Silly Boys - FOR SURE!

What a bunch of silly boys. I think however, they might have been put up to it for the sake of the picture! My sister, the photographer likes to use lots of props and then gets her subjects to do CRAZY things. I think the craziest one I did was to get down to (next to) nothing for a pregnancy shot! NO ONE will ever see those pictures, but they were totally tasteful, only the belly really showing.

The layout above is the outcome of a challenge from The Scrapping Turtle in cute St. Jacob's Ontario. Every month, they have a Mystery Kit Challenge, where you buy a kit for $8.99 (guessing), and you have no idea what's in it. You have to use a bit of everything and upload it to the gallery. What a neat idea! I also happened to adore the contents of the kit.

Bye for now.

Vacation is Here!!!

That means more play time for me! We did have a busy Saturday with a ballet recital, gymnastics, playing in the sprinkler, filling our little pool in the back, and yet, I still had time to play too. I still have to clean up my mess, but for now, I would love to share what I made over the last couple of days and today with my goodie box from Lisa's Scrap Shack.

Grocery List Clipboard:
I love this project! I used Bo Bunny papers, and lots of glue, and sealed it with 3 coats of spray sealer. In real life, it has a shiny gloss to it. If my husband thinks it's an OK idea, I think I'll hook this on a nail in the kitchen.

Supplies available at Lisa's Scrap Shack
Bo Bunny Patterned Papers - Calypso
Fiskars Punch - Treading Water
Red Cardstock
Dew Drop Inks

Other:
Spray Sealer
Ribbons
Dymo Label Maker
Clipboard (Dollarama)

Card and Gift Card Box:

I am calling this my Baby Animals Duo, card and gift card box. I had a lot of fun with this one. I took a used gift box and just covered it with the new Imaginisce papers - Wild Thing. I think I will do more of these little sets, it does help use up scraps! Waste not want not. :)

Supplies Available at Lisa's Scrap Shack

Imaginisce Papers - Wild Things

Cardstock

Ink - Tsukineko

Other:

Sentiment Stamps from Cornish Heritage Farms (Kim Hughes Collection)

Twill & Trim

Box

Hope you have a wonderful weekend!

Lisa's Scrap Shack Challenge #3

We celebrated Father's Day this year with my Dad and my husband, along with my celebrating my sister's year long educational leave to Australia. She leaves today for teacher's college!

The challenge for Lisa's was to create a Father's Day page with an focus on stamping. I pulled out my Cherry Arte Impressions Calendar to make the calendar, the criss cross stitches (made with an x, and the line to create a little frame in the bottom corner. The DADS was stamped with an older Making Memories foam stamp set that was one of my first scrapbooking purchases! EVER!

I adore these new Jillibean Soup papers! What fun! Most of the colourful cut outs are Jillibean Soup. I pulled out my Distress Inks for this one too.

Oh and look at that cute caterpillar feltie from Sassafras Lass! Those felties are so sweet!


Supplies from Lisa's Scrap Shack:

Cherry Arte Stamp Set
Bo Bunny Paper -Calypso Cut Out Sheet
Jillibean Soup Papers - Cream of Mushroom (Morel Kraft, Shittake), Minestrone (Olive Oil)
Sassafrass Lass Felties

Lisa's Wedding and My Deer

My friend Lisa got married this past weekend and this was my favourite photo, a moment during the wedding where there was something funny happening. I can't remember what, but Lisa couldn't help flashing us all her gorgeous smile. She was a BEAUTIFUL bride. That person beside her is her wonderful husband Sam. Congrats guys!



And now for some paper crafts. Below is a card I made while at the Crop for the Cure earlier this June. I picked up the deer Snag' Em stamp by Imaginisce at Lisa's Scrap Shack.

Supplies:

Paper: Prima

Stamp: Imaginisce

Markers: Copic

Ribbon: American Crafts

Ink: Memento Ink by Tsukineko

Flowers: Prima

Brads: Making Memories

Sticker: Basic Grey

Dies: Spellbinders

Lisa's Scrap Shack Challenge #2

Good morning folks!

