Love and joy at Christmas time

Good morning everyone...

Yep... I am thinking my mojo is back!

I have been busy all weekend craftin up a storm..

here is a card I made and the challenges that inspired me are below

stamps are from Close to my heart.  if your interested left side bar has my linky

copic markers - Christmas
christmas card - bling
rhedd and rosie - birds and bloom
ribbon carousel - holidays
scrapbook PhD - anything that Flies
the paper girls challenge - cut it out

crafty ribbons - atg
mojo monday - sketch

Sparkly thank you

Hey everyone..;

So I have a friend that has started to come by on Saturday mornings and I am teaching her about Scrapbooking and card making and was playing around with stickers, score tape (or sheets) and fine glitter.

This is the card I created...

and some close ups

and of course the challenges that inspired me:

amusing challenge - glitter

creative knockouts - make it sparkle

creative belli - harvest 

craft your passion - doodle

there she goes - thanks

dream valley - cas

amusing challenge - thanks

the paper players - CAS with leaves

patties - giving thanks 

the scrapbooking queen - colours

LMCB - Anything but snow

Hey everyone!!  Hope you have had an amazing weekend.
Today at Lasting memories we have a new challenge for you..
Anything But Snow

I hope you take some time to join us with a LO - it is a super easy one!!
here is my inspiration for you..

and some close ups

The picture is of my daughter first time getting to Vote - 2011 federal vote

sad thing is they wouldn't let me take a picture of her casting the vote!

She didn't want a picture anyway... but I had to take something to remember the day!

And of course the other challenges that inspired me.. 

DRS designs - rip and torn

party time tuesday - hemp or twine
Scrapping the everyday miracles - thankful
(yep thankful for the right to vote!)
scrapbook circle - using stickers
scrapbook fantasies - make the most of your self
crafty girls challenge - atg
an inky situation - people

YNS- holiday greetings

Good afternoon everyone...

So many great challenges out there that I am inspired daily to get into my crafty room.

Here is one that I created to go with the challenges below..

and a close up of the liquid applique 

and as promised the challenges that inspired me..

bearly mine -pink Christmas

paper take - snow and ice

ribbon carousel - holidays and celebrations

scrapbook PhD - anything that Flies

crafty ribbons - atg

copic markers - Christmas

curtain call - CAS Christmas

the house that stamps build - snow fun

by lori designs - ribbon and bows

your next stamp - sketch

Stormy Christmas weather?? Yes ?? No??

Hey everyone with Christmas around the corner I have got to get a move on making cards!!!

A bunch of challenges inspired me to create this one.  Not too sure how I completely feel about it.  The smoky look was to be more of a night look or stormy winter. Seems like I need to keep playing around. 

And some close ups.  

Stamps are from close to my heart but a retired set.  I embossing with white prior to inking in the grey and black and who does love a bit of bling to finish it off

Challenges that inspired me to complete this card:

simon says - get inky

sparkles - animals

digi sketch - animals

the crafty bloggers net work - christmas

card mania - atg

anonymous stamps - atg

little claire's designs - christmas theme

Hobby Cutz - winter wonderland

through the craft room door -atg

Giving thanks

Ok.  So most of you know that I am Canadian and we have already had our thanksgiving but I am going to my nieces for dinner tonight and a card to say thanks doesn't always means thanksgiving right?   Any how I was completely inspired by all the American thanksgiving challenge and blogs out there that I had to get involved!    Here is my card

And some close ups

I love the cas look of it!   And I want to thank all they inspired me..   Seriously I have an addition to the challenge blogs.  Lol

card makin mamas - thankful tidings

my sheri crafts - fall

sweet stamps - nature
wags n whiskers - fall colours
stamp and create - fall
creative belli - harvest
hambo hoedown - CAS
simon says - cas
cardz tv - happy harvest
unscripted sketches - sketches

Products:

Paper from - artful delight card kit

Jolee's boutique sticker (corn)

Recollections -rub on sentiments

Creative memories brown pen

Ps-happy baa-thday

Hey everyone!

So I have finally gotten my hands on some of those cute paper smooches stamps.  Seriously adorable!!  Only two sets so far but I think these could easily become an addiction!

I made this card for a friend who is having a surprise birthday party and I thought that the sentiments were perfect!

and a close up

Challenges that inspired me:

paper smooches - stripes

ribbon carousel - holidays/celebrations

cute card - animals 

sketch Saturday - sketch

Supplies 

Paper smooches - stamp

American craft - paper 

robin's egg - dew drops

LMCB creative space

Hey everyone!  I hope that you all have had a great weekend so far?  

Lasting memories has a new challenge for you...

Creative spaces

That  can be taken so many different ways but I wanted to do a layout of my craft room.  Now you will that the pic is missing but I still have to get it developed but if you scroll down you will see my "scrappy mess". I have included the pic the I will be putting on the layout.  

