Congratulations baby girl

Hey everyone..

I hope that everyone is ok out there in bloggy world 

I made a quick card from a couple of challenges I love how it turned out!

Of course the challenges that inspired me:

CAS-ual Friday - three thirds

southern girls - stripes

crafting for all seasons - layers

paper shelter - ribbon 

blue moon creation - die cuts

sketch n scrap - sketch 

Monkey biz!!

hey everyone..

so I am still slowly working on my dd - Cuba trip book and have been trying to get into my craft room not just to complete DT things...

Here is a LO I did for Sarah's book and because the challenges inspired me..

excuse the first photo... wow... I promise I was not drinking when I took it.. lol 

I used the Bo Bunny line - Zip a dee doodle paper, thickers for the letters (rain boots), my one and only large folder to emboss in my cuttlebug and and my cricut for the large circle (art philosophy from CTMH)

And some close ups...

 

As promised here are the challenges that inspired me:

red carpet - heat

craft my life - abc

the crafty bloggers network - die cuts or embossing

love to scrap -circle, swirls, pearl/bling

deep ocean - stitching 

amusing challenge - atg 

Scrapmuch - colour

Scrapmuch - sketch

LMCB - Earth day

Hey everyone!

Wow... today has so far been nice and sunny... a bit cooler than I would like but still sunny!!  lovin it

Lasting memories has the last challenge up for the month... 

EARTH DAY

Hope you have a chance to join us... and you might get to win the prize I have have up for the month - a $10 GC to any on line store!!

Here is my inspiration for you... 

The pictures are from last summer while I was out west visiting my BBF... there are so many beautiful waterfalls but this was caught our eye enough to pull over and get some shots!

I used My minds eye dilly dally adventures- Record paper and MME little embellishments

the this is life - experience and world globe are from the cricut cartridge Graphically Speaking. 

and some close ups

So glad my aunt gave me her old sewing machine... 

and of course I have challenges that inspired me...

my craft spot - shake it on (bling on the blue)

crafty hands challenge - travel 

deep ocean blue - stitching true or false

little scrap pieces - show it off 

amusing challenge - atg

Hoby cutz - glitter

Scrapbooker phd - bling it up

the craft place - atg

Sketch - creative scrapers 

Scrapmuch - colour

LMCB - Easter Hunt

Hey everyone.... 

Hope you all had an amazing Easter!! 

Lasting memories has another great challenge this week for you to try out... Easter - Past or today... scrap those pictures!!  I know that I picked this challenge but I so struggled... I searched though all my pictures and couldn't find any!!  ARGHHH  - dug though and found pictures of my daughter with her father when she was only 7 months.    Hope you find it inspiring!

and some close ups

felt that the page needed something.... added some sparkle... and bam!  

challenges that inspired me:

stuck on u sketches - die cuts anything spring

twisted tuesday challenge - three papers 

paper take weekly - Easter

cutting and stampin - Easter

amusing challenges - chevrons

fairytale challenge - butterflies

the squirrel and the fox - die cut

little scrap pieces - show it off 

life paper scrap - mood board

bitten by the bug - Easter

child's play - sand art (the waves) 

scrapstuffz - sketch 

Pio no pattern papers

Hey everyone! 

Hope your Easter weekend has been amazing!

Today my daughter and I are heading into Toronto to visit with family. I love family time.   We also have another great challenge for you today at pile it on... Here is my inspiration for you

A day for daisies is sponsoring and I love this cute little bunny!!

I coloured him with my Copics, embossed the back layer with my ctmh striped embossing folder

Misting and dripped with differnt inks that I had in my stash, and my newest thing... Gelatos embossed paper and rubbed them along to get the pattern.  Wow this was a super messy card for me. Usually I am a CAS kinda girl but I do like how it turned out and love the colours!

And some close ups and the embossing 

Of course it wouldn't be me with out the challenges that inspired me... 

Oh. How I love to pike it on... Hope you join us this week

crafty-dee bowz - atg with bow

little claire's - lots of layers

craftin when we can - ribbon 

quirky crafts - mixed media (used gelato - very new for me)

a day for daisies - stripes

amusing challenges - easter

the pink elephant - easter

sweet stamps - embossing 

love rubber stamps - easter

through the craft room door - atg

cuttlebug mania - easter eggs

scrappy moms stamps - easter

simon says - animal antics

crafty ribbons - atg with ribbon 

sweet stampin - lots of layers

retro sketches - sketch 

A few of my favorite things

 Welcome everyone... to my CTMH teamies hop!!!

We are featuring A Few of My Favourite things - if you  couldn't guess it!!!

Featuring some of our favourite product and memories and likely a whole bunch of other things on this blog hop- I hope you enjoy it and please leave a little love on the blogs you visit.

I have MANY favourite things- product wise, my most favourit thing is my cricut and of course the cartridges that CTMH has... and if you join this month to be apart of our team you can pick one of your own!!

So enough of my chattiness... here is my card made with the first cartridge "Art Philosophy"  I am still discovering great cuts with that cartridge!!  The stamp I used is Hoppy Easter!

and a close up ...

hope you enjoyed my card

Just in case you get lost along the way...

here is the list of ladies in the hop

Brae Montgomery
Michelle Stewart 

Lucy Imrie 

Tamara Lisowski 

Sheri Ballantyne

Michelle Hughes - come from here

Kimberly Clark - this is me!!!

