Thank you card

Here is a thank you card that I made some time ago.  I am finally getting around to sharing it!  I have included this card in one of the sets that I am making for the upcoming craft fair!!!

I hope you are all well!

The invites are finished

I finished the invites within my deadline.  I was quite pleased with them actually.  If I did them again I might change a few things, but overall I think they were a hit.

On top of that, I have been accepted into a local artisan guild and will be participating in my first craft show in November.  So my posting will continue to be limited because I'm beavering away with cards and wreaths.  Nevertheless, I have some exciting cards to share with you over the next little while.  I'm going to forego the products list, but know it's all from Stampin' Up!  If you can't figure out the products, then just ping me an email!

Here goes!

This was a birthday card for a friend.

And thanks for being so patient!

Happy crafting!

Alive and well

Hello there!

I am alive and well, and I hope each of you are as well.  I have been wrapped up in my invitation project and I do apologize for the lack of posts.  I will just post quickly here to show you an invitation I did recently for a surprise party that my sister threw for my Mom!  She was very surprised to say the least!!!

As you can see, I used the Patio Party suite (DSP and stamp set) for these invitations.  The other version of it uses the cupcake paper!!  I also used the current in colours for my card stock.  How did I make the 3 layer cake you ask?  I used my Stamp-a-ma-jig which has become a bit of a must for me lately!  It is so good and it helps you ensure that your stamped image is exactly where you want it.  No more guess work!  If you look closely at the pictures, you will see that I used the small white brad to help keep the front closed!

I hope you are all keeping well.  I will be working on the invites for about another 10 days, but after that I promise to get back into a good blogging routine!

Take care,
K8

Birthday card

Hi All,

So September is an incredibly busy birthday month for me!  I have my dad, Mom, cousin, uncle, a good friend's twins, and about 4 other friends.  Luckily for me, they don't all expect cards or I don't know how I'd fit in my day job!!  The card below is one I made for my Mom.  There is a story that goes with that, but that will have to wait for another day.  I believe this type of card is called a gate fold card.  I use it at birthdays, especially when I want to put a type written message on the inside.  This time I just hand wrote on the inside.

*Primrose petals card stock (126841)
*Patio party DSP (126916)
*Summer starfruit card stock (126839)
*Whisper white card stock (100730)
*Make a cake stamp set (W126740 / C126742)
*1/8" mini brad in silver (122941) - this is what is holding it closed!
*Stamp a ma jig (101049) - how have I lived without this for so long???

I hope you are all enjoying this short week.  For those who had to go back to work/school this week, hopefully it is all going well!  The first week back is always the hardest!

K8

Mojo Monday Challenge 257

Well I hope you all had a wonderful long weekend!  It normally feels like the end of summer after Labour Day, but with the heat we've had, I'm sure it must still be summer!!!  Anything to delay the snow!

I followed along with the Mojo Monday challenge this week.  Holy moly there was a lot to this card.  Can you spot all of the layers?  It's not as clean as I normally like it, but I did try to stay true to my style with it!  I love the use of the mittens instead of an embellishment!

*Whisper white card stock (100730)
*Snow Festival DSP (126908)
*Gumball green card stock (126840)
*Raspberry ripple card stock (126842)
*Penant parade stamp set (W122740 / C122742)
*1 3/4" scallop circle punch (119854)
*1 3/8" punch (119860)
*1/8" mini brad in silver (122941)
*Word window punch (119857) 
*Make a mitten stamp set (W127940 / C127943)
*Mitten builder punch (127824) I used my paper snips to cut out the right hand side mitten (this must have been developed by a leftie ;) !)

Have a great week everyone!

k8

Mojo Monday Challenge 256

Hey there!

I followed along with the Mojo Monday challenge this week...kind of.  See, I wasn't in front of a computer when I created this card, so I decided to work from memory.  I almost got all the elements right!!!

Now I think I need to share what I think is a funny story (my warped sense of humour may be off putting...).  I went shopping last week with some friends.  As we sat down for lunch, my one friend asked me to lean over. She wiped at my face and told me I had crafters herpes as I was covered in glitter.  This isn't an expression I had heard before but boy did I laugh!!!!  Lucky the glitter (and crafter's herpes!) seems to finally have washed off!!!!  Thank goodness for good friends is all I can say!  What must people have thoughts ;p

The products used for this card are as follows:

*Very vanilla card stock (101650)
*Raspberry ripple card stock (126842)
*Gumball green card stock (126840)
*Be of good cheer DSP (126896)
*3/16" neutrals brads (I pulled out the ver vanilla but these come in a multi pack) (119736)
*retired stamp set for the ornament
*fancy fan embossing folder (127751)
*Merry Christmas greeting is from Delightful decorations (W116517 / C127787)

Have a great long weekend for everyone who is off on Monday!

