It's Rudolph Days (and I'm sneaking in on the last day)

Every month I say the same thing, now Rudolph days are over I should make a card for next month so I don't have to rush the last day.....it didn't work in June better luck with July. LOL.

As you see I'm taking the pictures at the breakwall, it's not as busy during the week but wait until Wednesday, it's Canada Day July 1st and it will be wall to wall people, hopefully in groups of less than 10 and doing some social distancing but then again I'm hoping for a miracle.

I printed a Bugaboo stamps digital image I think he is so adorable, The sentiment is computer generated to match the image, And I made a "mailable:" card. 

Finished the inside with a Stampabilities senetiment circa 2005 love this vertical stamp. and a bit of paper left over from cutting the front background.

I'm entering this in:

Rudolph days ~~ June

Thanks for stopping by to check out what I'm doing with my isolation time.

Let’s get Sassy in Green………

I have a lot of Birthdays  and this card will be saved for one around March 17th. When I saw the image I knew it just had to be coloured Green. Sassy Studio Designs on Paper Craft Planet has a free Sassy image on Fridays they have all been really cute. You have to become a member of Paper Craft Planet and then join the group Sassy Studio Designs on PCP. You will find it HERE. After you get there and sign up you can go to Sassy Studio Designs.

I love making easel cards but they are so hard to take pictures of which is why I took a close up picture of the image.

Now you can see the image and the glitter cardstock better.

Here is what I used

Image…..digi from Sassy Studio Designs

Cardstock ……GP white, SU garden green

Glitter cardstock from a $$ store (it’s from my stash)

Rhinestones also from my stash

Colouring medium…..prisma colour pencils and oms

Sentiment…..I think is is from Penny Black

Spellbinders Large Ovals

The challenge I am entering this in is Use it Tuesday for #47 Let it Sparkle. Check it out HERE.

Don’t forget the January challenge at Drunken Stampers All that Glitters.

Thanks for stopping by today and come back soon.

Clear it Out & Saturated Canary for all of December!!!

December is going to be a fabulous month for Clear it Out, All the design team is going to inspire you to join us for the challenge, the theme is  Christmas and  the stash item is “anything goes” so dig out anything from your stash and use it. Saturated Canary is our sponsors for the month long challenge you can have a look at the digis they have to offer by clicking HERE.  
For my card I used  “Stockings” digi from our sponsor, Saturated Canary. I was in a whimsical mood when started making my card and decided on non-traditional colours, using pink and green and the paper I found in my stash was perfect. I coloured with prisma pencils and blended with odourless mineral spirits. Cut with my oval nesties and added pretty in pink ribbon with a small sentiment.

This is what I used:

Image….Stockings from Saturated Canary

Sentiment…..from Stampin’ up

Cardstock…..Pretty in Pink, GP white

DSP ……SU Christmas either 2010 or 2011

Ribbon…..pretty in pink SU

Thanks for stopping by today and stop by Clear it Out for more information on joining in the fun.

Mid-Challenge time at Clear it Out Tuesday

Remember that ugly sweater you got for a Christmas gift one year….think back to the design….now dig to the very bottom of that pile of designer papers and find that ugly sweater design and use it on your project.  On my card are not one but two ugly sweater designs, Argyle and houndstooth, now those are u.g.l.y, but darn they look cute on my card.  If you didn’t arrive here from Clear it Out then head over there and see what inspiration the other members of the design team have for you to see.
The sponsor for this challenge is Digi Darla and they are offering 5 free digis for the winner of this challenge.

While checking around for sketches one day I found a great site, they even have scrapbook layout challenges. I was happy to get the card done  but it wasn't going to be posted until after the challenge was over,  please visit Seems a Little Sketchy found HERE.we all need a little help occasionally. My image is from Digi Darla and is called Ice-cream Girl, stop by and see the great images they have to offer

What I used today

Image….Ice-cream girl from Digi Darla

Sketch…… Seems a Little Sketchy

Cardstock….Real Red and GP white

Designer paper…..Stack pack I bought two years ago

Ribbon……Real Red taffeta from SU

Black Rhinestones from stash too.

Thanks for looking today and come back again soon,  Please join us for the Ugly Sweater challenge at Clear it Out and you might win 5 digis from Digi Darla..

Clear it Out Tuesday’s Mid Challenge is on NOW!!!