Alyson Mayo - she's next..

Heather Steeves

and of course it wouldn't be me with out some inspiration from the bloggy world

stuck on you sketches - window die cut
cardz tv - easter
delightful challenges - EGGstra special 

cute card thrusday - easter
friday mash-up - getting into shape
crafty catz - animals
totally paper crafts - easter
crazy 4 challenges - get your egg on
pumpkin spice - easter
little scrap pieces - atg 
craft your passion - bunnies, chicks, eggs

Sketch n die - April 15

Hey everyone... 
it is time again for a new challenge at sketch n die... 
here is your lovely sketch...

and my inspiration...

the stamp is from CTMH  Just for you and I used Art Philosophy to cut out the flower - right now if you join CTMH you can get a free cricut cartridge!!!  so lucky 

Join Close To My Heart as an Independent Consultant April 1–30, 2014, and receive your favorite favourite “art-full” Close To My Heart Cricut® collection FREE! Our New Consultant Kit is just $99 and comes packed with nearly triple the retail value in products and supplies to help you succeed. Plus, when you qualify for the Straight To The Top program, you will be refunded the price of your New Consultant Kit. Select your FREE Cricut® collection—retail priced at $99—when you order your New Consultant Kit and watch your new business soar!

Contact me for more details.

ohhh and a close up of the card

Of course I have Challenges that inspired me...

sweet stampin - flowers

incy wincy - cas

scrappers delight - bloomin lovely

wags and whiskers - cas

penny black - blossoms and blooms

Color my heart - colours

LMCB - it in the little things!

hey everyone..

its that time again lasting memories has a new challenge for you!  This week the challenge is for you to create a Lo about the small things in your life...could be the things that matter the most, moments in time or the things that you want to remember or have people remember about you.  My LO is all about my love for Coffee!!  And the prize pack this month is a $10 GC from any online store!!

here is my LO... 

and a close up

I inked around chipboard pieces for the coffee title

ohh how I love my coffee... and also i love challenges

here are the ones that inspired me to create this LO

scrapbook fantasy - bright colours

simply create too - no digis or stamps

all sorts challenge - spring blossoms

beyond grey - grown with love 

rhedd and rosie - atg

frosted designs - handwritting and inks

addicted to stamps - photo inspiration

feeling sketchy - sketch

Hoppy chicky Easter

Hi everyone...

I have an Easter card that I would like to share with you all.  

Made with my new embossing folder from CTMH - stripes - which you can purchase here.

This cute little chick and flowers are from the set "hoppy Easter"

I used my left over paper from the Sarita pack - the card is easy as I made it for a group of ladies that don't have much experience yet... but I am working on them ;)

and a side view

Of course the challenges that inspired me to create - now what would I do with out you all!!

catered crop - bird

one stitch at a time - flowers

dream valley challenge - easter

milk coffee -easter

moving along with the times - easter

crafty sentiments - easter

paper take - spring

more than favors - easter

simon says - happy easter

try stampin on tuesday - sketch and chicks

Thanks oodles!

Hey everyone...

I have been busy with a couple of card classes last week and of course I drew on the inspiration of the challenges out there...

here is one of the carding using the new stamp set from CTMH Oodles of Doodles which you can get from me if you would like to purchase. 

also if you join CTMH this month you will receive a free cricut cartridge!!!  

Seriously how cool is that!!  If your interested please let me know.

ohhh back to my card... here it is 

and a side view... the little smudge of black was not there before the class!

One of the cute little "young at heart" ladies must have had the black in a bit too close to the sample!  lol

The little circles and banner was cut with my cricut art philosophy and all using scraps!  yeah me!

and of course the challenges that inspired this card:

the stamping boutique - distress it

scraping for fun - atg

craft hoarders - pick a stamp

stamping sensations - dies or punches

Marks finest paper - "T"thanks

hiding in my craft room - scraps

mojo monday - sketch

Lollydoodle flower card

Hey Hey... Monkees!!...

I made this card for a couple of challenges and for a card class I was teaching.

All the papers  and stamps are from CTMH (Lollydoodle )  if your interested in them let me kmow

I used the CTMH art philosophy cricut cartridge - they have so many great shapes... I can't believe that I haven't used this one before this card

challenges that inspired me:

divas by design -easter or spring

fantabulous cricut - spring cleaning

heart 2 heart - cricut challenge

challenges for everyone - atg

paper creator crafts - spots and dots

creative moments - atg girlie

die cutting divas - colour challenge pastels

LMCB - Colour it!

Hey everyone...

hope your day is going well!

Lasting memories has a new challenge up this week and it is being sponsored by Me!!  The winner this month will get a gift certificate for $10 towards any website that they want!!  Pretty good deal yes??

The challenge I picked was 

"it's all in the colours!"

 Use your colouring skills to create that embellishment or what ever you want to colour

Here is my Layout to inspire you...

When going to the Hover Dam we had to touch the angel statues!!

The large balloon I drew and the clouds were also drawn by me... who knew right??

some close ups

and this is the reason I am not able to get as much craftiness completed!!

the other challenges that inspired me..

my mum's craft shop - atg

sugar creek hollow - make your own background

all sorts - no flowers

little scrap pieces - linky party

scrapbook circle - as you wish...

ScrapMuch? - sketch

dynamic duos - colours