Here is some close ups 

The little scissors and camera were made for me in a swap but hey worked so perfect!

the letters I cut using my cricut... but of course i used my gypsy and now I don't remember which cart it was from... scissors were made with simply charmed and the camera was made with pack your bags

And finally my craft room.  Still not sure which photo I am going to use but more than likley the first one.. cropped with out the light in it.. lol

 

Really ignore the mess... It seems to be a mix of so much stuff.  But I love it!

And the challenges that also inspired me:

my mum's craft shop - autumn colours
fantabulour cricut - atg
try it on tuesday - colour explossion
fan-tastic tuesday - fibers
bearly mine - atg
alphabet - "T"twine
scraptastic - tags

PIO - show us your tools

Hey everyone... How is your weekend going?  The weather out side today is cold and windy!  wow those leaves are really whipping around!!

Any how today we have a new challenge for you at Pile it on.. we are being sponsored by Inky Impressions

Prize is $10 GC to the store

and here is my inspiration for you..

Make sure you go on to the challenge site and check out more inspiration...

That design team sure has some amazing talent

The Brrrr comes from the Cricut cartridge winter woodland and I was lucky to be able to use Inky impressions MaMaw skiing - isn't she some rockin granny!!

Challenges entered

Inky impressions - die cuts

sweet stampin - christmas is coming

bearly mine challenge - atg

little scrap pieces - linky party

hanna and friends - glitter

stamping sensations - Christmas

marker pop - atg

crimbo crackers - words

sparkle creations - felt

polkadoodles - atg christmas

loves rubber stamps - atg

deep ocean - winter

the crafting cafe - winter blues

christmas cards all year round - winter theme

your next stamp - sketch

Halloween card?

I know seriously I am still making Halloween cards?   What is she crazy?   I know I must be but there is a couple more challenges that I had to get a card into then I promise to move on to Christmas!

Here is my card

I made it with left over ribbon from my wreath I made earlier a couple of left overs and sequences that are so in right now!   So after buying some this weekend I have had to play with them.   Below is some close ups

And the challenges that inspired me to do one more Halloween card-

Cardz tv - colour and Halloween

http://cardztv.blogspot.ca/2013/10/cardz-tv-linky-party-go-to-galz-color.html

4 crafty chicks - Halloween

http://4craftychicks.blogspot.ca/2013/10/crazy-egg-challenge-166-halloween.html

DRS designs - Halloween

http://drsdesignsblog.blogspot.ca/2013/10/challenge-94-happy-halloween.html

Happy campers - Halloween 

http://happycamperscc.blogspot.ca/2013/10/happy-campers-challenge-no-23-halloween.html

SKdigis inspiration 11/05

Hey everyone...

Sonia has another great sketch for you to try out at SKdigis

this sketch screamed gate fold to me!!

and my card... using the cutest little elephant you can get here

and what is a card with out some stickle bling!!! I added it to the paper piecing with red paper

I hope that you take some time this week to join us :)

Challenges that inspired me:
the house that stamps built - paper piecing
cute card thursday - sparkles
love to scrap - atg
Simon says - ATG
craftin musketeers - pretty pastels

paper playtime - googlie eyes

Zebra bday card

Hey everyone

I was able to get into my scrappy room today 

Here is a card I made and the challenges that inspired me are below. I have been wanting to get to these challenge for a bit now.  Everyone must tell below how they manage their time on the computer vs the craft room.  I spend way too much time blogging when I want to be in the craft room m

Isn't that zebra the cutest!

Also I tried something new.  Embossing on a plastic tag. I was worried it would melt.  But yeah it didn't 

And as promised the challenges that inspired me:  sorry I can't link working from the iPad but I will when my daughter gets off the computer 

Simon says - atg

3 girl jam - atg with ribbon

The paper players challenge - wild life

Crafty ribbons -atg with ribbon

Paper take weekly challenge - sketch 

My craft spot - colours 

LMCB - Mirror Image

Good morning everyone in bloggy land

today is a crisp clear cold day in Hamilton Ontario and I am loving this weather!!  

Thank goodness my phone remembers to turn back the time or I would have totally forgotten to fall back!

Anyhoo.... today is another day for a great challenge at Lasting memories!

 Mirror Image

the photo my DD played around with on the computer.. I love what you can do now with apps and the computer!  I also used my artbooking to make this LO... love love love it!

if you don't have one... you should really check it out here

challenges that also inspired me:

simon says - atg

through the craft room door - atg

die cutting diva's - atg

Twisted Tuesday - free for all

craft room - stencils and masks

life paper scrapbook - sketch

CCC - the winter blues

Hey everyone...
Crafty Calendar has another great challenge for November!

The Winter Blues

easy peezie... a winter card using blue!
 and we are sponsored by 
Elisabeth Bell 
super cute images!!

and here is my inspiration for you..

and a close up..

challenges that also inspired me..

digitally sweet - trees

card crafter's circle - cute cards

simon says - atg

card a day blog - christmas ornaments

bunny zoe's crafts - ribbon

christmas card challenges - bow

challenges 4 everybody - atg

crafty dee bowz - handmade bow

tuesday morning sketches - sketch

addicted to stamps challenge - colours