Poppy

Seems like forever since I have posted, too many appointments and commitments other than card making.
But I am here to-day and it looks like another busy week ahead.  The weather is looking better, not so much snow on the ground now, but you still have to watch out for the ice.

This wonderful image is from Unky at The East Wind.  It was fun to colour with my copics.  I used a Spellbinders die cut to frame her.  An Anna Griffin Cuttlebug folder to emboss the blue background.  The Poppies are a die cut from Memory Box.  The cardstock from Micheals.  The ribbon, pearls and sentiment are from my stash.

This is a close up of just the image.

I am entering this card in the following Challenges:

The East Wind                 Use a Digi
The Scrap Shack             Anything Goes
Sister Act                        Cards Only
Pennys Challenges           Anything But Square
facebook.com/groups/theeastwind

Aurora

A very sweet image from The East Wind Challenge Blog which I have coloured with copics.  The DP are all from Teresa Collins.  The die cut out placed over the image is from my stash. The flowers from Forever in Time.   The sentiment from Making Memories.

Just saw this blog yesterday, became a follower and purchased this image, only to find out it was the freebie for signing up for their Newsletter which I had done..

Very windy here yesterday, but some what warmer.  But I gather next week is going to be very cold again.  Some of  our snow has melted causing large puddles everywhere, but we still have lots of snow banks left.

I am entering this card in the following Challenges:

The East Wind        Love                      Designer Pick Win
Memas Crafts         Who or what makes your heart smile.
Copic Marker Norge      Anything Goes
The Stamping Chef          Anything Goes

Vintage Golfing

I am dating myself, but when I first started golfing one Sunday we went to a course not far from where I lived and found out that they would not let women on the course on a Sunday.  And I know that there were still a few courses that would not allow women to golf there at all.  Thank goodness everything changed a few years after that. And no, I never wore a long skirt golfing.

Anyway, I think that this is a very striking lady golfer - image from Two for Tuesday, paper pieced and coloured with copics.The DP is from DCWV and the border from Recollections.  I paper pieced the suit with cardstock from Recollections.  The flowers are from Prima. Lace from my stash.

I am entering this card in the following

Stampin for the Weekend             Flower Power
One Crazy Stamper                     Anything Goes
Challenges 4 Everybody              Anything Goes
Fab n Funky                               Spots (top & center of card)

Roses & Butterflies

This sweet little lass is a stamp from Lilli Of the Valley  coloured with copics.  I framed her with a scrap which I had die cut the centre from for a different card.  The various cardstocks were all scraps from my stash.  The corner circle was a sticker from Basic Grey which I enhanced with a copic marker.

My inspiration for the card was from 

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Paper Sweeties          Inspiration as above
Clear It Out               Reds - stash
Creative Moments     Anything Goes
Make It Monday       Anything Goes
Sister Act                  Anything Goes

Tweet Birthday Girl

I belong to a great card group and we meet every Thursday taking turns as the hostess.  Morning coffee, and lunch with juice and or a drink along the way.  Always have a great time - you tend to forget about anything that's troubling you and enjoy their company!

This card is for one of the women in the group, I didn't have a great deal of time to make it, so didn't get into any embellies, thought after I could have added some stickles to the chicks, but it was after I had given it away!  Anyway the girls had fun deciding which chick they would be!

The image and the sentiment is from From the Heart I needed 6 chicks so just repeated the image.  Coloured with copics.  DP from my stash.

I am entering this card into the following challenges:

Krafty Girlz              Anything Goes
Crafting By Designs  Anything Goes
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge       Include a Sentiment
Craftitude                 Anything Goes

Girls Only

Well, the snow keeps falling and the plows are making higher and higher banks of it.  But at the moment the roads are clear and it was a sunny day!

This cute little girl is an image from Digi Stamps For Joy And I have coloured her with copics and used a Spellbinders die to cut her out.  The DP are from Recollections - the Patterned turquoise one and the yellow dot one, both are quite glittery but is does not show up on my blog.  The plainer turquoise is from Paper Pizazz and I edged it with a Martha Stewart punch.  The upper left corner is a die from Marriane  Design.
The flowers are from Forever in Time.

I always like to make cards for younger girls, but next time I think I will pick out some papers before I colour the image, it might make it easier!

I am entering this card in the following Challenges:

Jo's Scrap Shack    Anything Goes
Challenges 4 Everybody   Anything Goes
Hiding in My Craftroom    Super Scraps Saturday
Card Makin Mamas          Make It Sparkle
Alphabet Challenge           Zesty Colours

Rudbeckia

It is still very cold outside below zero and you do have to watch where you are walking as there are still many icy patches.  We are suppose to get another snowstorm tonight so don't know what we will wake up to in the morning.  Had a good morning at curling to-day we started a new series which means a whole new team. We did manage to win the game in the last end.

