made the photo black and white so that it would not distract from the emotion I was trying to elicit. Those clock rub-ons are Imaginisce and I just love them! I actually took one clock and cut it up to get 3 different elements on my layout. Paper is Basic Grey. Thanks for looking.

Caardvarks New Challenge!

This one is called Sticker Shock. The challenge is to use *stickers* on your card front!

From Caardvarks Blog:

"We want to see them every which way - get creative with stickers! Post a link to your stuff by September 15th in the comments section of this post. We have a terrific sponsor, Frances Meyer, for this challenge. Nobody does stickers better than Frances Meyer. They've stepped up to offer the winner of this challenge our biggest prize to date --- SIX Scrapbooking Kits plus a bunch of goodies! You'll love the selection of themed kits, chipboard, stickers, and rubons! So, show us your best work...Frances Meyer will be helping us choose the winner! We'll load your work into the Sticker Shock Gallery as we move along."

Here is my take on the challenge, the teapot sticker is from Creative Imaginations. Paper is American Crafts and Basic Grey, flowers are from Prima.

Cornish Heritage Farms!!!

I received a phone call at 5:00pm yesterday. At that time, I figured the day had come and gone for a phone call from Cornish Heritage Farms. BUT, it was my lucky day! Liz Pomeroy, the owner of CHF (along with her husband), called and told me I was one of ten people chosen for their Fresh Faces Design Team. It was kind of like winning the lottery. She had said that it was a very tough decision, and that no one sent in rubbish. Here is a link to the announcement on Lisa Strahl's blog, where you can see all the other talented ladies that were chosen.

Here us a card I had sent in when applying. I made the background with food colouring and rubbing alcohol. I used Brilliance Ink for the stamping.

Micro Challenge at Cardvarks

Go to Caardvarks and check it out! Make a card using beads on your card front...post it by Midnight Sunday September 2nd. The winning bead creation will receive a set of stamps! Anyone can play.

Below are my two cards. The bird was made by stringing and manipulating wire, the heart chipboard was drowned in glue and covered with multi coloured beads.

Caardvarks Micro Challenge - Stay Tuned!

I have been asked to be a Design Team member for Caardvarks, one of my favourite challenge blogs! They are getting me started right away, so here was my first task. To make a card with ????. I say it's a safe bet to check out the blog tomorrow for a little something something. You are bound to get creative with this one...Caardvarks.

Sweetheart Card - Caardvarks

For the One Stamp challenge - UNO

Supplies: Crate Paper, Prima Flower & Chipboard, Basic Grey Rub-on, Sunday Intetnational Stamp, Karen Foster Loop Brad, String & Ribbon, Junkitz Distressing Ink.

Supplies: Basic Grey Papers and rub-ons, Fancy Pants stamp, embossing powder, photo corners, bazzill cardstock, ribbon.

Happy Canada Day!

Pictures from Uncle Bill's on Rice Lake. It was so cold and we were not dressed warm enough! I went on the tube behind the speed boat. I now need to see my chiropractor! I'm getting too old for such water sports.

Me and my sister Julie.

My father and Sophie.

Sophie with her Canadian flag.

My New Hat for One Little Word

The latest word is NEW. This is a picture of Sophie's stylin hat that we bought at a garage sale for 25 cents. What a deal! I love garage sale season. It's about time I had one too.

Supplies:
Patterned Paper: Basic Grey, Pheobe
Stamps: Fancy Pants, Kolette Hall, Making Memories
Brads: Making Memories
Flowers: Prima
Rub-on: My Mind's Eye
Chipboard: Junkitz, Heidi Swapp
Gems: Dollorama
Sticker: Dollorama
Die Cuts: Daisyd's
Digital Frame: Creating Keepsakes Computer Tricks Companion Kit
Ink: Staz-On, VersaColor
Other: Ribbon, Photo Corner

Caardvarks Micro Number Challenge

Well....I came across this Micro Challenge from Caardvarks and had to create some cards today! Anyone can enter, visit their blog to take a peek!

The Big 40: Daisyd's Circle Die-Cut, Fancy Pants Stamp, Pink Martini Rub-on, Stampendous Letter/Number Stamps, Stampin Up big Stamp, Making Memories Ledger Paper and Brads, 7 Gypsies Gaffer Tape.

5: We R Memory Keepers Patterned Paper, Basic Grey Die Cut, Bazzill Cardstock, Crate Paper (Brown), Sassafras Lass Stamp, Making Memories Foam Stamp (number), 7 Gypsies Gaffer Tape, Stampendous Happy Birthday Stamp.

One Little Monkey: Crate Paper, Bazzill, Technique Tuesday Gee Whiz Stamps, Lil Davis Chipboard and Ribbon, CK Storybook Font.

One Good Friend: Crate Paper, Basic Grey Paper, DMD Vellum, Bazzill Cardstock, Lil Davis Chipboard, Prima Flower, Making Memories Paint and Brad, Impression Obsession Friend Stamp, Stampendous Tag Stamp, Sunday International Boutique Stamo, Scissor Sister Stickers.

Finalist's Round at ScrapLovers

Well, I am so excited to have made it through six weeks of "So You Think You Can Scrap" Contest at http://www.scraplovers.com/. Seven talented scrappers made it to the final round. After much reflection, here is what I came up with:

For Renee...