K8

Sunday Stamps Challenge 12

Hello!

I want to apologize for the lack of posts by the end of last week.  I got quite busy, and then sick, and then busy again.  No excuse.  But unfortunately, this is also how I am introducing another difficult topic.  Until the end of September, I am going to reduce the amount of posts I make each week.  I am going to be concentrating on making wedding invitations and will be working to a tight deadline.  So between that, my full time day job, and life in general, I knew something had to be cut back.  What I am hoping though, is that I will be able to post on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  So please bear with me and keep checking back!  I will also post pictures of the invitations as well as different project that I recently had to work on at the last minute.

Today's card was inspired by the sketch challenge at Sunday Stamps.  As I put the final pieces together I came to the conclusion that I should have opted for silver glimmer paper instead of champagne.  But alas, I was in a champagne type of mood!  If I make more of these cards, I will opt for the silver!

The products used in this card are as follows:

*Very vanilla card stock (101650)
*Midnight muse card stock (126843)
*Snow festival DSP (126908)
*Discontinued ribbon in baja breeze
*Midnight muse 3/8" stitched ribbon (126847)
*1 1/4" scallop circle punch (127811)
*Champagne glimmer paper (127885)
*Scallop edge border punch (119882)
*Merry minis stamp set (W127916 / C127919)
*Merry minis punch pack (126882)
*Illuminate glimmer watermark Stampin' pad (126857) - I know it's hard to tell, but I stamped over each of the merry mini images with this to give a bit more depth

Have a great week!

K8

Mojo Monday Challenge 253

Hello there!

So I've returned from holiday now, albeit a bit jet lagged!  I hope you have had a chance to craft over the past couple of weeks!

I was excited to get back to the Stampin' dungeon though!

My parents celebrated their 43rd wedding anniversary last week.  Unbelievable!!  I made them the card below using one of my favourite suits from the new catalogue (recipe below).

Products used for this card were:

*whisper white card stock (100730)

*primrose petals card stock (126841)

*island indigo card stock (122923)

*birds of a feather DSP (126899)

*Flock together stamp set (W126730 / C126732)

*Basic rhinestone jewels (199246)

*island indigo 3/8" ruffled ribbon (122974)

*teeny tiny wishes (W115370 /C127802)

Have a great week and as ever, if you have any questions about this card or any others, or if you'd like to order products through me, please feel free to drop me an email.

Happy stampin'!

K8

Last card in the Christmas set

Don't worry, this isn't my last Christmas card.  Far from it in fact.  But it is the last one in this set.  For this one, I decided to go away from the other sketch and came up with this on my own!

The products used are:


*Gumball green card stock (126840)
*Raspberry ripple card stock (126842)
*Snow festival DSP (126908)
*Hemp twine - retired
*Mittens - retired
*Curly cute stamp set (W117014 / 120510)
*Whisper white card stock (100730)


The felt mittens are retired, but there is no reason why you couldn't use the mittens in Make a mitten (W127940 / C127943) as well as the builder punch (127824) instead!!


Until next time!

Holiday catalogue kick off party card 2

Hi folks!  Here is the other card that we made last week at my kick off party.  I'm afraid that I've forgotten what the inspiration was for this sketch, but I suspect it was a Mojo Monday one!

The products used were:

*Gumball green card stock (126840)

*Be of good cheer DSP (126896)

*Primrose petals 3/8" stitched satin ribbon (126844)

*Raspberry ripple card stock (126842)

*Champagne glimmer paper (127885)

*2 3/8" scallop circle punch (118874)

*1 3/4" circle punch (119850)

*Very vanilla card stock (101650)

*Ornament keepsakes bundle (W129949 / 129950)

*Open sleigh stamp set (W126460 / C126462)

Have a great week and make sure to get out and grab an opportunity to stamp!

K8

Holiday Catalogue kick off party card

As I promised earlier, here is the first of the two cards we made at my kick off party on Wednesday.  The inspiration came from a Mojo Monday challenge a couple of weeks ago.  I unfortunately didn't enter the card in the challenge as I didn't want to ruin the surprise for the wonderful guests I had.  I used this same sketch but with different products as my entry in a recent swap as well!  Although it was a bit fiddly with the embossing, I thought it showcased some new products well and also had the "step it up" factor because you could choose not to do the embossing.

