Uptown Ava.....bookmark and gift card holder!

Happy Easter weekend everyone.....I am busy getting all my stuff ready to teach a class tomorrow. Our project is this gift card holder (card insert) and bookmarks/bookmark holder. Oh, I so love the purple shades I used. I also love the new image that was just released from Stamping Bella called
Uptown Girl Ava...she is way too cute.

I used lots of glitter too, but it does not show up all that well in the pictures.

I coloured the flower garden roses and Ava up with prismas.

Have a wonderful Easter weekend....

Friendship...

A couple of days ago, I set aside some time to get some cards done that I really needed! I truly enjoyed myself I must say. I used some embellishments that were given to me as gifts at Christmas. I truly loved my pearl pin and my lacey doilie and was so happy to finally have time to use them on my Friendship card! I have been wanting to order more flowers but unfortunately the ones that I do want are out of stock....darn!!LOL

I even finished the inside of my card. I think finishing the insides of your cards really completes them. Love doing that, so I must make a point of doing all of my cards that way! I also brought out my copics again and also finished up a few spots with the prismas. Love doing that. They really do compliment each other.

I am off to get lots done for some crafting classes I have coming up this week and then spend some time with the family today. The sun is out, but it is a little chilly! Please, mother nature bring spring along a little faster! Have a wonderful day!

Christmas Tag Holder and Tags.....

I have started to prepare for the holiday season that is for sure. I wanted to be very organized and less stressed this year....so I made this christmas tag holder to hold my christmas tags. Stamping Bella had a new release this month and I fell in love with these darling ladies

so I incorporated them into my holder.
Here is a little peak at the inside of the holder....I made a little pocket inside to hold my tags!

I made a few so far, but I will be making many more to go on to my gifts!
I hope you enjoy the rest of the weekend! The sun is out here, but it is very cold.......a perfect day to craft I would say! Thank-you to all that come and visit!

Krafty Christmas....

I know , I know...a little early perhaps for Christmas card posts, but I do like to get a head start on things! I love working with kraft cardstock and thought this new line of paper that Stamping Bella just got in was perfect to use with it. It is called, Generations...simple stories. For me, it looks like quilting fabric. Yes, I do love to quilt, but this card making hobby has taken over!

I took kraft cardstock and ran it thru the cuttlebug using the snowflakes die, then rubbed Versa Magic, cloud white over the snowflakes so they would really stand out. I think it addes a nice effect. I coloured this Polar Bear Circle, from Stamping Bella with prismas and then added lots of glitter....you can never have enough glitter on a card!

This card I did a little paper piecing just to change things up a little and give it just a little dimension.
I used "frosty" from Stamping Bella on this card.

Snowman Circle from Stamping Bella was used on this card. I just love the snowman images....you guessed it, that is my weakness....the SNOWMAN! The lacey ribbon you see is from Stamping Bella as well. Oh my..I am totally in love with this. It just looks so victorian to me.

Keeping with the snowman theme here is "snowman with a birdie top" another Stamping Bella favourite! Oh I love this one. So country, so cute!


It feels so good to get some of my Christmas cards started...many more to get done. I also have been teaching some classes at Stamping Bella which has been so fun. A little busy I must say, but fun! These cards will be part of some of the classes I will be doing.....I hope the ladies enjoy these ones as much as I have enjoyed creating them!

Little Friend...

I must say, Mother Nature is being so kind to us today. It is so beautiful out today, that it is so hard to believe that out in Western Canada the temperatures are so frigid! I know it is on it's way!

My mother-in-laws birthday is coming up in December, so I was quite anxious to make a card for her. We have so many birthday's just before Christmas that I find it so overwhelming at times....so today was the day to sit down and get some of my cards done! I saw that Janiel had made a beautiful card that I wanted to try out so badly. If you have not seen here creations, oh boy, are you in for a treat!

I had this stamp called Little Friend from Flower Soft that I was itching to colour up. So I used a combination of copics and prisma pencil crayons for her. I also placed lots of glitter for her hat and the snow.

This is the inside of the card that you just pull out of the pocket card. I left some room on the nestability die to write a personal message!

