Die~Namite Wedding

One more day and the kids go back to school...please tell me I'm not the only parent ready for this! LOL

Yesterday our inaugural Monthly Sketch and Dare Challenge was introduced on the Die-Namites Blog.

I used the sketch as inspiration for this wedding card I created using the Tulip Serenade Die.

When I first received this die I was holding it upside down and thought what a beautiful bell...I soon realized that's not what it was meant to be, but hey I like to break the rules a bit!

You can see more about this card on the Die-Namites Blog!

I'm off to get the kids ready for school, have a great day!

Online Crop Fun!!

Here we are well into the 'month of love' as we call it at Love Is In The Details.  Winter is in full force and we all need something to help us through the winter blues.

Today we are celebrating at LIITD with an online crop, all the challenges will be posted today, but you have until Feb 28th to get your creations uploaded!

Here are the samples I made for my challenges, first up a couple of layouts....

This is a cute little Valentine's coupon book I made for my daughter....

A sample of the inside....

If you're looking for some amazing inspiration and lots of fun, and to find out more about my challenges head over to the LIITD Forum and join us!  We love having new members join our fun group!

p.s. If you're looking for some of the new Tim Holtz dies check out the shopping page! ;)

Summer Adventure - Sketch #74

Happy Canada Day & Fourth of July to all my Canadian & US friends!  Hope you enjoyed some time with family, friends & fireworks!

Sketch #74 is up at Sketchabilities, this is our last layout for the summer!

 

Here is my take on the sketch....

I hope you'll join us using this wonderful sketch by Karan!  Be sure to head over to the Sketchabilities blog and see all the amazing layouts by the Design Team!

Now I need to go do a little crafty space clean up so I can get busy creating, the mojo is just itching for me to play!

Sketchabilities #71

It's the middle of the month and time for another amazing sketch by Karan at Sketchabilities!

Sketch #71

I had a lot of fun with this sketch, I don't normally place my photos vertically...I'm going to have to do this more often!

Be sure to head over to the blog and see all the beautiful layouts the DT created!  Thanks for stopping by!

Sketchabilities #70

It's the last day of the month and we have out 2nd sketch of the month up at Sketchabilities!!! 

  Here is sketch #70

 

As I was digging through some photos I came across this one of my Mom & Dad, it was taking about a year before they got married.  The look so happy and totally in love!!

Thank you for stopping by today, be sure to head over to the Sketchabilities Blog and check out all the amazing layouts the Design Team have created!!

Washi Canvas Love

Just popping in quick before I head out skating to show you a fun little mixed media canvas that I made using some Washi Tape from Love My Tapes!

You can read all the details about how I made this canvas on the Love My Tapes Blog!

Thanks for stopping by!!



Sketchabilities #69

Hello & Happy Sunday!!

Sketch #69 is up at Sketchabilities today, and this is my first time working with their sketches as part of the Design Team.

Here is Karan's beautiful sketch.....



I loved working with the sketch, I flipped it to work with my photo....

Be sure to check out the Sketchabilities blog and see what all the members of the Design Team have created with the sketch.  I hope you'll play along with us!!

News Flash!!

I am very excited to share that I have been chosen to be a part of the Design Team for Sketchabilities!!!

I have been admiring the sketches and all the talent at Sketchabilities for a long time, so when the latest call for Designers came up I jumped at the opportunity and put my name in....I'm so glad I did!

Karan has put together an amazing international team full of talent!  Please head over to the Blog and congratulate all the Designers!

More Halloween Fun

Here's another little Halloween project I made...this time I used some awesome products from Love My Tapes!

The lid of the coffin is covered with one of their Fabric Sheets, this one feels like leather....so soft, I love it!  The best part is you can stamp & use embossing powder on it just like paper, how awesome is that?!

I finished off the edge of the lid with some Black Lace Tape.

Later this week I'll have another project to share for Love My Tapes!

Thanks for stopping by!

World Card Making Day!

Happy World Card Making Day!!!  Do you have any plans to celebrate today?

If you're looking for a couple of challenges to participate in today, head over to the Love Is In The Details Blog!

I made a sketch in honor of today....

I decided I needed to get started on my Christmas cards, so I made these two cards based off my sketch.

Have a great weekend and enjoy some time getting creative!

CKC Blog Hop

My deepest apologies everyone I must have messed up my dates for the blog hop...oops!  I hope you'll all hop by later tonight to see what I've made.

It's been a crazy day today, and again I'm sorry to be so late...but better late than never, especially for a party!  You should have arrived here from Susanne's blog, if not be sure to head back over to CKC and start from the beginning.

This months blog hop challenge was to showcase a stamping technique, now there was a technique I was trying to do but it was not working.  But I see that Lisa H used it and has a handy link on her blog, so I'll be off to study!

After a little frustration I went with techniques I know well.  If you spend any time on my blog you will know that I love Tim Holtz Distress Inks, they are my go to ink for just about everything.  One of the many things I love about them is how nice they look when you layer stamped images using different colors of Distress Ink.