The products used were as follows:


*Baja breeze card stock (111352)
*Snow festival DSP (126908)
*Primrose petals card stock (126841)
*Whisper white card stock (100730)
*Ornament Keepsakes stamp set (W128048 / C128051)
*Holiday Ornaments framelits (127816) - REMEMBER: your can bundle these products in the holiday catalogue and enjoy a discount on the cost (W129949 / C129950 for the bundling codes)
*Iridescent ice emboss powder (101930)
*Heat tool (129053)
*Chock Full of Cheer (greeting) (W126715 / C126717)


I hope you all have a wonderful long weekend (and that you get a chance to stamp!!).


K8

Sunday Stamps Sketch Challenge - SSC10

I hope everyone enjoyed a good weekend!

I decided to play along with the Sunday Stamps sketch challenge this week:

I used products from the new holiday catalogue which is going live on Wednesday!  How exciting is that?  I am hosting a catalogue kick off party and we will be making two cards and I'll be showing some of the products to my guests.  I'll be sure to post the cards later on!  If you are in the Ottawa area and would be interested in attending, please contact me.


The products used on this card are as follows:


*Very vanilla card stock (101650)
*Raspberry ripple card stock (126842)
*Be of good cheer DSP (126896)
*Ornament keepsakes stamp set (stamped in gumball green and raspberry ripple) (W128048 / C128051)
*Holiday ornaments framelits (127816)
*Wacky wishes hostess set (W126410 / C126412)
*retired ribbon


I have mentioned in the past, but will do so again, that in the upcoming holiday catalogue, Stampin' Up! is offering customers a change to bundle certain products together and enjoy a discount on them.  For example, I bought the stamp set and framelits dies as a bundle!


If you like the greeting that I used let me know!  I can give you information on how you can earn this greeting set by hosting your own Stampin' Up! workshop or party.


Have a great week everyone!


K8

Mojo Monday 251

I hope everyone is enjoying a great week!  We've finally had rain here in Ottawa and the temperature has gone down a bit as well!


I decided to participate in the Mojo Monday challenge for this week.  I am on a Christmas card kick at the moment.  This is partially for the new catalogue kick off event I am hosting on August 1st, but also to get my stash of Christmas cards ready now!

For this card, I used three different pieces of paper from the Snow Festival DSP which will be available from the new holiday catalogue beginning August 1st.  I thought that the trees added a bit of fun to what was otherwise fairly traditional paper!  The other products used are as follows:


*Whisper white card stock (100730)
*Gumball green card stock (126840)
*Raspberry ripple card stock (126842)
*Retired ribbon
*3/16" metallic brads (119741)
*Open sleigh stamp set (W126460 / C126462)


I hope you are getting a chance to stamp!  Until next time.


K8

Mojo Monday Challenge 250

Really quick post as I am trying to do this before work!!!!  I decided to participate in the Mojo Monday challenge.  I have been so excited to use the particular piece of DSP below!  I'm quite pleased with how it turned out - although I might try a different colour for the banners at the bottom next time!

Products used in this card:


*Another sneak peak from the Holiday catalogue (you actually get to bundle stamp sets and framelits in the new catalogue and get a discount on it - thanks SU! This is Ornament Keepsakes (W128048 / C128051)
*Very vanilla card stock (101650)
*Baja breeze card stock (111352)
*Gumball green card stock (126840)
*Primrose petals card stock (126841)
*Brushed silver card stock (100712)
*Be of good cheer DSP (126896)
*Delightful decorations stamp set (W116517 / C122787)
*1 1/4" square punch (119865) to make the chevron in the big banner
*bitty banners framelits (for the little banners) (129267)


And done - off to the bus now (literally!!).  I hope you are all having a great week and enjoying a chance to stamp and create!


K8

'Masculine' Birthday card

Now why put masculine in single quotes?  Well, as you can see from the card below, it is not typically a masculine birthday card.  For this I blame the lovely ladies at Sunday Stamps (just kidding)!  Their challenge this week (http://sundaystamps.blogspot.ca/)  was to use basic gray, primrose petals and summer starfruit.  I used this challenge as inspiration for my brother in law's birthday card.  You might think that I'm being lazy in not making him a more masculine card, but I promise, I'm not!  Lee, my brother in law, is amazing.  He is a man's man, but at the same time, he has a very caring and kind side to him.  He has no problem wearing pink (and he looks awesome in it!).  So I'm not settling!!!  I only wish that instead of summer starfruit, I could have used tangerine tango as orange is his favourite colour!
Just as a little local (Ottawa) tip, we celebrated Lee's birthday at Fatboy's Southern Smokehouse (http://fatboys.ca/ottawa-ontario-122311/).  I've been there before, but I have to say, even as a vegetarian, the food is fantastic!
The recipe for the card is below.