Hi friends, it`s mid challenge at Clear it Out Tuesday Challenge Blog. The challenge continues until Monday October 1st, so find a cute image of a child or children and it`s Anything Goes for your stash but remember to tell us what your stash item is. The sponsor is MelJen`s Designs, drop over and have a look, they have such cute images., I was lucky to get one digi to play with, he is a cute little grumpy gnome of course when I saw him I thought `elf`` and Christmas, well my card says it all……….
                            
The image was coloured with prisma pencils and oms, my stash item is the striped paper, it was in a Christmas paper pad I bought after Christmas at least two years ago. The fold I used is a gate fold, you can find the instructions on Stamp TV or on the Score Pal site. The BAH HUMBUG sentiment was stamped with a Stampendous clear alpha set.
Now you have seen my card for the challenge I would love to see yours so hop on over to Clear it Out and join in the fun

Mommy Time and a DT call

Halfway point in the challenge at Clear it Out Challenge Blog, hop over to the blog and check out the Anything Goes with a yellow stash item. Our sponsor for the challenge is Digi Darla designs check out their profile on the Clear it Out blog when  you stop by to add your project and don’t forget there is a DT call, you can read all  about it on the blog. I used a digi from Digi Darla that is called Mommy time,   
                             
My stash yellow is the ribbon and the beautiful flower from a package I have been hoarding for a while, (I still have two left) Very basic items used large rectangle nestabilities both  plain and scalloped, I used Bashful blue and an unknown darker blue cardstock I found in my scrap box.. I coloured the image with prisma colour pencils and odourless mineral spirits.
Thanks for stopping by to see what I have created for the challenge. I hope to see your project on the blog and if you are interested in joining our team put DT behind your name,.all the instructions for applying are on the Clear it Out Challenge Blog.

Treasure Island………..the book.

If you are looking for my card for the Canada Day Blog hop please  Click here
Welcome to the first week of Clear it Out Tuesday’s challenge the theme is anything goes and the stash item is to use yellow on your project, yellow ribbon that you wondered why you bought it, some yellow buttons wow I have some of them, or a scrap of yellow cardstock as I have used. Sponsoring our challenge is Digi Darla, the image I chose was Tropical Scene, it reminded me of a book I read when I was a “young'un” called Treasure Island, I also saw the movie and was totally in love with Bobby Driscoll that played Jim Haskin, can you believe it was in 1950? Here is my offering for the challenge.
                  
I coloured the image with prismas and odourless mineral spirits the colours I used were daffodil and crumb cake. The spellbinder die I used (the only one I took with me) is Fleur dis lis rectangle.
Thanks for stopping by today and please join us at Clear it Out for the challenge, you have until July 16th to enter your project with the theme anything goes and something yellow.
Last but not least there is a DT call out for Clear it Out Tuesday, Click HERE for the information, It is a great team to be on.
Take calculated risks.
That is quite different from being rash.
George S. Patton

An Apple a Day keeps the Doctor Away?

Check out the cute Apple Girl digi from Bugaboo, she is so sweet as are so many of the cute digi images from there. Bugaboo is the sponsor for the challenge at Clear it out Tuesday which is continuing for the second week. Anything goes is the theme for the the challenge but the twist is to use more than one different ribbon on your project.
                    
Who said pink and red do not go together, well it wasn’t me I like using them together and Stampin’up thought so to as the dsp I used is some retired paper from there. The image was coloured with prisma colour pencils and odourless mineral spirits. I added the 5/8 inch wide polka dot ribbon and 1/8 inch bow in her hair.
Thanks for stopping by today and please check out Clear it Out and join in on the second week of the challenge you might just win 7 free digis from Bugaboo.
Life is 10% of what happens to me and 90% of how I react to it. Charles Swindoll

Eyelets…..Do You Use Them?

Here is your chance to get out those eyelets and what ever tool you use to attach them to your project. Head over to Clear it Out for the next challenge…..it’s a masculine inspired card and use some eyelets from your stash. If you  are intimidated by eyelet, brads or hand made eyelets are acceptable. Stitchy Bear is the sponsor of this challenge and I have been given a digi to play with. The inspiration for the colours on my image were from my husband’s favourite vest.
                          
The image I am using is called “The Big One” from Stitch Bear, Stop by the store and see what other fabulous digis they have. As I said before as soon as I saw the vest on the image I knew I had to colour it green, with that decided the rest just went together so quick. I used garden green and kraft cardstock, I coloured the image with prisma pencil crayons and odourless mineral spirits. I used copper eyelets on hiss fishing had and they were from my stash (I haven’t bought eyelets in five years) I added a copper brad for the fishing reel and I put sepia paper glaze on his glasses.
I hope I have inspired you to join us at Clear it  Out for the challenge.