Lisa from Lisa's Scrap Shack handed us girls on the design team a new challenge and here it is!

Challenge 2 : Its all in the color: Create a Monochromatic project.

Seems like an easy project, but this one was so hard for me! I found it very hard to stick to one colour scheme. You may notice I cheated a tiny little bit by adding some patterned paper that has a dab of pink in it. Forgive me - I couldn't help myself.

Supplies from Lisa's:

Flowers: Petaloo Box Blends - Blue and Teal (green flowers)

Paper: We R Memory Keepers - Tiffany's

Paper: Prima (Mommy & Me)

Paper: Fancy Pants (Whimsy)

Rub-ons: We R Memory Keepers - Rub On’s - Tiffany’s Color

Dream My Little One....

I just adore this image by Sugar Nellie, she is just so sweet and reminds me of my little girl. With stamped images, we are so lucky that we can change up the colour to suit our card, the patterned paper, and the mood. My little girl below is dreaming. :)

Copic Markers can be found at Lisa's Scrap Shack, $3.99 for the Ciao and $5.99 for the sketch.

TIP: To get that nice surrounding shadow, use a Copic 000 marker (very light shade) and then go over the edges with the blender pen. It will eat away at the light colour and make the shadow varied.

Supplies:

Paper and Brads: Basic Grey
Markers: Copic
Ribbon: Misc.
Dies: Spellbinders (Lisa's Scrap Shack)

Angel Anya

It has been a while since I last posted, but I have an excuse! I was in sunny Los Angeles...but mainly for work. I was able to visit Hollywood and Universal Studios which was pretty cool. If I ever went back to California, I would probably go to San Francisco and then drive south. :) Downtown LA is really lacking in personality, but the metro system is awesome, so easy to get around, and for a $1.25 one way!!! Love that.

Back to cards and colouring and all that fun stuff. Here is a card I made for fun, just to use this cute stamp from the Greeting Farm (Angel Anya). Isn't she adorable! I drew the cloud myself - I know - I'm such a talented illustrator!
Have a great day!

Making Some Vintage Style Jewelry

Here is a little bit of what I've been up to. I went on a bead kick a while back and I had the urge to pull out the tools and "fix" a necklace I had made before and wasn't happy with. It is so EASY to make your own jewelry! It always looked so hard, but it's really not. Some of the stuff I've made I would not wear, but I would actually wear this one.

Beads and Chain: Blue Moon Beads

Happy Mother's Day

Today, I woke up to a wonderful homemade breakfast care of my special husband and children. But this is quite usual, as my hubby likes to take care of us in this way. I am one lucky woman.

To all the other mothers out there, Happy Mother's Day!

I am sharing a layout I created about me! What a surprise....I don't think I've ever really done this or done it well. First off, I have a hard time finding an image of myself....I am the camera person in my house, so there are plenty of images of everyone else, none of me. This picture was taken last year at ScrapFest during a class with Jenn Star.

This layout also came out of a challenge given to the Lisa's Scrap Shack Team.

CHALLENGE:

Design a project that represents you. Use colors and patterns that express your personality and express you best.

I hope that what you see in this layout can give you some insight into who I am, not only by the journaling, but the messy, layered, distressed elements presented. My favourite colours are throughout, blue, chocolate brown and pink.

SUPPLIES FROM LISA'S SCRAP SHACK:

Paper: Bo-Bunny - Love Shack - Funky

Paper: Fancy Pants - Delight - Thoughtful

Paper: WRMK - Tiffany's

Flowers: Petaloo Box Blends - Blue and Teal (brown flowers)

Flowers: Prima - Artful Collage - Raphael

Rub-ons: WRMK - Rub On’s - Tiffany’s Color

Markers: Copic

Bye for now. :)

Hello....My First Stamping Bella

At ScrapFest this year, I was so happy to find some Stamping Bella stamps that I have been admiring for some time. Here is my first Stamping Bella card! It is called Happy Neighborhood. I pulled out my Copics to make it all nice and colourful. :)

Supplies:

Stamps - Stamping Bella (Happy Neighborhood), Sentiment from Cornish Heritage Farms (hello - Kim Hughes)

Markers - Copic

Corner Rounder Punch

From Lisa's Scrap Shack:

Paper - Fancy Pants (Delight Collection)

Rub-ons - WRMK (Tiffany's)

Well...I am off to attend to Mom duties. Have a wonderful beginning to the week.