This image is from Janey Digi Designs. I have coloured the image with copics. The DP is all from K & Company , the Butterfly and the sentiment stamp are from my stash.

A close up of the flowers:

I used a sketch from Sketch Saturday but I turned it on its side.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:
Sketch Saturday                    Sketch
Challenges 4 everybody        Anything Goes
Digitally Sweet                      Anything Goes
Sister Act                             Anything Goes
Rhedd and Rosies                Anything Goes
Lacy Sunshine                      Sentiment
Suzy Bees                            Flowers

Coffee Time

I made this card for a friend of mine that I play cards with every week.  There are seven of us in the group and we always celebrate each others birthdays at cards with a cake and birthday cards with a lottery ticket.  So far no one has gotten rich on those tickets but we do have fun.

The image I used is from TLC and the DP are from Walmart.  I used pop dots under the hand with the coffee cup and the watch.

This is the inside of the card

The inside of the card is the same color as the front of the card, but I guess I used a different light when taking the second picture.  DP from Walmart, wording computer generated.

I used a sketch from Sketch Saturday but I missed the deadline for the challenge.

I am entering this into the following challenges:

4craftychicks Anything Goes

Craftitude      Anything Goes

Created With Love Anything Goes

Eureka Stamps Anything Goes

Time for Golf

Broken pipe and cracked valve in a shower sent water down to our lower floor bathroom - Lucky I was on my way downstairs and we were able to shut the water off before it caused a whole lot of damage.  The pipe was inside an outside wall and froze from the extreme cold we have had.  So between plumbers coming and going and what seemed like a lot of appointments for my husband, I have not had much time to make cards or blog for a couple of weeks.

This card is for my brother who would golf every day if he had the chance.  I kept the card fairly CAS with just the images and sentiment.

The watch and sentiment are images from Doodle Pantry and the golf cart is from Just Inklined.  I coloured the golf cart with copics, but they are just at that age where they are running out of ink so every time I got half way through a colour the pen would run dry.  So there are numerous colours of blue ink on the bag.  I used a silver pen to accent the club covers and zipper pulls.  The watch was precoloured.  

I do have to make a list of my copics that need ink and order a tube of each.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Creative knockouts Birthday Time

One Crazy Stamper Anything Goes

A Christmas Candle

Well it is still very cold here in our complex the street and our driveways were all ice this morning.  But, by the time I was ready to go curling this morning some sand and salt had been put down, so it was melting.
Had a great game to-day even though we only had three on our team, we managed to win the game -  that meant we bought drinks for our opponents (Coffee).  A good morning!

This image is a freebie from Digi Stamps 4 Joy for their first Christmas Challenge.  I stamped the image twice, once on white cardstock and then on the beige DP.  I coloured the candle with Yasutomo metalic paint and then cut it out and glued it to the beige.  I cut out stars and coloured them with copics and attached them to the candle.  The base was coloured with copics.  The sentiment is a die cut.  The DP and cardstock are from my stash.

I if you stop by, I do hope you have time to leave a comment, they are very much appreciated.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Digi Stamps 4 Joy Christmas - Use free image 

Christmas Cards All Year Round

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas - Upscale, Repurpose or Freebie

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Extra  Anything Christmas

Jingle Bells Rock - Something new (Freebie Image) Old -(DP)

The Skaters

Wow first post for 2014 and it is nice to be inside as it is freezing outside.  We have not had a winter as cold as this for quite a few years.  We were so lucky that we didn't lose our power in the ice storm.  Many of our friends were without power for several days, not very pleasant with no heat or water.  Because it is so cold my next card is a reminder that it is still winter here!

I have created this card using a sketch from Mojo Monday I did a bit of flipping of the original and this is what I came up with:

Original -                                                          

My Version - 

I chose the square card -

I coloured the image from Sassy Cheryl's with copics.  adding some silver glitter from Recollections to the falling snow, the ice and around the edge of the oval.  The pink DP is from Recollections and so are the Dimensional Sticker snowflakes.  The grey\blue DP is from Cardmaking and Papercrafting Magazine.

I was able to pick up some of the shine from the glitter on the oval and from the snowflakes.

I am entering this winter card into the following challenges:

Mojo Monday - Sketch

Christmas Cards all Year Around  Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Sister Act

Stampin For the Weekend - Anything Goes

One Crazy Stamper             Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Extra

Favourites from 2013

Debby has asked us to show our favourite creations for 2013

These are the ones I chose which all seem to be of females, even though I did make quite a few cards for males during the year.

These are mine:  

Image and sentiment from TLC

Misteri image from Digi Stamps 4 Joy - Jen Lee

Image from Sassy Studio Designs

Image from Stamp & Doodle

Image from  Mo's Digital Pencil.

Wishing everyone the very best for 2014 !