After I layered the butterfly using Barn Door I decided I wanted it to pop a little more so I added some clear embossing powder....it really makes a difference!

I also decided to add a little stamped flourish to the top left corner of the card.  But the green is so dark that I decided to use a little Distress Embossing powder (scattered straw) to lighten up the corner, but not take any focus away from the rest of the card.

Thank you for hopping by (and forgiving my lateness) please continue on the hop and head over to Gabrielle's blog to see her fabulously fun layout!!

Stamp an Embellishment

Hello there bloggers!  The newest challenge at Counterfeit Kit is to stamp an embellishment.  I love this challenge it really opens up so many creative possibilities to really make your layout/card/project special and unique.

I couldn't wait to scrap this photo of Sami from the first day of school, it's so hard to believe she's in grade 4 already. 

The little boy/girl reading the book image was stamped using Ranger Archival ink, then I colored it with some water color pencils.  This image was perfect for the layout, Sami regularly has her nose in a book.  I also added some stamps on the red tag, and the background paper.

I hope you'll come out and join us for this stamptastic challenge!  Be sure to hit the CKC blog and see all the fun embellishments the DT made!

Boo!

The air has gotten much cooler, soon the leaves will start to change and I'm in the mood for a little Halloween fun!

For my reveal at Love Is In The Details today I used one of the Tim Holtz Configurations boxes to create a spooky Halloween display.  This project took a lot of work, but oh so worth it once it was done!!

I started with covering the outside and all the individual boxes with Tim Holtz Seasonal papers.  Adding the tissue tape to hide all the seams between the boxes.  Once that was done it was time to fill it up with lots of spooky things.

I even recycled a bit, the mesh 'leaves' that I added to the rosette were from the mesh bag that held the skeleton I picked up, I love how it looks on this project!

Thanks for stopping by!

Layout for Friday

Woohoo it's Friday!!!  I know it's been a short week, but why did it feel so long?

I have another layout to share using products from Love My Tapes......this stuff really rocks, and I'm having a blast using it!

This week I pulled out one of the Fabric Sheets, using it to replace pattern paper, and I love how it adds some extra texture to my page.

I hope you'll head over to the Love My Tapes blog and check out what all the other designers are creating, they have some amazing ideas!

Enjoy the weekend!

CKC September Kit

Fall is almost here, the kids are heading back to school tomorrow and life starts to get quite a bit busier in our house.  With the change of season I knew it was time for me to say goodbye to Counterfeit Kit, so this will be my last month as a Master Forger.  I have really enjoyed working with all the members of CKC, and watching all the wonderful kits pulled together by our followers. 

This month we have taken our inspiration from one of Sweet Peach Crop Shop's past kits from September 2010, you can view the kit here.

I used the Juicy Themed kit as my inspiration, here is the kit I pulled together....

We have a special sponsor this month, you can see all the details here!

CKC August Blog Hop

 Hello & welcome the August Counterfeit Kit Challenge blog hop!

You should have arrived here from Susanne's blog, if not head back to the CKC blog so you don't miss anything.

This month we have a fantastic sponsor Sketch Support with Allison Davis!!  Allison provided this wonderful sketch just for our blog hop.

I'm not much a two page scrapper so I used the left side of the sketch to create my page.

Thank you for joining us on our blog hop today!  Now head over to Gabrielle's blog to see what beautiful project she's created today!

Shapshot

I thought I had this scheduled to post while I was away..oops I guess not.  Anyway a few days late but here it is...

I have another layout today that I created using products from Love My Tapes!

I went masculine for this layout to show you how versatile the Fabric Tapes are and that you can use the Lace Tapes even on a masculine page.

Here's a closer look at the tapes, and that vintage camera is from on of their Canvas Sticker sheets.



Be sure to head over to the Love My Tapes blog for more details about my layout and make sure you check out all the awesome creations from the other Design Team members!

Sketch Play

Our first challenge this month at Counterfeit Kit is to use a sketch from Sketch Support.  But we've added a little twist to the challenge...you need to either make a card based on a layout sketch or a layout based on a card sketch!

I picked one page sketch #5 to create my card

Head over to the Counterfeit Kit Blog to play along and see what the other members of the design team have created!

Fabric Tapes

I'm so excited to share my first layout using Love My Tapes Fabric Tape!

These tapes are amazing, the adhesive on them is really sticky and the selection is fantastic!

You can see & read more about my layout on the Love My Tapes blog.

Thanks for stopping by, have a great weekend!

August Counterfeit Kit

Today all the DT members at Counterfeit Kit revealed their kits for the month, and WOW there are so many amazing looking kits!!

Our inspiration for August came from My Creative Scrapbook where again we choose an older kit to use the September 2010 kit.  I took my inspiration from the main kit, I just loved the colors and slightly vintage feel to it.

Here's my kit......

We also have a fabulous sponsor this month Allison Davis!!!  By playing along with us this month you'll have a chance to win one of her Sketch Books!  You should also check out Allison's sketch blog...Sketch Support.