2011 365 #083 - magical day

I whipped up this card tonight to get in the mail to someone...I am going to enter it in the following challenges:

cps sketches: sketch

creative prompts: bright and cheery picture

allsorts challenge: things with wings

Thanks for looking!

2011 365 #082 - bbq bear

We are going to a bbq next weekend after the parade by our house...I made this card for the hostess...It's a little busy, but that is also kind of her style...I am entering it in the following challenges:

Twisted sketches: sketch and the twist of summer

Getting Cricky with K Andrews: pennants or borders

Frosted Designs: card with BBQ or picnic

Paper Cutz: banners

Crazy 4 Challenges: favorite vacation spot or activity

SOS challenge 1 Oldest ribbons 2011 365 #081

This is my submission for my first challenge as a designer for Shopping our Stash The challenge is to use your oldest ribbon or the colour of ribbon that you have the most of. I decided to scrounge up my oldest ribbon that I remembered buying...that was this gigantic roll of teal ribbon that I bought for my wedding in 1994...I bought it to put giant bows on the pews at the church and when we got there to decorate, they said we weren't allowed to put anything up...so I had these giant rolls of super thick plastic-like ribbon and absolutely no projects to use them with...I eventually did a Christmas tree up with them one year and used up lots of it....but the remaining roll became teal flowers cut with nestabilities...the part of the challenge that called for the ribbon that you have the most of one colour...turned into the one with the most of one pattern...polkadots! I have so much polkadot ribbon...why? Who knows? Maybe it is pretty on the roll, but I NEVER use patterned ribbon on my projects...at least if I do, it is very seldom...the ribbon roses were made as well...my youngest is the queen of ribbon roses and she wanted an honourable mention because she made one of the ones on this page....

Come and play with us...I know that you have lots of ribbons to use up!

2011 365 #080 - pinwheel thank yous

Those Opus Gluei girls got my mind a spinning with those pinwheels and now I am pinwheel crazy...spent the last 2 hours or so making pinwheel cards for their challenge and I am totally hooked...plus I have only used scraps from my bin, which was one of my challenges that I set up for myself this year...these ones are all out of my favorite Chatterbox paper (which I now hoard because no one sells it around here anymore)...Louie needed some masculine thank you cards and she said these would suffice to give to her teachers without embarrassing her too much! I think I am partial to the monochromatic one in the front...there is just something about that one that makes me want to keep it...but that is the one she picked for her teacher, so a picture in my memory will be all that remains!

2011 365 #079 - pinwheel birthday

The Opus Gluei girls issued a pinwheel challenge this week and I thought I would play along...these are so cute and super easy to make! Who knew you could make 12 pinwheels and a card to stick them on in under 10 minutes? Plus this card used only scraps! I think I am going to whip up a few more of these in some more masculine scraps for the male teacher thank you cards that I need to make...thanks for looking!

I am entering it in the following challenges:

Opus Gluei: pinwheels

Waltzing Mouse: sketch

2011 365 #078 - cupcake birthday

This is the replacement card for the previous post...a little more girly...boy those girls are picky! But it does give me an excuse to use these puffy felt stickers that I thought were soooo cute! I am entering it in the following challenges: Crafty Catz: anything goes Allsorts: birthday

2011 365 #077 owl birthday

I made this birthday card for my sister in law, but my oldest said it was too boyish to give to her, so I had to make another one...I am going to enter it in the following challenges:

Just add ink- colour challenge

paper sundaes- pop it up - I don't know if you can tell from the card, but the owl is hand made from a punch from stampin up and it is all in 3-d...so is the balloon, but it looks pretty flat in the picture

2011 365 #076 - plumber butt birthday

I made this card for Gordie's brother's birthday...only because I had made his birthday card earlier in the year, and now I can't find it anywhere...nothing like being prepared and doing stuff in advance?? I am going to enter it in the following challenges: alphabet challenge: c - clean and simple crazy 4 challenges: humourous

2011 365 #075 - with sympathy

My oldest daughter's teacher's mother passed away this week and she asked me if I could make a card for her. Her only real specification was that it had yellow because she thinks that is her teacher's favorite colour...how could I refuse? (thanks mom for making my flowers, how do you like them sprayed with yellow?)

I am entering it in the following challenges:

simon says stamp challenge: sparkle and shine

crafty creations: something with a flower, a piece of patterned paper and a ribbon

really reasonable ribbon: anything goes

2011 365 #074 father's day card

This is the card that I made for Gordie for Father's day...it just looks so constructiony and manly...hope he likes it! I am entering it in the following challenges: CPS card sketches: the sketch Opus Gluei: get steamy with gears The crafty pad: holes Getting Cricky with K Andrews: father's day The shabby tea room: monochromatic Pixie Dust studios: back in time Thanks for looking! Have a great weekend...it is a long one here...yippee!