The Trees

This is probably my last post before the New Year.  Two more Christmas Cards:  these were based on a sketch in the back of the Scrapbook and Cards Magazine.  I used my Tim Holtz Tree Die and used various coloured cardstock to cut them out.  I used different cardstock for the background of each card. I added different chipboard stickers to the right side of each card.  I made several more, but only took pictures of two.

Wishing all A Happy New Year - 2014 is not far away!

I am entering the first card in the following challenges.

Christmas Card Challenges                        Christmas or Holiday card

Crafts and Me Inspiration                           Anything Goes

One Crazy Stamper                                    Winter  Holiday

Snowy Postcard

I made a few of these cards to send last minute,  using different inks when I stamped The Snowy Postcard scene from Stampendous.  I used a variety of DP layers behind the stamped one.  Then I added the Diecut embellishments to the right side of each one. These were in my stash but not in the right envelope, so don't know what company they were from.

I am going to enter the last card with the girl on the sled in the following challenges:

Christmas at Sweet Stamping                       Let It Snow

Christmas Cards All Year Round                 Christmas Card

City Crafter                                                 Child

Crafting by Design                                        Wrap it Up

Crafting By Design                                        New       Postcard stamp/on sale just before Xmas.

Christmas Post

Well, after lots of company and a wonderful Christmas, I am finally going to add the last of my Christmas Cards to my blog.  We were so lucky that we did not lose power over the holidays as many of my friends did who live in the surrounding area.

I used a Lilli of the Valley stamp for this card - two youngsters posting a card.  I cut the ovals with my Colluzle, added a die cut from Sizzex down the side.  The cardstock and DP are from my stash.  The images are colored with Copics.  I added some flower soft to her muff and the bottom of her coat.  Now, with his unkempt looking hair, and the way I colored him, I think he looks like he came out in his pj's and bath robe!  But I do still like the card. 

I am going to enter this card in the following challenges:

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge      Any Christmas card

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge Extra     Christmas card

Challenges 4 Everybody #36                            Anything Goes

Pink Gem Challenge #109                               Anything Goes

Angel on High

I decided to use an interesting sketch from MoJo Monday for this card.  My interpretation is just a smidge different than the sketch!
I stamped and heat embossed the image which is from Inkadinkadoo.  The sentiment is a digital image from TLC.  I had to pop the main part of the card up as the twine I used under it was quite thick.  Some cardstock and DP and it was finished.

This is the sketch I used:

I am entering this in the following challenges:

Mojo Monday            Sketch as above

Challenges 4 Everybody    Anything Goes

Kaboodle Doodles             Non traditional Christmas Colours

Lady Bug Crafts                 Christmas / Winter

Decorating for Christmas

Well Christmas is getting closer and closer and I am still making cards - good thing most of them will be hand delivered.

For this card I have used a Christmas tree ornament stamp from Inkadinkadoo which I heat embossed.  I also heat embossed the sentiment stamp from Stamping up.  Used a Cuttlebug snowflake embossing folder for the background and a silver die cut from K&Company.

And a close up of the ornaments!

I based my card on a really neat sketch from Feeling Sketchy

I am entering this card in the following Challenges:

Feeling Sketchy              Using above sketch

52 Christmas card Throwdown  Anything Goes

Pink Gem Challenge                  Anything Goes

Crafty Hazelnuts Christmas Challenge      For a special someone

Crafty Hazelnut's Christmas Challenge extra for December   Christmas Card


  

Fun Creating a Snowman

I have used a sketch from Mojo Monday

I chose the square card and pretty well stayed with the sketch - not much deviation.  

The stamp is from Lilli of the Valley and the DP is from K&Company.  I used a plain silver cardstock as a frame for each section. The silver braid was rather thick, so I used pop-dots behand the center section of the card to fit over it.  I used some clear glitter glue on the fur on the hats & boots, but it does not show in this photo, so I took a close up hopefully it shows here.

I like to use a sketch for a change it makes it easier to decide right away what you are going to do for the front of your card! 

We do have a little snow on the ground, but not enough to stop you from getting around.  This weather and the date on the calendar do make me think my Christmas Cards should be done soon!  I received my first card in the mail yesterday, but I never send them out that early.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Mojo Monday                      Sketch - See Above

Stampin' for the Weekend     Feeling Festive 

Sister Act                             Anything Goes

7 kids Challenge                   Anything Goes

Use It Tuesday                     Anything Goes - Use something from your stash  - Silver cord and my DPs.

