Celebrate Your Day!

 

Welcome back everyone!

This week is "Inspiration Week" over at The Pink Elephant. Miss Ella gave us the following gorgeous pic to work with - check it out:

 

I decided to go with the colors in the photo as my inspiration. What a gorgeous color combination! I got out my Fun With Squares Die from Your Next Stamp and got to work....

This is the first time I've used this die set and let me just say that I will DEFINITELY be playing with it a lot more in the future! HOW FUN! You can mix and match squares, their inserts and there are even solid squares so you can do your own stamping on them if you wanted to :) 

I embossed the sentiment from Quirky Animals Four with black embossing powder to make it really stand out - and added a few pearls and wa-laaaa! Done!

Please come on over to The Pink Elephant challenge blog HERE to see what the rest of Ella's girls have created for you. We would sure love it if you could come play along with us this week! Happy crafting!

Merry Monday #162 {Use a Tag on a Card}

Happy "Merry Monday!" We are nearing the half-way point of the year and I am just gonna throw this question out there....are you gonna have enough Christmas cards ready to go by December? NO?! Well, what are you waiting for? Come on over and join us - each Monday - you'd have a card done each week!

This week over at Merry Monday Christmas Card Challenge, our challenge hostess is Kristie and she's issuing the following challenge:

I have had this cute image from Sassy Cheryl's printed off for a while and was just waiting for "the perfect" challenge to use him in....I found it! I used my Paper Smooches large tag die and cut him out, then mounted him on fun foam and cut him out! SO FUN!! You can't see it in the pic but I added some Wink of Stella along the snow line and on his body .....

I thought this would be a super fun card to attach to a "snowman kit" gift for my nieces and nephew for Christmas this year ;)

Thanks for the awesome challenge, Kristie! Come on over to the challenge blog and play along with us - you have a chance at being a Guest Designer for us if your card is chosen as the TOP PICK! Happy crafting!

Your Next Stamp June Release Blog Hop

 

Hello everyone and welcome to the Your Next Stamp June Release and Blog Hop!

I am recuperating from an extremely busy weekend of grad ceremonies and celebrating for our son, Calvin, who graduated from high school. It's so hard to believe how fast they grow up. I know I say this a lot, but all you new Mommy's out there - please cherish and enjoy the times that they are small (good and bad), because before you know it, they are graduating and getting ready to fly the coop!  ♥

So, today was THE PERFECT DAY to be doing some bloggy celebrating! We are celebrating the newest release and blog hop for these incredibly FUN stamp sets and dies! Hopefully, you had a chance to see my sneak peek yesterday using the Kids Party Invite stamp set and DIES to make my yummy cone card (if not, scroll down).

For today's release, I decided to make 2 different cards using the "Happy Meal" set:....

Here's a close up of the main image panel:

This sentiment cracked me up! There are so many awesome images/sentiments included in this set. I popped up the fries and sentiment flag using foam tape to give it a bit more dimension.



For my second card, I just *had* to use this cute soda bottle....and the sentiment is perfect:

Don't they just go together so well!?! It cracked me up....can't wait to send this off to a friend! I added some of the new bright colored gumdrops - I just can't get enough of these!

To celebrate the June release, Karen is offering up a pretty sweet deal...check it out:

Thank you so much for taking the time to hop along with us today! Remember to leave a comment on each of the blogs as you go. All of the blogs are listed below and the hop continues until June 9th at midnight. Come back and join us on June 10th to see the winners from all the blog hop comments and the latest challenge which will be the Design Team Dare! Happy hopping!


Lori

Remember to leave comments along the way, you have until June 9th at midnight EST to comment for your chance to WIN a $20 YNS Gift Certificate!

YNS Sneak Peek {It's a Party!}

Welcome to the weekend everyone!! Today is day #2 of our son's high school graduation ceremonies AND.....a sneaky peek into a new release from Your Next Stamp! What a weekend filled with AWESOME!!

For my sneak peek, I used the Kids Party Invite stamp set and Ice Cream Cone Die set to make this uber-cute party invite card  :) SO FUN!!

Here is the inside of the party invite card (I added more die cuts and brown/kraft gumdrops):

Be sure to head on over to the YNS Blog for the complete list of sneak peeks - you do NOT want to miss out on any of these goodies...trust me! ;)

Thank you so much for stopping in today - be sure to check in tomorrow as it's the start of the YNS new release and blog hop!! Cheers!

summer coffee-lovers blog hop is here!

 Welcome to the Summer Coffee-Lovers Blog Hop!