*primrose petals card stock (126841)
*basic gray card stock (121044)
*summer starfruit card stock (126839)
*primrose petals 3/8" stitched satin ribbon
*1/8" mini brads (122941)
*argyle embossing folder (127750) - would you believe I was lucky enough to win this recently in a raffle!!!
*pennant parade stamp set (W122740 / C122742)
*petite pennants builder punch (122361)
*itty bitty shapes bunch pack (118309)
*bitty banners framelits (129267)
*itty bitty banners stamp set (W126255 / C126257)
*I used my VersaMark (102283) to stamp the pennant parade stamp


Take care
K8

Another birthday card!

A slightly belated happy birthday to my wonderful brother in law.  Although we celebrated on Monday, his actual birthday was yesterday.  He's a pretty amazing man and we are so lucky to have him in our family.  I will post the card that I made for him later on!  The card below is for the other twin that I mentioned in a previous post.  As you can see I followed very much the sketch that I used last week from Sunday Stamps (http://sundaystamps.blogspot.ca/).  It was a goodie though!!!!

*Primrose petals card stock (126841)
*Midnight muse card stock (126843)
*Patio party DSP (126916)
*Primrose petals 3/8" stitched satin ribbon (126844)
*Dahlia in summer starfruit (127556)
*2 1/2" circle punch (120906)
*2 3/8" scallop circle punch (118874)
*Patterned party stamp set (W123065  / C123067 )
*In Color markers (126856) - to paint the balloons


Although it is not shown, I also stamped the inside with the patterned party stamp set (the banner stamp that says "Happy Birthday To You") and I stamped this in midnight muse so that it would show up well!


Happy stampin'!


K8

Sunday Stamps Challenge

I decided to follow along with the Sunday Stamps Sketch Challenge this week (http://sundaystamps.blogspot.ca/).  I didn't have anyone in mind when I made this card, but I knew that I wanted to use the Patio Party DSP as well as my Fun Flowers Bigz L die for my big shot.  Here's the result:

*Primrose petals card stock (126841) - although I did also make this same card with Midnight Muse and Raspberry Ripple as well
*Patio party DSP (126916)
*Summer starfruit 3/8" Stitched Satin Ribbon (126846)
*Primrose Petal dahlia (127556)
*Fun Flowers Bigs L Die (121812)
*Itty bitty shapes punch pack (118309)
*3/4" circle punch (119873)


What I really love about this particular DSP is that because it is quite busy, when you use it as your background, I don't think you need to add much more to the card!


Have a great weekend and I hope you get a chance to get out there and stamp.


K8

Monsters

It was recently one of my goddaughter's birthday.  She turned 3 and I'm not to sure where the time has gone! She's a bit of a tomboy and so I decided to make the card below.  I read something about Hallowe'en today and I think the colours reflect this (they scream that holiday to me!).

Products used:

*Make a monster stamp set (W118742 / C120606)

*Gumball green card stock (126840)

*Tangerine tango card stock (126946)

*Elegant eggplant card stock (105126)

*Summer smooches DSP (125409)

I hope you're having a great week!

K8

Card Class

As I mentioned in a previous post, I held another card class over the weekend.  The group were amazing and they actually (without them even knowing it) gave me some inspiration to create some more cards.  But first, here are a couple of the cards we made:

My colour combination here was melon mambo (Brights collection), gumball green (2012-2014 In-Color collection) and whisper white (Neutrals collection).  The other products used were:

*Brights DSP stack (117155)

*Perfect polka dots embossing folder (117335)

*Mouthwatering stamp set (W 125675 / C125677)

*Melon mambo polka dots ribbon (retired)

*Word window punch (119857)

*Modern label punch (119849)

*Rhinestone basic jewels (119246)

*Teeny tiny wishes - my go to greeting stamp set (W 115370 / C 127802)

The colour combination on this card is summer starfruit and midnight muse (2012-2014 In-color) and soft suede (Neutrals collection).  The other products used are:

*Comfort cafe DSP (126898)

*Layered labels (W127070 / C127072)

*Papillon potpourri (W123757 / C123759)

*Apothecary accents framelits (127003)

*Large oval punch (119855)

*Elegant butterfly punch (127526)

*2 1/2 circle punch (120906)

*Naturals designer buttons (127554)

*Hemp twine (retired)

This card goes against the grain for me in terms of style, but I was quite pleased with the result.  My inspiration again was a sketch mojomonday.blogspot.com.  I have decided to use this card as my swap card for an upcoming swap I am participating in.  I did make a couple of modifications to the swap card as I only put one butterfly on the card and I used natural linen thread (104199) instead of the hemp twine as only current products could be used.  I hope this gives people ideas on how to use summer starfruit though as I have read that some people are struggling with this colour and I promise, it's actually a lot of fun to use!

Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about the cards, if you would like to order any of the products, or if you would like to join my next class!