Warm Winter Wishes

So, since I started CASEing out of the new Holiday Catalog, I had to do another one! This card originated on page 18! I love these skates, and using a blender pen to add a little color, just makes them all the more real!

Supplies used:
CS - early espresso, very vanilla
Stamps - Winter Memories
Ink - early espresso, cherry cobbler(berries), soft suede(skates)
Ribbon - cherry cobbler 31/2" scalloped tulle, gumball green 1/4" sweater trim
Accessories - snow flurry bigx die, blender pen


Enjoy your day!

Thanks A Bunch!

I love to CASE (copy and share everything)! There are just so many amazing crafters out there that showcase some pretty cool/fun/Ihave to do that kinda work! And so, I do it, too. In my own way, sometimes, and in other cases, exactly as I see it!

This is one of those cards that instantly said, "CASE me!" You'll find it on page 30 of the SU Holiday Catalog. I changes up a few things, but the look is generally the same.

So, your challenge for today, is to go and do the same! Find something you love and copy it. Item by item, or even just one thing. whatever it is, find inspiration in someone else's work and enjoy the outcome...I did!

Supplies used:

CS - island indigo, old olive, very vanilla
DSP - orchard harvest
Ribbon - early espresso 1/4" stitched grograin
Ink - early espresso, old olive, island indigo (markers)
Stamps - Sanded (retired), Friendship Preserves
Accessories - antique brads, festive paper-piercing pack, piercing mat, paper piercer

Thanks for looking!

Technique Tuesday!

 This is a card I made using a new-to-me fold! Not sure if you can tell from the picture, but the front panel is flipped over on itself, with the ribbon tied through before adhering it together. I'm not actually sure what this fold is called, but it's an easy one to do! My club girls don't know it yet, but this will be one of the cards we'll be making! I love the masculine feel to it. And that tractor is really a favorite of mine! I've put another photo here to show how the full front looks. 

Products used:
Card Stock - certainly celery, island indigo,very vanilla, basic black
DSP - first edition specialty
Ribbon - island indigo3/8" ruffled
Ink - certainly celery, basic black
Markers - real red
Stamps - Harvest Blessings
Accessories - crop-a-dile, blender pen

If you would like to know the measurements for folding, please leave me a message!

Thanks for stopping by!

Just for you...

Washi tape seems to be all the rage, and I wanted to create my own version of it, Stampin' Up! style. This is what I came up with... just for you! This card uses all 5 of the new In Color ink along with 5 different stamp sets (6 actually, if you include the saying!) and the new Dahlias, which are just so cute! And twine, which I'm beginning to think most of my projects aren't complete without it! The light wasn't so great for picture taking, but there you have it! Thanks for looking!

Orchard Harvest DSP

CCMC215

This is my take on the sketch from Create With Connie and Mary this week. This is my first time ever to play along with a sketch challenge! I do work from sketches sometimes, so this was kinda fun! Here's the low-down on the supplies used:

CS - Very Vanilla
      - Early Espresso
DSP - Orchard Harvest
Ink - More Mustard
      -Early Espresso
      -Old Olive
Accessories - Bigz Autumn Accents Die
                   - Word Window Punch
                   - Modern Label Punch
                   - Stampin' Sponge
                   - Corner Punch

Thanks for checking in!

Nearly A Month...

...since I've posted anything! Yikes! Well, summer is always a little crazy here, with the campground running full tilt and people always needing something! Anyway, I just wanted to let you all know that yes, I am planning on doing a card class, which will include 5 different cards (masculine, thinking of you, flowers, antique, and fall). I will post details of the cards at another time, since i don't have pics at the moment! But you"ll be disappointed if I don't show you SOMETHING, right? Ok, I'll leave you with this... its a card I saw on Connie Babbert's bog, InkspiredTreasures.com. I think it's incredibly cute, and so very appropriate for the start of another school year. Thanks for the inspiration, Connie!

Isn't This Cool?

Ok everyone... Here's my pick of the week, if you want to call it that! Melissa Banbury created it with SU supplies. Think I'm gonna hafta try it myself, now! She posted directions on her blog, if you'd like to take a look! LOVE IT!
 

About time?...

... I posted again? I'm back with a few things actually! First up is the projects we made at our Feb SU Club. I had been asked what to do with ribbon scraps...so we made a 12x12 page which uses up quite a few 2" pieces. Then a card using itty bitty pieces and chipboard. A great way to use up both bits of leftovers!