For any of us who are *addicted* to coffee, tea or hot chocolate, this hop is for us!! Check out the AMAZING lineup of sponsors this go-round!

 

My card was made for a teacher friend of mine who is nearing the end of the school year and SUMMER HOLIDAYS are starting! Yipeeee! My first born (Calvin) is graduating from high school today and tomorrow as well - another great summer celebration!

This is Scarlette from Bugaboo Stamps and it totally reminds me of her.....lol

This sentiment is so very true .... 

You can join in on the fun as well. The hop will run through Friday, June 12th @ 11:59 p.m. PST. All the information can be found here Coffee Lovers blog. Happy sippin' and hoppin' :) Cheers!

fun friday @ your next stamp!!

Happy Friday!! Today is a very bittersweet day for me. Our son, Calvin, graduates from high school this weekend - today is cap/gown ceremonies then tomorrow is the fancy banquet night/awards. I am so proud of him yet I am sad that time has flown by so quickly!! It seems like just yesterday he made me a MOMMY for the very first time ;) Cherish the younger years....and boy do they mean it!!

Alright - moving on to the reason you popped in today ;)

It's challenge time over at Your Next Stamp!! If you play along (with either challenge: sketch or color) you have a chance at winning a gift certificate to the YNS Store! How sa-weet is that?!? First up, the sketch:

Next is the color combo - if you choose this challenge, we need to see at least 3 of the colors (as close as you can) and you can add in some neutrals!

For my card, I went with the sketch using Window Play - Outside:

I wanted to make a bright, cheery summer card and it's not hard with this set! Such versatility! I can't wait to play with this set some more and make some awesome scenes! I added some black/glitter gumdrops as well to the corners and some white glitter gumdrops to the flower centers for some added bling!

Be sure to hop on over to the YNS Blog and link up your creation using either challenge - remember...you get a chance to win a gift certificate from the YNS Store! Yahoo! The challenge ends June 11th! Happy crafting!

4 CC #249 {Graduation}

Hello there crafty PEEPS! It's 4 Crafty Chicks Thursday....and we have 2 new Guest Designers playing with us in the henhouse - how exciting!! Be sure to head over to the challenge blog and welcome them!

This week, miss Leanne is our hostess and she is looking for some GRADUATION cards/projects:

4 CC#249 {Graduation}

I colored up this cute image from Bugaboo Stamps and I have my own graduation ceremony to attend this weekend - our son is graduating Grade 12 so I might use this for him or one of his buds....haven't decided yet!

Be sure to check out what the rest of the Chicks have for ya - click HERE to hop on over to the challenge blog. Happy crafting!!

some "monstrous" news!

Welcome back to my blog....I am so stoked to be sharing this post with you as I've been holding this super exciting news in for a while now and I'm just giddy to let it all out today! I have been asked to be a Guest Designer for Your Next Stamp for the month of June....WAHOOOO! Thanks again, Karen for the chance to play with and promote your wonderful stamps and dies! It truly is an honor for me :)

I decided to make up a couple 4 x 4 note cards using the Silly Monsters Two set! 
 

and here is the inside of the cards:

They were colored with Copics, cut out then popped up with some dimensional foam tape. Added some gumdrops (love, love, love these things!) and wa-laa! Done! 

There are a couple other monster sets/dies that you can mix/match to create some cute, fun Halloween, birthday or humorous cards! I know I will get a lot of use out of this cute set of monsters :)

I am entering these cuties into the One Crazy Stamper month-long challenge of ANYTHING GOES.

Thanks again for poppin' in - be sure to stay tuned throughout the month for other posts showing off the sneaky peeks and new releases coming from Your Next Stamp! Cheers!

Masculine Birthdays at The Pink Elephant!

 

Welcome back to my blog everyone! This week over at The Pink Elephant, miss Ella is hosting a THEME challenge:

The theme this week is MASCULINE BIRTHDAY....We have a friend who LOVES his tea, has a blue bath robe and yes, even owned slippers like "Weekend Walter" here from Dr. Digi's House of Stamps! It was the PERFECT image and I can't wait to give it to him on his birthday! lol....

For the inside, I used a die and cut Happy Birthday from black card stock :) So fun!

Be sure to come on over to the challenge blog HERE and play along with Ella and the girls this week! We'd love to see your manly creations! Happy crafting!