A couple of weeks ago I made some jingle bells from just plain jingle bells that I sprayed with cream spray paint from the local hardware store, and then once they were dry I painted them with glue and then sprinkled some glitter on them....voila...a nice little embellishment!

Thank-you for popping in for a visit! I just love to read your wonderful comments and appreciate you taking the time to come for a visit!

Winter Wishes....

Last year I made Christmas cards with buttons and ribbon...and it got quite expensive to mail them off, especially when you have over 80 of them to send off. So this year I am trying a little to keep a few of them fairly simple. Mo Digital had this image last year called " Boughs for the wreath" that I absolutely fell in love with. I coloured it with copics and with prismas, added some liquid applique for the snowfall in the background!

I hope to get back to posting a little bit more this week. Last week it was so hard to get into the craft room.The weather was so beautiful...so I took full advantage of it. Before you know it the snow will be falling and I won't want to step outside!!!

Thank-you so much for popping in for a visit!

Snowflakes Galore...Embossed & Crochet

I have such a love affair with snowman....and snowflakes! So I really wanted to get a little bit of a start on my Christmas cards this year using these awesome images I have! I printed these images on to Kraft cardstock and coloured with prismas and lyra pencil crayons. I then ran the Kraft cardstock thru the handy cuttlebug with the snowflake pattern. Using some cream ink I rubbed the top of the snowflakes to make them stand out a little...

I looked high and low for a snowflake pattern I could crochet up myself...but did not find a pattern that I really liked. So I took a few patterns and made my own "Crochet Snowflake Pattern" that I could follow to my liking!!

Here is the pattern if you are looking for easy peasy snowflakes.

Use baby soft yarn with a 2.0mm crochet hook.

Rnd 1: Ch5, join with a slip st to form a ring.

Rnd 2: Ch1, (2sc in ring, ch3, ) 5 times, join with a slip st in first sc.

Rnd 3: Ch 1 (sc, ch3, sc, ch5, sc, ch3, sc) all in the ch-3 loop, ch 2, 5 times, join. Fasten off.

And there you have a little pretty snowflake.

I really apoligize for the quality of the pictures....not too sure what is up with that. I guess photography is just not my thing! If anyone has some pointers for me, please let me know!

In the next couple of days I hope to post my tags that I made to match. So stayed tuned!

Thank-you so much for popping in for a visit, I appreciate reading each and everyone of your supportive and sweet comments!

Hello October....

Time to turn the calendar to the month of October..... Hubby and I made this little oak calendar holder a few months ago and I have just loved decorating each months page! Dawn inspired me with her idea of calendar pages each month and provided me with Cats Calendar Templates!

I used a C.C. Designs Pumpkin Emma and Stamping Bellas row of Pumpkins to create this little calendar page. I then coloured on white copic paper with copics to create a rainbow effect of fall colours, punched out some fall leaves and then placed them as though they were falling! I coloured the whole image with prismas and with lyra pencils.

Have a wonderful day...and thank-you soooo much for popping in for a visit. I know things can get so busy and it gets hard to come by and visit!

Place setting cards.....

As the days get shorter, the nights get cooler, leaves start to change colour and the days are getting much cooler.... I start to hibernate!As beautiful as fall is around here,I am not to thrilled about the season that follows.! This year I am ahead of the game. I made myself some place cards for my newly purchased pumpkin place card holders.I just bought these little guys at Michaels....

My pictures are not so good tonight...so sorry. I also made a little fall card to go with this set. I coloured little miss with lyras and prismas.

Thank-you so much for popping in to visit.

A little Autumn coming your way....

Here we are in the month of September and the weather is feeling like November, cold and damp. Hello Mother Nature....please bring back the warmer temperatures!

Anyone for Anya has a challenge this week: BACK TO SCHOOL. I chose to do a Back to school note pad, a fall recipe...and I nice easy card using the adorable Shy Kiki La Rue!

As soon as the weather turns cool I turn to my all time favourite recipe for apple crisp. A wonderful dish made up of apples on the bottom with a oatmeal like crumble on the top. Oh so good heated up with a LITTLE bit of vanilla icecream on top! HINT: double the topping ingredients if you love oatmeal crumble!

Have a wonderful Thursday! Thank-you so much for popping in, I appreciate your visit so much!