A Box Came This Week....

....from Lisa's Scrap Shack. This time, there were extra goodies for me to play with c/o Lisa which was exciting. I played with this adorable Prima Marketing Inc. paper to make a quick and easy card for a friend.

Imagine, a card using only one little stamp! How easy! This paper lends itself well to a card that creates a cute scene just by cutting a strip.

Supplies from Lisa's Scrap Shack:

Paper: Prima Marketing (My Mommy and Me), WRMK (Blue)

The card below also came together quite nicely by using a rub-on ice cream cone for the main focus. And it looks so yummy! I went around the edges with a light blue Copic marker, then again with the blender pen to make the edges softer.Supplies from Lisa's Scrap Shack:

Paper: WRMK (Tiffany)
Rub-ons: Imaginisce (Summer Lovin)
Markers: Copic
Cardstock: Core'dinations Whitewash

Hope everyone enjoyed their Saturday!

More Playing with New Stuff!

Last weekend, my friend Jen and I drove to Kitchener for ScrapFest and there were so many great vendors there! I picked up some stamps from companies like The Greeting Farm, Stamping Bella, and Unity Stamp Co. The first image I wanted to stamp was this darling angel from The Greeting Farm. I just adore it! She was coloured with Copic markers and placed through the good old Cuttlebug with my Spellbinders dies.

I was also playing around with my Black Magic Core'dinations cardstock and Scor-Pal to make this triangle box and distressed flower for the top. I used a sanding block and some tearing to get at the colour core. This product is so unique!

Thanks for stopping by!

Trying New Products...

I have been working on this canvas for 2 weeks now - coming back to it, thinking about it, wondering what to add to it, what to take away. The inspiration came from my Tattered Angels shimmer mist and a brick stamp from Prima. I first designed the backdrop by spraying it with Seafoam shimmer mist and then applied the stamp with Espresso Adirondack ink. I know I wanted to use my new Prima paper and flower ensemble, and my new birdcage stamp from Basic Grey. The rest was undetermined.

What I discovered in this journey:

1. I love the Ranger acrylic paint dabbers! I used POOL colour to paint my canvas sides and to add some variation to the edges of the canvas and to the brick pattern. I also used it on the clip, on my chipboard #2, on the torn paper edges, and a little on the grungeboard flourish.
2. I like my new Basic Grey stamps (bird cages)! Although I applied Ranger Glossy Accents and it warped my paper, but in the end, I was able to bend it back in shape and pop up with foam.
3. Flower soft is versatile. It adds so much texture and can be used anywhere! I used cream coloured flower soft under a few flourishes.
4. I love Seafoam Tattered Angels Shimmer Mist and I want to spray everything!

A New Beginning...

My time with Cornish Heritage Farms has come to an end. While I am sad to be going on my way, I am also looking forward to new opportunities. I spent the last 18 months with CHF, having the opportunity to design with high quality rubber and working with AMAZING talented women from all over the world. The images were always fresh and unique, the techniques and tutorials plenty, the dedication to customer service extraordinary. You've got a great company Richard and Liz Pomeroy.


Now onto new beginnings, I have been asked to design for my favourite on-line Canadian store Lisa's Scrap Shack. I have been shopping there for a couple of years and have always received top notch service, great prices and great selection of new products. I am so excited to start this new venture and get to know Lisa and the other Canadian girls who will be designing alongside me.


As I say goodnight (really I'm off to watch American Idol), I want to leave you with a card that is chalk full of CHF stamps (Fine Houndstooth Scrapblock, Rummage Bin Story Book, Motivational Centers).

Off to catch some singing!

We have a winner!

Random.org picked lucky commenter #15:

Christine said...
She has the most adorable stamps! That bear hug is too cute.

Christine, please send me your addy!