Merry Monday #161 {Sparkle, Shimmer and/or Bling}

Happy "Merry Monday!" everyone....I hope your weekend was a good one. Mine was fantastic - Saturday night, I had the privilege of attending a dueling pianos performance with my co-workers from the accounting firm I was doing income taxes for. All I can say is wow - it was phenomenal! Sunday, we FINALLY got a little shower of rain while hubby and I were out touring the crop fields....we are in full spraying mode with our custom crop spraying business - so life is gonna get crazy-busy again here real soon so it was nice to have a "down" weekend!

This week at Merry Monday Christmas Card Challenge, miss Kathy wants to see some sparkle, shimmer and bling!! Ohhhh...who doesn't love BLING!?! Check it out:

 

I knew right away that I wanted to put together a card using these 2 cuties! They are a pre-colored digi that I found at our local scrapbook store in Rimbey! Too cute! I added some silver sparkly gum drops and some gems to the sentiment (which also has the word "sparkle" in it ;))

Please take a few minutes and hop on over to the MM Challenge blog HERE - you will fall in love with all of the gorgeous creations my fellow Merry Makers came up with for Kathy's challenge. Come play along with us as well - you will have the chance to be our Guest Designer for a week! Cheers!

Deirdery's Day Off....4 CC #248

 

Happy "4 Crafty Chicks" Thursday everyone :)

I seriously cannot believe that the month of May is almost over already! Time is flyin' by and pretty soon it will be warm enough to be on the beach like Deirdery here....relaxin' and chillin' LOL....

It's my turn to play challenge hostess over at 4 Crafty Chicks and if you haven't guessed yet what my theme is here you go:

4 CC #248 {SUMMER}

This image is from Doctor Digi House of Stamps and it is called Deirdery's Day Off....looks like a fabby way to spend a day off to me!! LOL....love it!

Be sure to hop on over to the 4 CC challenge blog HERE to see what the rest of the Chicks have for ya in the henhouse - then link up your SUMMER creation so that we can come visit you and leave you some love as well! Happy crafting!

Top Tip Tuesday {It's All About Hair!}

This week at Top Tip Tuesday, the challenge is all about HAIR. We want to see your very best hair coloring. I have to admit right off the get-go that hair is NOT my strong point when it comes to coloring. I am still practicing my "flicks" and learning where the shading and shadows are etc., so this was a definite challenge for me! Thanks, ladies!

Before I get to the challenge this week, I just wanted to mention that Top Tip Tuesday is having a DT CALL! Click HERE for more details!

 It's all about the Hair colour!

Our sponsor this week is The East Wind who are offering a 3 images to their store for the lucky winner:

The East Wind Shop

 The East Wind Facebook

 

I decided to use one of my Kraftin' Kimmie stamps for this card as there is not a lot of hair....it's manageable for me! Ha! The sentiment is from an assorted sentiments set from Your Next Stamp.

My TIP or advice for anyone who struggles with coloring is just keep practicing and watch a ton of YouTube videos! LOL....that's what I do ;) 

Thanks for taking the time to pop in and see what I was up to...be sure to click on over to the TTT challenge blog HERE to see the gorgeous creations from the rest of the Design Team! You will not be disappointed! We would love to see your best hair coloring project so be sure to link up with us....happy coloring!

Anything Goes at The Pink Elephant!

 

Hello again...welcome back to my blog!

It's the last Monday of May....so you know what that means, right? The last Monday of every month is ANYTHING GOES at The Pink Elephant! Woot! Woot!

I put an order in at Your Next Stamp a few weeks ago and I just have to say - their stamps are just so much fun!! I loved coloring up this little guy....and the sentiments are pretty cute too - here's the inside of my card:

I used their wonderful sketch from a couple weeks ago - I took the liberty of rotating the sketch to make it work with my image.  I was too late to enter it into their challenge but that's ok - I loved the sketch:

 

Come on over to The Pink Elephant challenge blog and check out what the rest of Ella's girls are up to - you will NOT be disappointed! Happy crafting!

Merry Monday #160 {Newsprint}

 

Hello everyone! Here we are at the start of another week and the hostess is Karren this week over at Merry Monday Christmas Card Challenge - check out her theme this week:

This card literally took me about 10 mins from start to finish! I let all the paper do the work and then added a pop'd up die cut for my sentiment. Done. I love CAS cards like this sometimes - feels great to get them done without stress! LOL...Thanks for the wonderful challenge miss Karren!

Do you have some designer paper in your stash with newsprint on it? You do?! Well then get in your craft room, and get creative with us this week for your chance at a Guest Designer spot! We'd love to have you! Happy crafting!