PIO - the out doors

Hey everyone...

Pile it on has a new challenge up and running...

the outdoors.. and with this beautiful weather we should be taking advantage not that long ago we were covered in that four letter word snow!!

anyhow the challenge is sponsored by Inky Impressions who has kindly agreed to give the winner $10 to their online shop!

and here is my inspiration for you..

to make the clouds I used a cut out mask and then chalk - the sand was layered ripped paper that I inked up

and of course it wouldn't' be pile it on with out the challenges that inspired me:

inky impressions - atg

sweet pea stamps - beach

sparkles monthly challenge - at the beach

digi designs - lots of layers

the doodle garden - summer lovin

amussing challenge - texture

catered crop - summer lovin

robyn's fetish - at the beach

2 cute ink digital - on the beach

bunny zoe - layers

lexi's creations - beach

sweet stamps - summer

party time tuesday - atg

crafting by design - here comes summer

crafting for all seasons - what ever weather

simon says - atg

ccee - sun glasses

sweet stampin - summer fun 

lia stampz - summer fun 

frosted design - summer

fairy tale challenge - lazy summer

craft hoarders anonymous - inking

wags n whiskers - summer fun 

art impressions - sequin

stamping sensations - animal antics

LM - 197 sketch

Hey everyone...

Hope you take some time to join us for this weeks challenge at Lasting memories

we have a sketch for you all!!
I love sketches

I also have picture of my kijiji haul all for only $40.  I thought it was a great deal!!

I was able to use three of the punches. - the two flowers and a boarder punch in my LO

here are the two sides

I also just played with flip flaps for the first time... yep... love them!!

I made all the flowers with the punches

and the challenges that also inspired me..

Scrapstuffz - summer

child's play - peter pan (never grow up - wish I could go back some days)

challenge yourself - boys (my ex boyfriend and I on the right)

the paper girl -summer lovin

scraptastic - punches

DRS Designs - new

delightful challenges - seize the daisy

charisma cardz - abc

LMCB - banners

Hey everyone

Lasting memories has another great challenge for you this week and it is super easy!!  

Banners.. Now who doesn't like to add banners to their LO's 

I hope you take some time to join us for this challenge.  

I used MME - follow your heart line.  The photos are from 1990. Wow. Look at that red hair on me!!

Other challenges that inspired me...

Red carpet studio - hairspray 

Sketch n scrap - sketch 

through the craftroom door - atg

Lmcb-let me take a selfie

Hey everyone lasting memories has a new challenge for you this week...

Selfies

Here is my layout for a bit of inspiration 

Let me take a selfie... now I have that song going through my head!!

The photos are me and a good friend during a night of drinking.  Now I don't normally drink so these picture are so funny to me!!!

Challenges that also inspired me:

my craft spot - fancy edges (used my old scissors to make the waves on the dotted green paper)

through the craft room door - atg
simon says - you gotta have friends 
emerald faeries - friends 
scrapmuch - sketch

colour me scrappy - colours

Adfas - merry Christmas!

Hey all....

Sketch N Dies has a new challenge for you this week

sponsored by 

here is my card

the dies that I used:

Memory box - precious stars

Die-versions -sweet wordlets - Merry Christmas 

and some close ups

challenges that also inspired me:

loves rubber stamps - CAS 

fantastic tuesday - atg

whoopsi daisy - atg

the paper nest dolls - atg 

stamps and fun - favorite die

marker pop - atg

crimbo crackers - atg christmas 

southern girls challenge - die cuts

Pile it on - wrong but right

Hey everyone Pile it on has a new challenge

Wrong but Right

use something that isn't intended to be used that way

sponsored by 

I used pony beads...melted them down for my card

copics to colour and used an old embossing folder to make the waves

and of course the challenges that inspired me:

Pile it on - pony beads melted

paper take weekly challenges - for the boys

Paula holifield crafts - child's play

addicted to stamps and more - CAS

cute card thrusday - so macho

moving along with the times - cas

crafty creations - (circles, masculine, digital image)

creative corner - just for boys

brown sugar challenge - summer 

just us girls - water colour

hiding in my craftroom - scraps

Hambo hoedown - here comes summer

aud sentiments - sentiment for guy

crafty card maker - circles

Happy Father's Day

Hey everyone,

Tomorrow I am doing a quick class for the ladies at work.

The funny thing is they just want me to provide everything but not a sample.  

Go figure... but anyway I will show you all the sample.

and a close up...

I made it with all with the artiste cartridge and stamps from CTMH

and embossed with a Darice embossing folder

challenges that inspired me:

my creative time - masculine

bitten by the bug - father's day challenge 

really reasonable ribbon - masculine 

barely mine challenges - for the boys

my mum's craft shop - ink it up 

fantabulous cricut - celebrate dad

craft challenge - father's day 

more than favors - father's day

cuttin and stampin - father's day

simon says - father's day

Crafty calendar -June challenge

Hey everyone...

Crafty calendar has a new challenge for you this week..

and we are sponsored by 

here is my inspiration for you 

And of course the other challenges that inspired me

little scrap pieces - show it off linky party

through the craft room door - atg.

once stitchh at a time - use a digi

my sheri craft - emboss, pearls and flowers

the paper shelter - flower power

Embossed black and white wedding card

Hey - bloggy friends.  It is over cast and raining here... yuck!  but I don't want that winter back!!

here is a wedding card I made for a class I was teaching at work... super easy but cute!

Of course I used my trusty cricut (wedding solutions) and cuttle bug

and some lovely close ups of the beads and little details 

and last but not least the challenges that also inspired me! 

amusig challenge - dies

fantabolous cricut - card stash

totally gorjuss - embossing 

through the craftroom door - atg 

sweet stamps - ribbon. bows

bitten by the bug - alter a cricut cut

loves rubber stamps - atg

Blue skies

Hey everyone...

lasting memories has a new challenge for you this week!!  Blue Skies... object is to use Blue and White in your LO's... here is my take on the challenge.  

I hope you take some time to join us this month 

The picture is from the Cruise that we took a bit ago... it was a storm coming in ... really high waves!  in real life those waves where huge!  They had to close down one side of the decks!

I love sketches... 

I used the one from stuck of course turned it to the left

and some close ups

one final pic of the whole lo

challenges that also inspired me..

city crafter - nautical

divas by design -red, white and blue

 the kraft Journal - water everywhere 

creative card crew - nautical

red carpet studio - national lampoon's vacation 

stuck - sketch 

Pio - Humorous

Hey everyone!!

Pile it on has another great challenge for us this week 

"Humorous"

sponsored by

here is my card... 

Love the Santa!!  Isn't he adorable 

Here is some close ups of the Santa

and of course it would not be Pile it on with out the challenges:

through the craftroom door - atg 

make my Monday - a card to make my Monday

the pink elephant - atg

winter wonder land - no red or green

crafty creation - starts with 'S"

Christmas card challenge - 3 of something

sweet stampin challenge -special man

all sorts challenge blog - for the guys

52 christmas card throw down - sketch (April 2014)