2011 365 #073 - 3 cheers birthday card

I made this cute little turtle card for the following challenges: The sweet stop: sketch: http://sweetstopsketches.blogspot.com/ the shabby tea room: ruffled up: http://theshabbytearoom.blogspot.com/ simon says stamp and show: anything goes: http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.com/ crafty creations: anything goes: http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/ catch the bug: polkadots and stripes: http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com/ card makin mamas: 1 image, 2 patterned papers, 3 different embellishments: http://cardmakinmamas.blogspot.com/ crafts 4 eternity: colour challenge: http://crafts4eternity.blogspot.com/

Shopping our Stash Launch

Hey Everybody! Today is the launch of the Shopping our Stash challenge blog and the first challenge is to post some of your stash online for everyone to see...you can find the challenge here: http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/

This looks like it is going to be a great challenge site, and who doesn't have a stash that needs to get used up? I know mine has always been a little out of control, but I also know that I am not the worst one out there....let's start using this stuff up...let's take back some of that space (or in my case, make room for the new :)

My room is never really clean - these pictures are a figment of my imagination...it is usually a disaster, but my new year's resolution was to clean it up and use up my stuff...I did clean it, but it only stayed that way for 3 days...oh well! These first pics are of my desk and my clear stamp area.... My clear stamps are all organized in the Stampin up cases by set...this took me hours and hours to do, but I am soooo glad that I did it...I do find that I use the stamps a lot more now that I can see what I own...seriously contemplating doing it to my wood ones too, but I just don't know if I can bear to break them all apart...there is just something about a wood stamp that is soooo satisfying if you know what I mean. Under my desk is my card stock (12x12) and my scraps...it seems funny even to look at that picture, cuz I usually only have a clear 12x12 space to work on (if I am lucky). The cabinet with the cubes holds all of my extra stamps and adhesives...not in the picture is the other dresser full of stamps...but the mess on top of the dresser didn't do it justice, so I didn't post it...the tins hold all of my chipboard pieces and stuff like that...my girls and I made all of the flower magnets stuck to them...that was a fun project...

These pictures are of the inside of one of the three sides of my closet...I am just showing the clean part of three of the shelves where I store some of my papers etc...I didn't do the other three shelves cuz they are jammed full of stuff and just look like a mess, so here goes:

The plastic containers hold all of my fun stuff...flower soft, spritz, smooch, stickles, embossing powders, flock, pearlex...you get the picture...the shelves of stamps are actually 6 shelves and a giant case on top...but there is no evidence there, so it is not really true ;)

I have a little bit of a paper obsession...I have all of those 12x12 iris cases, my super cool storage shelf on both sides, plus 3 8 foot closet shelves....oh and two rolling totes full as well...oops...I LOOOVE paper...can't get enough of the wonderful stuff!

Next week I may get brave enough to take pictures of the ribbon, flower and bling stash that I have hiding on the other side of the closet....

It's seriously a pretty easy challenge, plus there is blog candy...so please join us and make it a great time!

The other design team members can be found here:

Carla

Alicia

Crystal

Kristina

Leslie

Lisa

Marie

Paige

2011 365 #072

I have some good news...yesterday I was asked to be on a design team for "Shopping Our Stash"...it is a new challenge blog that is starting out on Tuesday...come and join in then for their first challenge and give it a go...you can find it here: http://shoppingourstash.blogspot.com/ That is why I made the "magical day" card...just a good feeling card all around. I am entering it in the following challenges: sweet stampin challenge: childhood memories: http://sweetstampinchallengeblog.blogspot.com/

saturday challenge: dust off your stash - this stamp hasn't been used in ages: http://thesecretcraftersaturdaychallenge.blogspot.com/

crazy 4 challenges: lots of flowers: http://crazy4challenges.blogspot.com/

the sweet stop: sketch: http://sweetstopsketches.blogspot.com/

paper sundaes: magical and mythical fairies and creatures...: http://papersundaes.blogspot.com/

2011 365 #071 - thank you

I am always amazed at how many cards you can get out of a couple of pieces of doublesided paper...this is number 4 out of 3 pieces of paper...and there is easily enough scrap left over for 2 more...crazy...especially when there are such good sketch challenges out there to play with! I am entering this card in the following challenges:

cps card sketches: the sketch: http://cardpositioningsystems.blogspot.com/

the crafty pad: spots and dots: http://thecraftypad.blogspot.com/

if the shoe fits, scrap it: something green: http://iftheshoefitsscrapit.blogspot.com/

ps i hate double spacing and have no idea how to get rid of it!!!!

happy mother's day everyone!