It is only those who never do anything who never make mistakes.

A. Favre

ConBRADulations Baby!!!

Welcome to my twist on the challenge at Clear it Out this week, the theme for this challenge is “conBRADulations: notice the BRAD in the word…..that is what you need too remember to put on your card when you post it to Clear it Out.  Sassy Studio is the sponsor of this challenge. As a DT of Clear it  Out we were given a digi or two to play with and this is what I came up with.
                        
The cute mom-to-be digi was coloured with prisma colour pencils and OMS.As you see I used my favourite colour purple. The cute yellow flower brads are from my stash. Stop by Sassy Studio Designs and see what great digi stamps the carry.

Surfin’ U.S.A. with Poppi Penguin

Hi there, this is the second week of the Karaoke song challenge at  Clear it Out I hope you will come over and join in the fun. The image I chose from Bugaboo stamps was Poppi Surf, as soon as I saw it thought of the Beach Boys and Surfin’ U.S.A.  I coloured Poppi with pencil crayons and oms and coloured the sunglasses with a spica glitter pen, .I also used paper glaze on the lenses of the glasses.  Although it doesn’t show in the picture the white stripe on the surfboard was coloured with a clear spica glitter pen.
What I used from my stash was the blue cardstock, the last of that colour and the white fleur dis lis die cut was from the white cardstock left from cutting  out the image.
                             
You still have time  to join the challenge at Clear it Out and perhaps win some digis from Bugaboo Stamps
                                 
"Always do what you are afraid to do."
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Doing a little Driftin’ with Dude Time Doodles

Hi, so nice to see you visiting my blog to check out what I have done with the digi from Dude Time Doodles who is the sponsor of the challenge] at Clear it Out Tuesday.
The digi I used is called Driftin’ Denton and it was the perfect image to use for a birthday card for my son, when he was young he just loved to fish and would spend 10 or more hours fishing. Are you getting the idea that the theme is Sports and Leisure. but with a twist to use punched shapes. Here is my card for the challenge.
                          
The image is from Dude Time Doodles and was  coloured with prismas and odourless mineral spirits. I used a marine blue base, the white is Georgia Pacific and the DSP is from a nautical pack retired from Stampin;up. Copper porthole is cut with spellbinders, I added the copper covered eyelets to the porthole with my crop-a-dilel. I have had both copper items are very old and from the dollar store. The sentiment was punched with the curly label punch from Stampin’ up.
Please join us at the Clear it Out challenge and show us your Sport and Leisure card but don’t  forget to use your punched shapes. You just might win a digi from Dude Time Doodles.
"A picture is worth a thousand words."
Fred R. Bernard

Show Your Easter Colours…..

Easter is just around the corner so for this challenge at Clear it Out we are using our stash of pastel papers plain or patterned or both if you have some. I used a discontinued Stampin’up colour called pale plum, I bought extra before it was retired and will be sad when it is gone.
As part of the design team I was given an image from A Day for Daisies to use. The image  called Dancing with a Boy was coloured with prismas and odourless mineral spirits and is so cute, I thought it would make a great “prom” card or even a wedding card. The pale plum was embossed with the birds and swirls folder, the scalloped frame is done with concord grape card stock and the flowers from my growing stash of flowers.(I’m sure they multiply in the jars)
                        
Thanks for stopping by  please join us at Clear it Out Tuesday for our Easter challenge  sponsored by A Day for Daisies.

You Make me Smile with a twist……..

Welcome back, I hope you joined us for the Birthday Bash February 21. The winner of my blog candy was comment number 12, Luanne.
Now on with the new challenge. The theme is You Make me Smile and the twist is to use something that is not from your craft room. Here are a few suggestions, pop tabs, twist ties perhaps even a washer. The image I am using is from My Grafico, what a lovely collection of First Communion digi stamps and if you post a project on Clear it out challenge Blog you might just win the set.
                            
For my card I chose  a soft blue base, The fleur dis lis rectangle and  regular rectangle spellbinder dies. I wanted a touch of blue behind the image so I cut and embossed it so I could cut the edge off to put on the blue layer. The flower is from the Stampin’up pretties set, I layered three petals, my twist is I used a hat pin that was floating around in my sewing box plus a couple of beads from a box I bought at a yard sale last year. I used prisma colour pencils and odourless mineral spirits to colour the hair. I’m not sure if it shows or not but I watered down some white opal liquid pearls and painted the veil and dress to give it a shimmer.
Thanks for stopping by today and please join us at Clear it Out I would love to see your project.
"Behold the turtle. He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out."
James Conant

CLEAR IT OUT BIRTHDAY BASH!!!