Wedding Party

Lilli of the Valley have such wonderful images for weddings - I had recently bought some of their stamps with two such stamps among the ones I purchased.  This was a second marriage for the bride and groom, being an older couple they decided to get married out of town, in a place where the bride had lived before.  I was going to use the stamp with the guy in the Tall hat and the bride in the long dress.  But when I heard that when they came out of the church after the wedding there was a horse and carriage waiting at the curb to take them on a tour of the city (Montreal) I decided that this was the stamp I was going to use.  Five of us, who had been friends of theirs for years were invited to a dinner they were hosting in town a couple of weeks after the wedding.  I made this card for our group.
We decided to give them a gift of a stay in Niagara on the Lake and a wine tour and their choice of a bottle or two of wine. Thus the wine bottle inside the card an image from Patti Gomez.  The card front was colored with copics and the inside on the backside of the vellum with pencil crayons.  The sentiment was a stamp from Inkadinkado and the butterflies and ribbon were from my stash.

I put pale green cardstock, the same as I used on the front of the card on the top and bottom, and then adhered the one sheet of vellum over them.

Last night we went to the dinner, and even though it was snowing so hard you could hardly see when we drove to the hall, it had stopped by the time we were ready to leave.  There were about 80 people at the dinner and we all had a wonderful meal and there was lovely music from a guitar player and a great vocalist during the meal and for the rest of the evening.  I would say a good time was had by all.

I am entering this card in the following Challenges:

Pennys Challenges              Anything Goes

4 Krafty Girlz                     Anything Goes

Fab & Funky                     Anything Goes

Brown Sugar                     Anything Goes

Aud Sentiment                   Any Sentiment

Texting Teenager

Mo Manning Digital Image who looks like most of my teenage grandsons these days.  Eyes down, phone in hand.  It seems they often have a never ending text conversation with someone who also likes to text!

I have eight grandsons, so I always seem to be making another card for a boy.  Love them all, the boys that is!
I colored the image with copics, the DP, the words and the bird are all from DCWV.
I am entering this card in the following challenges:


Challenges 4 everybody      Anything Goes

Carabbie Moments of Craft       Anything Goes

Scrapping 4 Fun Challenges      Anything Goes

A Creative Romance                 Winter Blues

Lets play Hockey

This cutie Hockey Player is a digital image from Kenny K and is for my daughters birthday.  She plays hockey with a group of women from Hamilton usually on a Sunday night.  Don't know how she gets up for work on the Monday morning after.  She always wears a helmet when playing and does not wear shorts- but long pants down to the skates!  She says she does wear her ball hat after the game!

I coloured the image with Copics.  The sentiment, the DP, cardstock Hockey word and the Puck are from my stash.

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

C is for Challenge      Winter is Coming

Challenges 4 Everybody     Anything Goes

The Paper Shelter               For Someone Special

Scribble and Scrapcrafts     Always Anything Goes / Remembrance

Rogue Readhead Designs    Happy Birthday or Unbirthday

When the Girls Get Together

Well, cold weather for the last week, and I already have a cold which I hope I can get rid of soon!  But that being said, if I'm going to be inside I might have more time for crafting.  I worked on this card to-day and I kind of like it!

Bugaboo digital images are always fun to work with, I know my daughter in law likes wine, so I hope she enjoys this card for her Birthday.  I used a Spellbinders Die to Cut around the images which I coloured with copics.  Added Glossy Accents to the eye glasses as well as the wine glasses and bottles.  Don't know if that shows in the picture.  The sentiment comes with the image, though when I made it smaller, my computer changed the Font.  The DP is from Paper Pizzaz and the ribbon is from my stash.

Hope everyone has a great week-end!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Brown Sugar Challenge - Anything Goes

Catch the Bug  Anything Goes

Divas By Design  Use your Digis

Paper Take Weekly   Anything Goes

Little Purple Witch

This image is called Tabitha and it is from Mo's Digital Pencil - isn't she a sweetie clutching her little Teddy Bear!  I don't think I did her justice with my copic colors this time, but I have already given it to Regan so I can't make any improvements now.  I cut around the image leaving white space and then cut the orange cardstock keeping the shape of the image.  The background is DP and the sentiment framed in yellow are from my Halloween stash.

This is the last of my Halloween cards for this year - I think I should start a little sooner next year!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

Craftitude             Anything Goes - Spooky
Always Something Creative         -  Halloween
Belli Challenge                            -  Halloween
Creative Card Crew                    -  Teddybear

The Littlest Pirate

This sweet image is from Mo Manning's Digital Pencil.  The card is for our youngest grandson Colton who was two in May. I enjoyed a nice visit with him to-day after I picked him up at day care he had dinner with us and then his mother came to pick him up a couple of  hours later.

I colored the image with copics - framed it with most of the background colors after I had cut him out.  The DP is from my stash and the Sentiment Sticker is from Crafty Secrets.  Colton is coming by to-morrow night with his sister Rachel in their costumes - can't wait!

I am entering this card in the following challenges:

2 Creative Chicks        Halloween
Whoopsi Daisy Challenge      Halloween
Lady Bug Crafts                    Halloween
Digi Galore                            Halloween