2011 365 #070 - Happy Birthday

I made this card with the scraps of my mother's day card from yesterday. The butterflies are from the nestabilities set, which I love...I am entering it in the following challenges:

one stop craft challenge: birthday: http://onestopcraftchallenge.blogspot.com/2011/05/week-130-birthdays.html

The crafty pad: pearls and swirls: http://thecraftypad.blogspot.com/2011/05/challenge-119-pearls-swirls.html

totally stampalicious: kicking it old school -using a stamp that hasn't been used for more than 6 months - this is one of my first sentiment stamps I ever bought and it has been a long time since it has seen ink - and the butterflies aren't stamps, but they haven't been used in a long time either!: http://totallystampalicious.blogspot.com/

card patterns: sketch- I am just loving their sketches...sooo awesome!:http://cardpatterns.blogspot.com/

2011 365 #069 m&m

I woke up this morning and saw a one hour challenge for frosted designs and whipped up this page...made it this time! The requirement was that it needed stitching - used the sew easy and some floss and Voila! I also used the Frosted designs sketch, not realizing it is the same site...ooops, but I will enter it in both and hopefully they will not hold it against me! Just liked the sketch lots, and had 3 pictures to scrap.

you can find the challenges here: http://frosteddesigns.blogspot.com/

I am also entering it in the sew fabulous challenge at Getting cricky with K Andrews here: http://www.gettingcricky.com/2011/05/simply-sunday-challenge-sew-fabulous.html

2011 365 #068 -mother's day card

I made this card for my mom for mother's day...she is on vacation, but hopefully she will check out my blog so she can still get her card on mother's day! I made the flowers with my new nestabilities dies...they turned out so well and they even match the flowers in the paper. I am entering it in the following challenges:

let's capture these sketches: sketch: http://letscapturethesesketches.blogspot.com/

creative prompts 4u: colour inspiration:http://creativeprompts4u.blogspot.com/

alphabet challenge: "A" for around the world - I chose Asia (Japan)...not anywhere close to Canada:http://alphabetchallengeblog.blogspot.com/paper cutz: mother's day:http://papercutzchallenge.blogspot.com/

cardmakin mama's:http://cardmakinmamas.blogspot.com/

catch the bug: flowers and pastel colours: http://catchthebugblog.blogspot.com

2011 365 #067 - anniversary card

I made this card for the following challenges: frosted designs - quick scrap - use ribbon: http://frosteddesigns.blogspot.com/2011/05/quick-scrap-barb.html card patterns : sketch: http://cardpatterns.blogspot.com/2011/04/sketch-113.html design dollies: colour : http://designdollies.blogspot.com/ simon says stamp and show: hands: http://simonsaysstampandshow.blogspot.com/ papertake weekly - anything goes with round as a bonus: http://papertakeweekly.blogspot.com/ crafty creations: anniversary: http://craftycreationschallenges.blogspot.com/2011/05/challenge-117anniversary.html

2011 365 #066 - matchbox mania

I made these little matchboxes for the Opus Gluei match(box) made in heaven challenge. They are doing a swap with them for those who want to participate. I made 8 - one for Jana and one for Rosemary (the two that host the blog) and I have 6 left that I will be more than happy to swap with anyone who may have made more than one ;) . All of my boxes will have the items above in them (or some variation of colour and style. This certainly was a fun challenge...and something I would never have made without being challenged to do them...

you can join in the fun here: http://opus-gluei.blogspot.com/

2011 365 #065 -Happy Mother's day

We have snow today...lots and lots of snow...on friday the girls were outside in shorts and bathing suits having water gun fights and today we have snow drifts...yuck! i hate winter...especially after the spring tease! but at least it gives time indoors to make more cards...i am entering this card in the following challenges: just us girls - resist emboss: http://justusgirlschallenge.blogspot.com/2011/04/jugs-82-wild-card.html card makin mamas: mothers day: http://cardmakinmamas.blogspot.com/ crafts 4 eternity: http://crafts4eternity.blogspot.com/ creative inspiration : pink, green and yellows: http://cinspirations.blogspot.com/ if the shoe fits: things with wings:http://iftheshoefitsscrapit.blogspot.com/ the shabby tea room - butterflies:http://theshabbytearoom.blogspot.com/ let's capture these sketches: sketch:http://letscapturethesesketches.blogspot.com/

thanks for looking!