Thanks for playing along ladies, I'm just sorry I couldn't give you all a set. :(

A Bear Hug Anyone? CHF Blog Candy...

I have a Kim Hughes Bear Hugs stamp set to give away! Leave a comment here on this post to have a chance to win this cute cute set! And if you haven't seen Kim's collection of stamps over at Cornish Heritage Farms, you must you must! She is brilliant. Click here to see Kim's designs.

Good luck! I will be picking a winner on Thursday March 26th at 8PM (roughly).

Supplies:

-Stamps by Cornish Heritage Farms (Bear Hugs)

-Ink by Stewart Superior

-Markers by Copic

-Cardstock by Prism

-Patterned Paper by Basic Grey

-White Paper (Simply Smooth White) by Prism

-Making Memories Distress Ink

-Spellbinders Nestabilities

-Twine

-Mini Clothespins

-Fabric

And the winner is....

Random.org picked Comment #4:

Nancy said...
I'm loving the vintage butterflies! That card is great! Thanks for the chance to win. I'll be checking out the galleries.

Congrats Nancy, you'll love this stamp! Please email me your address.

Thanks all for entering. I'll post another CHF give away tomorrow!

Good night and sweet dreams.

New 6x6 Scrapblock Stamp Release!

Good Friday friends! Just wanted to direct your attention to a new stamp that hit the shelf today, a wonderful 6x6 BIG stamp from Cornish Heritage Farms called Distressed Circles. Below you can see how I was able to use it for both a card and a scrapbook page.

ALSO - don't forget that today is the last day to put your name into the hat for the License Plates stamp - see post below!!! Your odds of winning are pretty good so far!!! I'll be choosing the winner some time around 10PM.

Have a wonderful day!

License Plates Blog Candy!

Want to win this card and background License Plates stamp from Cornish Heritage Farms???

To see all the examples made with this stamp, please visit CHF's gallery here. To see the whole Saturday Evening Post line, click here. CHF has done a wonderful job working with awesome licensed images from Saturday Evening Post.

Now the fun part - just leave your first name, email address, and your favourite Saturday Evening Post stamp from CHF in the comments of this post and I will draw a random winner on Friday, March 20th. I will have another CHF giveaway next week!

Good luck!

Saturday March 14th

Today was supposed to be a great day - I was going to pull off the BEST surprise party for my hubby. He had no idea, that is, until I had to cancel everything yesterday while my dear husband laid beside me in the hospital with a ruptured appendix. SCARY to think what would have happened if he didn't end up going to the hospital when we did. They said it ruptured 2 days before. It could be fatal if not treated. Off to clean the house and plan for my next hospital visit. Hope everyone has a wonderful weekend.

Here is a Mother's Day card I made a couple days ago for the new Mona Lisa Moments release over at CHF - Mother's Day Centers. This is a set full of Mom related sentiments. And I can tell you, I need to make one for my Mother who has been invaluable these last couple days.

Shady Tree Tuesday!

Over at Cornish Heritage Farms, two new Shady Tree Studio sets have been released!!! Vegetable Harvest and Fruit Basket. These will be used for years to come in my house. I love making homemade pickles, chutneys, cranberry sauce, you name it! Below are two samples I created for the release. They are $14.99 each for SO many stamps. I'm sure you will find a way to use them all.


Supplies:
Rubber Stamps:Fruit Basket (Shady Tree Studio line) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Paper: Simply Smooth White Prism, Basic Grey, Prima Marketing Inc.
Brad: Basic Grey
Flowers: Prima Marketing Inc.
Ribbon: American Crafts
Cardstock: Bazzill
Ink: Lettuce Adirondack Ink by Ranger, Stewart Superior Black Ink
Other: Copic Markers

Rubber Stamps: Vegetable Harvest (Shady Tree Studio) by Cornish Heritage Farms, Open Circles Backgrounder by Cornish Heritage Farms

Paper: Simply Smooth White Prism

Cardstock: Prism

Ink: Cranberry Adirondack Ink by Ranger, Stewart Superior Black Ink

Other: Copic Markers, Nestabilities by Spellbinder, Black Embossing Powder, Heat Gun, Ribbon, Button, Flowers by Prima Marketing Inc.