Scrapbooking with scraps

3x3 card with scraps

Next up is some more pages I finished in Jan for the load challenge.

Basic Gray Feb kit

leftovers from another Basic Gray kit

Bren & Bri & boys winter 2010 using Bo Bunny

My only niece (so far!) using Design Team supplies from my LSS Scrapbooks Made Simple

More Bo Bunny

CASE'd using SU supplies.

So that's enough for me today! Let me know which is your favorite! And have a GREAT day!

Long time no post!

It's been a while! I haven't been doing a whole lot of crafting lately, but I HAVE been busy with life in general. We had my sis and bro-in-law here for just over a week with their 5 kids, so our place was overflowing with "kid-energy"! 9 kids under 10 yrs! Lots of fun and laughs... the odd scrap, but nothing got too serious. Swimming at the new Multi-plex in Grande Prairie, skating on Kakut Lake (by the light of the moon once!), sliding down our friends' hill, playing Monopoly Deal and Dutch Blitz til 1 in the morning, cooking 2 dozen eggs at a time, Caroline making cinnamon buns with poppyseed spread filling (YUM!), being with family and friends every single day... many great memories that won't be forgotten anytime soon!

So after all that, it's hard to get back to "normal"! I am trying to do a few things crafty-wise... so I'll put a few layouts on here that I've done. I've decided that I'm not going to try to do all things Stampin' Up! on here anymore, but will try to label accurately as to what I've used. Be patient, I'm still learning about this blogging business!

So, we had our Technique Club  the 1st Sat in Jan and these were our projects using the "corner punches" technique. I got the idea from Roulien Stahnke over at Let's Scrap!This page was made using old xmas paper from SU! as well as twine, punches, markers for edging, and die cut letters. 

My adorable nephews! Corner rounder punch outside circle.

This card was made using all SU! product as well, other than the punch itself, which is an unknown. The DSP is from the Twitterpated line in the new Occasions Mini catalog. The ribbon is Riding Hood Red pleated satin, also in the new mini. The saying is from the "You Are Loved" stamp set, and the wee button is part of the Regals Collection.

Corner rounder punch inside circle

Have a fantabulous day!

And another lot of swaps from Edmonton... Aren't they all great cards?

Desiree Spenst

Donna Lange

Margaret Wilson

 

These last two are "no-name brands"! Help me out, everyone! I'd love to be able to put card to owner!

More cards from Edmonton Regionals...

Hannah Dreesen

J Witter

Kristine Burns

Lynette Dyck

 

This last card is "nameless" until someone can tell me who it belongs to?

So, would you all like to see the swap cards I received at the Edmonton Regionals? I've been kinda selfish, hoarding them in my craft area. Terribly sorry. Really, I am! You'd think that raising 4 boys would help me out in the sharing department! OK, here's the first of the lot...

Chelsey Navratil

Andrea Munro

Carla Woelinga

Gail Lowe

Jodi Geddes

Technique Club Fun...

I cannot believe it's almost been a month and I haven't posted the projects we did at our first Technique Club gathering! So here they are. We learned paper weaving, which I'm seeing more and more of! Enjoy!

12x12 Layout

B'day card

Plenty of Pics!

I'm back! Just have to share a few photos of some of the swaps I participated in at the Edmonton Stampin' Up! Regionals last Saturday. I'll post photos of my "upline, downline, sideline" swap today and will continue with the rest another time.

Donna Lange

Chelsey Navratil

Margaret Wilson

Rose Friesen

Jenn Webber

Aren't they GOJUS (taking a page out of Jan Tink's vocabulary!)?  A lil funny for you... Rose and my cards are very similar (maybe you noticed?!) I haven't seen the new online version of the SU Stampin' Success yet, but Rose says there's a few weaving projects in it! So her inspiration came from it, while mine came from Lynn Pratt's blog. Great minds think alike, eh Rose! No matter where the inspiration came from, I think these cards ALL turned out great!

I have many more cards to show, so stay tuned! As always, my SU demo friends are incredibly talented and diverse in their crafting. Leave me a comment and let me know what you think of my "up, down, and sidelines" talent!

Spice Cake Basket Weaving

Good Day All!
    I used the new Spice Cake DSP to basket weave on this card. And these new BIG buttons are so much fun! Thanks to Lynn Pratt for my inspiration! For those of you who are joining in on the fun Sept 10 at my Technique Club, this is the card we will be making, as well as a 12x12 scrapbook page, which I will post at a later date.
   Thanks for stopping by and make it a great day!
   Jenn