Welcome to the CLEAR IT OUT BIRTHDAY BASH! Clear it  out is celebrating it’s one year anniversary with a fun filled, prize giving, blog hop! If you arrived from Lynn’s you are in the right place! If not, you might want to start back at the beginning at the Clear it Out Challenge Blog to make sure you are eligible for all the prizes.
The image I received for the hop is Dottie Cake from Bugaboo. Here is my birthday card using some bling from my stash.
                           
I made an easel card using Tempting Turquoise as the base, the designer paper is from a DCW stack, the bling is from my huge stash. Dottie and the  cake were coloured with pencil crayons and odourless mineral spirits. I printed two images one to use as a base the other I cut Dottie and the icing out and popped them up.
I am giving away a oval shim to use with embossing folders in your pressure machine along with some bling and printed flowers as a prize. All you have to do is to leave your name in the comments to be eligible. Don’t forget to also make a card and enter it on the main page for your chance to win some more fabulous prizes from our sponsors!
Your next stop on the hop is Lorrie, if you get lost just go back to the Clear it Out Challenge Blog.to get back on track.

Clear it out Tuesday Challenge………………”LOVE”

The design team at Clear it out Tuesday was given a digi image to play with from Dearie Dolls, check them out the digi images are adorable and I had fun creating with “he loves me” image. The challenge will last for two weeks so stop by Clear it out Tuesday and add your Valentine/Love project to the link and while you are there have a look at what the design team has done to inspire you.
                       
When I printed the image I knew that I just had to use “pink” seems  I like to use pink and purple a lot. I coloured with prismas and oms. I cut the image with my long rectangles, I used pretty in pink cardstock and dsp and the rose colour is a generic one in my stash. The flower was a gift from a friend and I think it just looks perfect on there.
Thanks for stopping by my blog today and  hope you will join us at Clear it out Tuesday for the LOVE challenge. Keep an eye on the blog for more exciting news.
"All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn't hurt."
Charles Schulz

Clear it out Tuesday…..Use your Scraps!!

Welcome back to Clear it out Tuesday Challenge Blog, our second challenge of the year is to use your scraps, we all know how many scraps we have after making the Christmas and Holiday cards.  For this challenge My Grafico gave our design team the cutest, chubby penguin to play with and I used scraps that were laying around the craft room. Some dp that was just the perfect size and the almost navy scrap and even the image was printed on the flip side of white cs that was previously stamped with an image that just didn’t work out. (that is why there are two sides to each piece) I hope you will come on over to the Clear it out Tuesday Challenge Blog and show us how you use your scraps. 
                             
Thanks for stopping by today to see what winter cards I’m still making, it could be a head start for Christmas 2012. Check out the fabulous digi images you will find at My Grafico, they are easier to store and very reasonably priced too.
A good deed is never lost: he who sows courtesy reaps friendship; and he who plants kindness gathers love.
Basil

What is Your Favourite Holiday?

We had some really cute clipart to work with over at Clear it Out Tuesday for their challenge starting November 1st,  I made a Birthday tag it is 4 inches. The digi image I used is from My Grafico and there were 13 holidays and seasons to to choose from and perfect, they were already coloured. You can see all of them here.  I covered the balloon with some 3D glitter paint (I’m still working on how to control how much to use.) the colours in the owl were pink and green so the base is Wild Wasabi, I cut it with the largest Spellbinder scalloped circle making sure it was attached at two of the scallops and the layer is Regal Rose. 
                          
Thanks for stopping by today and remember you have until  November 13th to join the favourite holiday challenge at Clear it Out Tuesday.

The purpose of life is to live it, to taste experience to the utmost, to reach out eagerly and without fear for newer and richer experience.

Eleanor Roosevelt

A Day For Daisies Feeling (and Folding) Fancy

I have been trying to work on this challenge for almost two weeks, I liked the idea of a new fold. Not sure if I got the secret ingredient right or not. I found the challenge on ADFD blog. Of course coming back home from the cottage on Monday I only brought some things I knew I needed to work on some cards……..but it wasn’t enough I had to do a lot of improvising with this card and another that I will post at a later date. Now my fold isn’t extremely fancy but it certainly is different.  TFL/
                          
I love this digi image, you can adapt it to what ever type of card you need. I used Perfect Plum and Pale Plum card stock and Diamond stickles. Thanks for stopping by today come back again soon you are always welcome.
Believe with all of your heart that you will do what you were made to do.
Orison Swett Marden