Thanks for stopping by!

Sneak Peak and a Recipe Box

I went to the re-use centre before Christmas to pick up a bunch of boxes to alter. I finally got around to using this note/envelope holder, and chose to cover it with paper, ribbon, and sticker letters. I used my favourite Vintage Photo Distress Ink to do the distressing.

The sneak peak is of the garlic stamp, which is one of many stamps is a set called Vegetable Harvest to be released by Cornish Heritage Farms this Tuesday! Tomorrow, I will sneak a sample from the Fruit Basket set. I was so excited to get the set, and you will love them if you make homemade stuff and give it away.

Supplies:

Rubber Stamps:

-Vegetable Harvest (Shady Tree Studio) by Cornish Heritage Farms

Paper:

-Simply Smooth White Prism

-Graphic 45

Cardstock:

-Prism

Sticker Letters:

-Doddlebug

Ink:

-Vintage Photo and Walnut Stain Distress Inks by Ranger

-Making Memories Distress Ink

-Stewart Superior Black Ink

Ribbon:

-Creative Imaginations

Other:

-Copic Markers

-Nestabilities by Spellbinder

-note box

Dress Up Day

OK - so my niece is 10 years old, and my sister insists on dressing her daughters up for pictures (because she is a photographer and has many play clothes, hats, feathers, etc. for the kids to play with. And just as I am writing this, my 3 year old comes down to the basement in a newly acquired Snow White gown....precious. I guess she borrowed it from her friend today. Girls are all about the dress up days. So, back to my layout, Jessica is hilarious, had to jump in with the little cousins and get dressed up for Mom's photo shoot and hold a teddy bear to boot! She actually adores Winnie the Pooh do this day and if she is anything like my friend Marisa, she will wear Pooh sweatshirts and pj's even in university. :) Love ya Marisa.

So this layout is a concoction of Graphic 45 funky papers and the contents of a Bad Girls kit. Love my Bad Girls kits, but sadly my sub came to an end. If the dollar gets better, I am re-subbing. They have THE finest kits out there.

So - as I can't make a project without ink, I used my NEW favourite ink colour LETTUCE by Adirondack to smudge all around the layout. Mmmm ink. A must have, is Ranger's Cut n' Dry Foam too! This ensures great and blended application of inks.

Supplies:

Patterned Paper: Graphic 45
Cardstock: Prism
Lace and Flowers: Prima Marketing Inc.
Sticker Lace: K & Co.
Sticker Letters and Brads: Making Memories
Inks: Adirondack Lettuce and Vintage Photo Distress Ink by Ranger
Coffee Stain Stamp: Ledger Me (Rummage Bin) by Cornish Heritage Farms
Bookmark Embellishment: Basic Grey
Tools: Cut n' Dry Foam, Sewing Machine, Paper Piercing Tool

More Elvis Hits the Shelf!

Over at Cornish Heritage Farms, two new Elvis stamps were released on Thursday! Elvis on One Knee and the "Elvis Is" logo. The silhouette image is great for shadowing and kissing technique as it has so much white space. I combined both cards with Distressed Grid 6x6 Scrapblock (TM) stamp. I speak so highly of these 6x6 stamps because they are SO big and have so many uses on so many projects.

You can click on the images for a complete supply list over at my CHF gallery. Thanks for stopping by! Off to teach a class at Forever Scrapbooks in Burlington!





Question of the day: What lesson or new tidbit of information did you learn today?

My day has just begun, but I will make a point to observe something new. I am going to so many places today that surely I will learn something new.

Many blessings....

Lesley

One Piece of Patterned Paper....a Sugar Bowl Challenge

Over on the Sugar Nellie challenge blog called The Sugar Bowl, they are having yet another challenge, to use only one piece of patterned paper. Here is my take on Challenge #4 - ONE:
Stamp: Sugar Nellie (Planting Some Love)
Markers: Copic
Rub-on: Basic Grey
Paper: My Mind's Eye
Flowers: Prima
Ribbon: Inique Boutique